SEOUL WEEKEND UPDATE (Feb 5 - Feb 8)

From afterwork leopard nights and French wine hours, to morning raves, run-club speed dating, and leftfield techno that doesn’t even start until midnight… this weekend is about choosing your lane, then switching it halfway through. Reflect, flirt, listen closely, dance hard, reset softly.

Whether you’re here for the culture, the community, or just to see where the night takes you, Seoul is offering options. No pressure to do it all. Just show up where it feels right.

By the way mark your calendars! GSTV is coming back with a cool daytime event on Feb 14th, for Lunar New Year 🧧
(more details soon)

Here’s what’s happening this weekend
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🖼️ ON GOING 🖼️

Smile Bunny Club — Acrylic Painting One-Day Class (Seongsu)
All year | Buwon Seo Studio | Reservation - ₩55,000 for this week-end
Create your own character from scratch in a relaxed, no-pressure studio setting. Whether you come solo, with a friend, or on a low-key date, it’s about slowing down, getting your hands dirty with paint, and leaving with something that’s actually yours. Class conducted by painter Buwon Seo (who exhibited at Gallery Stan few months ago). Beginner-friendly, quietly joyful, and a nice reset from screens and noise.

WEAKGENERATION Archive Sale (Seogyo)
Until Feb 8 | Heitz Seogyo | Free Entry - Up to 60% Off on clothes
The fashion brand is going BIG on sales! Final call before it’s gone. Dig through past seasons, rare pieces, and archive gems you won’t see again. Low-effort weekend mission with high payoff if you know your sizing.

Munassi — The Season We Fade Away (Jongno)
Until Feb 13 | Space K Seoul | Exhibition
A quiet, emotional exhibition about relationships, inner movement, and reflection. Strong solo Sunday energy, if you ask me.

Dialogue in the Dark (Bukchon) ⬛️
Until Dec 31st | Buckhon | ₩33,000
A 100-minute sensory experience in complete darkness, guided, tactile, and surprisingly emotional. Great “do something different” date or friend mission. The concept sounds actually very dope!

🤝 THURSDAY – AFTERWORK, ART & SOULFUL STARTS

• Afterwork Seoul: Leopard Night (Itaewon)

  6PM – Late | Mondrian Seoul Lobby Lounge | Free (Registration)

  Networking with bite. Leopard fits encouraged, cocktails flowing, and a crowd that mixes ambition, style, and conversation. Come early, linger late.

• Boogie Woogie: Thursday Jazz Marathon (Gyeongnidan)

  6PM – 12AM | Boogie Woogie | Free Entry (Deferred Payment)

  Jazz lovers! Thursday nights at Boogie Woogie are for the romantics and the rhythm-seekers. We’re looking at a three-act journey that starts with traditional swing and ends in a 1960s Korean nostalgia trip. They event got a Brazilian jazz (Bossa Nova) session from 8 to 10PM!
  

• From Grain to Pattern — Thursday Night (Itaewon)

  10PM – Late | Grain Gelato Bar | Music Fee

  R&B, leftfield selections, and dressed-up energy inside Grain’s gelato bar. A genre-fluid night where atmosphere matters more than labels.

• 2026 F/W Seoul Fashion Week Trade Show (Dongdaemun)

  10AM – 5PM | DDP Design Lab | Shows on invitations, Outside Free

  A daytime mission for fashion heads. Leading K-fashion brands, showroom-style, all under one roof. No invitations? Fine, you can always show up to DDP with your A1 style and get photographed by talented photographers. Perfect to network with Seoul’s fashionistas and creators.

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🎵 FRIDAY – BIG ROOMS, BASS & MULTIPLE LANES

• DARKLIGHT: UK DnB All-Nighter (Itaewon)

  9PM – 4:30AM | Grain Haus | Ticketed

  The biggest drum & bass lineup Seoul’s seen in a minute. Long-form UK-style sets, proper MC energy, and pressure that builds instead of burning out early. If you’ve been waiting for a real all-DnB night that feels international, this is the one.
  

• BACKWASH (Namsan)

  8PM – 2:30AM | JJ Mahoney’s | ₩20,000–₩30,000

  A warm, social start to the year with Seoul’s local DJs. Lounge-friendly, good pacing, easy to settle into.
  

• CAKESHOP PRESENTS: DiS ZAGGER (Itaewon)

  10PM – Late | Cakeshop | ₩20,000

  Cakeshop launches a new party series built on street culture + dance music energy. Expect sharp transitions, city-sound attitude, and a floor that stays active. Shoutout to DJ Shlemba, who was on the deck during our Friendsgiving Party last November.

• Girls Gone-off (Itaewon)

  9PM – Late | Pistil | ₩10,000

  A cooler, more exploratory edition from the whole girl DJ crew. Ambient to leftfield bass, no rush to “drop”, just seven DJs guiding you through winter with taste and patience. Perfect one if you want to be out, but still have a chill one.

• ARGA w/ Maro, Jamwon, Hagy, Gio (Itaewon)

  11PM – Late | ARGA | ₩15,000

  House and leftfield disco for people who actually listen while they dance. Premium spirits, audiophile-friendly mood.

• SEOUL WAVE (Hongdae)

  10PM – Late | Henz Club | ₩20,000 (+1 drink)

  Live hip-hop plus a strong DJ lineup. If you want performance energy with crowd movement, in a typical rowdy Hongdae style, this is your Friday.

• Dance Party Hits w/ DJ Swisha (Hongdae)

  10PM – Late | MODECi | ₩10,000 Presale / ₩20,000 Door

  Brooklyn club language meets Seoul selectors. Footwork, Jersey, jungle, techno, all stitched into one proper dancefloor.
  

• WAV Invites: LAMSI (Itaewon)

  10PM – Late | Bolero | ₩20,000

  Amsterdam-based LAMSI brings UK club lineage and Caribbean influence to a high-energy Bolero night. Forward pressure, no breaks.
  

Full GSTV Golden Chopsticks Awards video
The GSTV Golden Chopsitcks Awards is available on our Youtube channel in full (Shoutout to our Sponsor by SWAY)
Click and drop a little like and comment if you fancy (this will help our Youtube algorithm a bit ha).

We shared our fave moments of GSTV 2025
All 3 of us had moments we preferred interview people and report Seoul’s culture. We’re curious about yours, if you’ve been following GSTV for a minute, let us know what your favorite moment or video of 2025 is ☺️

BACK TO THE WEEKEND UPDATE

🪩 SATURDAY - CULTURE ALL DAY, CHAOS AT NIGHT

• Bukchon Morning Rave — YLESS × PROJECT120130 (Bukchon)

  8AM – 10:30AM | YLESS Bukchon | Free (Reservation)

  Free coffee, finger food, caviar rice balls, skincare, and house music at 120–130 BPM! Yeap, you read right. Starting at 8PM, this one is for the people that want to end their night on a high note, or those who want to start their Saturday with dance moves!
  

• BZ Ep.26: Cupid Shuffle Vol.3 (Seongsu)

  9AM – 12PM | Tenne Bakery | ₩15,000

  This isn’t your average run club. Think moving speed dating: you’ll run in mixed pairs, switch partners every ~15 minutes, talk while your heart rate’s up, then refuel together after. Women are already locked in, so fellas… consider this your sign. Sweat a little, connect a lot, eat very well after. 7km total | Easy pace (7–8 min/km). Includes free coffee + 30% off brunch.
  

• PERMIT Takeover (Seongsu)

  9PM – 4AM | Seongsuyul Music Space | ₩30,000

  High-end d&b sound, limited capacity, and zero rush to impress. This is for people who care about how music unfolds over time, not just how loud it gets. Expect focused listening, subtle shifts, and a room that actually lets the music breathe.
  

• Buvette Sonore (Itaewon)

  5PM – 11PM | Le Sens Unique | Free

  French wine, Ricard, gin tonic, cozy food, and a DJ set to keep it moving. It’s a warm, social “start here then decide your night later” kind of plan, with happy hour and a lucky draw to keep things playful.

• WAKE UP PRESENTS: #NEW2016 (Itaewon)

  10PM – Late | Grain Haus | ₩20,000 (Door)

  Peak 2016 pop culture rewind. Vine, Tumblr, IG stories energy, big hooks, messy fun, and a crowd that came to sing and dance like it’s a throwback timeline.

• Hertz Meets Liquid Earth (US) (Itaewon)

  12AM – 10AM | HERTZ | ₩15,000 ADV / ₩20,000 Door

  Proper late-night-to-morning marathon with Liquid Earth’s west coast DNA and deep 90s/2000s house-tech heritage. If you like the “it only gets good at 4AM” lifestyle, this is home base.
  

• FEVER DREAM w/ PLOY (Itaewon)

  10PM – Late | Pistil | ₩15,000 ADV / ₩20,000 Door

  Strange, sultry, and slightly unhinged in the best way. PLOY lands in Seoul with his signature blend of modern house, garage, and leftfield club pressure, shaped by years in the Hessle, L.I.E.S., and Dekmantel orbit. Expect a sweaty, late-night room where grooves bend, moods shift, and nothing plays it safe.

• BASECREAM × EDENMATE (Hongdae)

  10PM – Late | Henz Club | ₩20,000 (+1 drink)

  Street culture, live performances, stacked B2B DJs, and limited-edition merch giveaways. High-energy, high-density night.

• Red Room Soul (Itaewon)

  9PM - Late | Rosso Seoul | ₩20,000 (+1 drink)

  Soul, disco, house, and R&B played with warmth and patience. The kind of night where people actually dance, smile, and don’t check their phones every five minutes. Smooth grooves, good crowd, and zero pressure to perform.

• Turbojazz Album Listening + Vinyl Set (Seongsu)

  8PM | Kompakt Record Bar Ver. 3 | Free

  A rare chance to hear Turbojazz’s new album the way it’s meant to be heard, followed by a vinyl set pulled straight from his personal taste. Close, intimate, and deeply musical. Ideal if you want to ease into the night with intention.

• Max Printing Shop × Air Max 95 Seongsu (Seongsu)

  12PM – 10PM | Box Korea | Free

  Seongsu turns into a sneaker-culture playground for the day. Make your own goods, remix community items into something personal, and take a shot at the Air Max 95 Seongsu lucky draw. Then it flips into evening-mode with live performances, so it’s basically a “pull up in the afternoon, accidentally stay till night” type of mission.

• Korean Lunar Eve Ritual Gathering (Euljiro)

  4PM – 8PM | Euljiro 3-ga | ₩15,000

  A cultural gathering inspired by Lunar New Year traditions, mixing music, performance, and collective reflection. Think symbolic gestures, good sounds, and a bit of humor rather than anything religious or formal. Unusual, playful, and very “Seoul-core” if you’re curious about alternative ways people mark the end of a year.

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💆 SUNDAY - SLOW DOWN, TAKE IT IN

• ceiling service Vol.8 (Seongsu)

  7PM – 10PM | Seongsuyul Music Space | ₩50,000

  An immersive audio-visual session where sound moves slowly and intentionally through space. You’re not here to dance or talk over tracks, you’re here to stay with them. Perfect if you want to reset your ears and your nervous system before the night continues.
  

• Future Sound Series: 미래음악회 (Hongdae)

  6PM – Late | Senggi Studio | ₩35,000

  Traditional-rooted but future-facing live music in an intimate recording-studio-turned-concert-space. Come if you want something cultural and genuinely different from the club circuit.
  

• HBC DAVICHI (Hannam)

  8PM – 2AM | Stock and Stoned | Free

  A loose Sunday party with birthday energy, good people, and food collabs. Low pressure, high warmth, perfect “I still want to go out but softly” mood.