Here's a google maps link to all the places I mentioned in this video! goo.gl/maps/VNc36ze8DZuoUz1F7 Any preferences on which neighborhood of Seoul I make a video on next?? Suggestions are welcome :) Check out the new updates on Nalva! nalvashop.com/ 💖
i'm obsessed with this video series, it's the perfect mix of modern travel recommendations and historical context that i would never have been able to learn as a korean-american! i'd love to see videos on gangnam and seoul forest next!!
Anna, this video is great. This is the first video about Hongdae that I have seen that is actual informative of the history of the area, but also fun to watch. Keep it coming with the content!! The story of Hongdae reminds me so much of the West/East Village in NYC back in the 1970's to late 1990's. With NYU un the area a lot of student stayed off campus because it was cheap to live and close to the school. A lot of artist and artist lofts in the area, which created spaces for visual art and alt music to be seen and heard. Just like Hongdae gentrification and big business made it had of students and artist w/o money to live and create in the area.
I just love your cool girl guide to Seoul neighborhoods vlogs! They are super interesting and your well researched narrative always makes them super informative which I love! 👍🥰❤️
I think Kdrama ‘Age of Youth’ also took place in Yeonnam dong! Its about girls in their 20’s and slice of life genre so when Anna said Yeonnam is more catered towards women it made sense in the kdrama too! Also omg I love these neighborhood vidoes Anna! You are the cool girl! :D
Although you're doing great, all those subs and raking in the dough, I like how you keep humble and don't even seem to be taking any of this too seriously. I'm sure it's a lot of work but you somehow make it look easy... and that's cool. And that accent is to die for!
Hi Anna, I just want to let you know that you are a good tour guide for anybody who doesn't know South Korea or plans on going one day in Seoul. Hope everything goes well with your business, and congrats on your new relationship. Good luck to everything else. 😁🤚
This is sooooo good. Usually, all we see is the fun part, such as food and stuff, but as a tourist, these are the main things that one has to keep in mind. Thank you so much for this, Anna
Spent the whole month of February in Seoul and thought I'd seen a lot every day, but your videos are showing me more that I missed, so I will definitely be returning ASAP. I've very travelled to 40 countries (and this was the 2nd time in Seoul) , but Korea, IMO, is the BEST ( I KNOW it has faults, but the general vibe is GOOD). Keep up the neighbourhood videos, they give so much context to the whole Seoul experience 💚💚💚
I love that especially when you tell the history of the places you show and do research about them. Your videos are not just in the form of I went there, I ate and drank here. So thank you for that :)
DUDE, you hang out with Bella??? Glad to see she is still in Korea having fun! I was cracking up at how you talk about cafe's marketing strategy with the flowers. Makes girls sound like bees and I love it because it's true. XD
Hi Anna, I just remembered how you were talking in one of your videos about your application for single inferno. When you announced that you are in a relationship (I’m so happy for you 🥰) I thought the same time “No chances anymore for single inferno 🤣” I send you lots of love from Germany 💕💕💕
Anna! I love your videos! You just don't tell which cool places to go but also about the history of the place. I respect and appreciate that. I can't wait to visit the places on your videos when we go to Korea this October! 😊😊😊
Hongdae tends to get get a bad rep but I absolutely loved it also restaurants are open late and some 24hour so when we went out of seoul for day trips or even just to another neighbourhood we could always come back and relax and know we’d get good food
Thanks, Anna! I enjoyed this vlog! I've been wanting to visit Seoul. I will keep your tips in mind. :) I've heard that Seongsu-dong is called the Brooklyn of Seoul. Hope you get to do a vlog about that too. :) Take care always!
Seoul is amazing place. I appreciate the detailed breakdown of all the best places to visit and things to do, and very proud of your accomplishments to partake in different cultures around the world. I support this channel.
Anna, Hongdae is infeed a very interesting place to visit . Thanks for the vlog. You make me hungry seeing all that 😋 food. You, Bella, and Kelsey , you all look so 😍
Omg I love this it’s really helpful to understand it more 😍 love this also could you do like a part 2 or something and just any kind of activity in Hongdae could you film it
영상이 너무 좋아요 😍 요즘 Anna님 영상 즐겨봐요 ㅋㅋ 홍대 놀러가야겠어요 ㅎㅎ 혹시 이다음 영상에 영어자막 한국어 자막 따로 별도로 설정할수 있게 편집해주실 수 있나요 영어공부에 도움될 것 같아서요 ㅎㅎ 한번은 한국어 자막으로만, 한번은 영어자막으로만, 한번은 무자막으로 보고싶어서요 :) 힘드시면 지금 버전으로도 좋아용 ! ㅎㅎ
Thank you for wonderful contents of other areas of Seoul. Truly appreciate it! Btw, I stumbled to you via Tiktok 😅. A new RU-vid sub here after seeing your content! Much love from 🇨🇦
Is Kelsey wearing the sweater she found in Vancouver? It's not ugly Kelsey, it's cute !!! Thank you Anna for sharing the Korean history. I so look forward to watching your content. You make everything entertaining. Hugs from Canada
ive been looooving this series so much! planning a trip for next year so your videos have been so great for information, thank you :) also your eyelashes are so lovely! is your lash lady on instagram or other socials?
I wish to have a k friend with me , Im a little affraid to go alone ...its kinda difficult learning by myself some korean language in a short periode of time , but this is my dream one day to visit S .Korea !
Thank you for this! I hoping to come to Korea for the first time in May, &my friend who was co planning it with me dropped out. I think my big worries are: navigating food allergies with the language barrier, and public transport. Can you do a video about how to visit the Seoul Tower? I was struggling with the website as it doesn’t have a good English option.
Download the app Papago and you'll be able to translate everything, you can even take pictures of text and it'll translate it for you! And try this link for the Seoul Tower english.visitseoul.net/attractions/N-Seoul-Tower/ENP000036, but I'll do a video on it too!
@@anna.lee_jy Thank you! Papago is definitly helping me a ton but it can get crazy like Google Translate sometimes. I'm probly gonna re-watch all your travel vlogs as I finalize my itinerary.
hey i arrived in korea two weeks ago and i came here completely alone (im 18) and i just wanted to reassure you that you can do it!! the first few days will be super overwhelming and you'll probably just cry and want to go home but that's normal and once you're over that it's amazing here. my korean is also not good but i've really never had a problem, you'd be suprised how far Papago and a bit of sign language can get you, and in stores/restuarants you barely need to speak, just point lol. also everything is just very easy here, especially the subway. i reccomend watching Korean Unnie's vid on how to use it and then you'll be fine. definitely download naver maps if you haven't already and bookmark attractions/cafes/etc. finally, if you're worried about not having friends, download bumble bff! it works the same as a dating app but for making friends, i've used it quite a bit and met some really nice people. even if you wont be there for long it's sometimes nice to check out places with other people, and trust me there are so many people all in the same boat. sorry for the long rant but i wish someone had given me some similar advice/reassurance when i first arrived because i was so scared, but im loving it now. good luck with everything!!
Thanks for the heads up on places i.e. that are not friendly to foreigners especially dark skinned people. I think this needs to be emphasized bc korea is not as friendly as people think it is.👏🏽🙏🏽
Hi, as always great content and information. Quick question for you, since I am going to be in South Korea in a few weeks and Hongdae seems to suffer from age discrimination, what places would you recommend for people over 30? Thanks.
Great video Anna it was very informative even though I thought I knew enough (doing research and learning different areas of Seoul) it was nice to learn more of history side of Hongdae! Quick question which app do you think works better in Korea Google maps or Naver maps? I heard Naver is and works like Google maps
i live in korea and would definitely say naver, google isn't up to date with a lot of restuarants/cafes and doesnt work properly. and naver is so great that if it was availble in my home country i would use it, just so ideal and easy
Kelsey!! Love both Kelsey and Anna. Thank you so much for the tour. The way "Sean Solo" talks about Hongdae is awful, so I'm glad to see another side. It's amazing how it's legal to turn away people because of age and/or race. Would NOT happen in the US, totally illegal and the club would be sued. Only $7. for a photo booth, great price.
Hi Anna, I recently just found out about your channel and I would like to get to know what you do in RU-vid. Like, what kdramas you watched? I watched Dr. Romantic 2, Descendants of the Sun, My Love From the Star, Taxi Driver S1, Father is Strange, King Affection, Once Again, and more!
interesting video, I liked it but a little thing I wanted to add is that implying that the area used to be more geared towards men because of the rock, hip hop, and punk scene but is now catering towards females because of the pretty cafes sounded quite sexist. I get that men might be more likely to be in bands but to write off music scenes for men and just aesthetic cafes for women is a shallow take