Gang-Nam

You can take the subways a green line, #2 or an orange line #3 to get Gang-Nam Area.

Gang-Nam Area is young and trendy area, so you can feel young and trend atmosphere there.

* Transportation

Take s subway line #2 or #3 to get there. Another easiest way to get there is taking a taxi.

* Housing

There are just expensive and high-level hotels.

 

* Attractions and Restaurants

1. COEX (Convention and Exhibition Center)

- Line #2, Sam-Seong station

You can take a green line, line #2 to get Sam-Seong Station. When you get off the subway, find exit #5, 6. You can go COEX directly. COEX is kind of multi-cultural complex center. There are many shops for clothes, conferences, exhibitions and restaurants. Also there is theater, Megabox Cinema, which is one of the newest and largest movie theaters in the capital. Special things in COEX are Coex Aquarium, Kimchi Museum and Book Store Bandy & Luni’s Book. Aquarium’s entrance price is 15,500₩ for one adult and it takes around 1 hours and Kimchi Museum is 3000₩ per person.

Accomodation

J.W. Marriot Hotel

Address : 19-3 Ban-Po Dong, Seo-Cho Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-6282-6282

Price : 90,000 Won Per Night (foreiger)

 

Intercontinental  Hotel

Address : 159, Samsung-Dong, Gang-Nam Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-3452-5200

Price : 100,000 Won

Ramada Hotel

Address : 112-5, Samsung Dong, Gang-Nam Gu, Seoul

Phone Number : 82-2-6202-2000

Price : 100,000 Won

2. Bulgogi Brothers (Koran Food Restaurant)

- Line #2, Gang-Nam station

You can visit Gang-Nam Stations which is green line, line #2. After getting off the subway, go out exit #2 and go straight 600m toward Yang-Jae station. If you see the Samsung Automobile Center, you can find “Bulgogi Brothers” on your left side. It is very famous so please reserve preciously to go there. Famous menu are “Korean beef and Pine Mushroom Bulgogi Set for 19,900₩ and Fresh Meat Dish for Set 15,900 ₩.

3. Kuk Ki Won ]

  (World Taekwondo Headquarters)

 - Line #2, Gang-Nam Station

Take Subway Line 2 to Gangnam Station. Get out at Exit #8. Kukkiwon serves as a place where coaches are trained, and offers Taekwondo experience programs for foreigners.

* Program

1. Period – April 3rd - December 4th

   (excluding Mondays)

2. Programs

- Learn the Basic Stances of Taekwondo

  (11:00am - 12:00pm)

- Learn the Taekwondo Art of Self-Defense  

  (1:00pm - 2:00pm)

- Learn Taekwondo Wood-Breaking

 (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

3. Location – The Gyeonghuigung Palace Taeryeongjeon Royal Palace and courtyard

4. Rates – 20,000 won per program

4. Sin-Sa Dong Street

(

Trendy Street

)

- Line #3, Sin-Sa Station

Sin-Sa Dong is kind of “SOHO” in Korea. After going out to exit #8 and go straight around 3 min. and then you can find ginkgo trees on either side of the road. That street has unique atmosphere which is mixed between Europe and Asia culture. There are many cafes, art galleries and fusion restaurants.

5. Just Blues (Live Blues Club)

 - Line #3, Apgujeong Station

  In Apgujeong area, there are Blues Live Café and there are two performances every night. First performance time is from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and second one is from 12:00 am to 1:30 am. Especially Friday and Saturday there are special performances. It is only one Live Blues Club in Korea