SEOUL WEEKEND UPDATE (Jan 22 - 25)

Hey Seoul 👀

The city doesn’t slow down in January, it just gets more intentional.

This weekend is stacked with core club culture, birthday-fueled chaos, and chill-to-sweaty options depending on how you want to move. This weekend is about choosing your lane and committing. We’ve mapped it all out for you.

Scroll slow. Pick wisely.

Let’s get into it ⬇️

🖼️ ON GOING 🖼️

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!

Alphonse Mucha: Light & Dreams @ The Hyundai Seoul (Yeouido)
Until March 4 | ALT.1, The Hyundai Seoul | Ticketed
Grand Art Nouveau showcase celebrating the 35th anniversary of Korea–Czech relations. Oil paintings, tempera works and special collabs with the artist’s grandson.

Seoul Plaza Ice Rink Opening (Seoul Plaza) ⛸️
Until Feb 8 | 10AM – 9:30PM | ₩1,000
The city’s winter classic is back for 52 days, with warm “Wintering” lights and an opening ceremony at 5PM. Cheap, iconic, and genuinely fun even if you’re bad at skating.

🍷 THURSDAY – CHILL NETWORKING STARTER

• Afterwork Seoul — New Year Edition (Itaewon)

  6PM – Late | Côté Jardin | Free

  Warm bistro vibes + wine + easy networking energy. Perfect for a soft kick-off to the weekend (and a solid “make new friends” mission)
  

• SAFETY CLUB invites Tibao (Itaewon)

  10PM – Late | Bolero | ₩20,000

  French DJ/producer Tibao pulls up with a genre-bending set (Baile Funk / House / Hip-Hop). Global club energy meets a stacked local lineup! You guys can expect a nonstop dancing event.

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🎵 FRIDAY – INTERNATIONAL CLUB NIGHT, HIP-HOP CHOICES

• GOGO SYNDROME: Sha Ru & Friends (Itaewon)

  10PM – 4AM | Cakeshop | ₩20,000 Before Midnight / ₩25,000 After (₩10,000 Presale)

  A deeper, more “locked-in” night: techno/breaks/dubstep/DnB textures with spoken-word weight. If you like bass + tension + storytelling, this is your lane.

• REQUEST YOUR HIPHOP (Itaewon)

  10PM – Late | Club Revenge | ₩10,000

  You request the songs, DJs curate the night. Trap/drill/R&B cuts with that “yo they actually played MY song” rush if your pick makes it in.

• Posture Club w/ PARAMIDA (Itaewon)

  12AM – 7AM | HERTZ | ₩20,000 ADV / ₩25,000 Door

  Paramida (Panorama Bar resident) on a long-format ride from proto-house to trance/new beat/techno. For heads who like proper pacing, not TikTok drops.

• ROCK YOUR BODY w/ Kick The Rules (Apgujeong)

  9PM – Late | Orgasm Valley (OV 2) | Free Entry

  Hip-hop-based party + live street dance performances. More “watch + move” than just drinking in the corner, and free entry makes it a no-brainer warm-up.

IN OTHER NEWS

GSTV Bloopers
Because, yes, not every shoot goes as planned. Every now and then we compile our funny moments, bloopers and more into a “No Context” video. Enjoy!

Moon exercises some Free Will
Moon tries the viral salt bread everyone’s been talking about in Seoul, in a very… interesting way 🥖

Vintage in Korea takes you to Dongmyo
Our friend Jerry launched Vintage in Korea, sharing the real Dongmyo experience through curated vintage finds and the people shaping Seoul’s culture. He knows where the gems are, has the vendor connects, and he’s free in the weekends, he’s opened to take people on a vintage excursion! If you want to thrift Dongmyo the right way, hit him up

BACK TO THE WEEKEND UPDATE

🪩 SATURDAY - BIRTHDAYS, BIG ENERGY, AND DAY-TO-NIGHT CULTURE

• YLESS x PROJECT120130 — Bukchon Morning Rave (Bukchon)

  8AM – 10:30AM | YLESS Bukchon (B1) | Free (Reservation)

  Morning rave/wellness-culture flex in Bukchon. House at 120–130 BPM, coffee + finger food perks, and a very content-friendly crowd.
  

• Flow Run Vol.2 (Itaewon)

  11AM – 1PM | The Flow Room Yoga | ₩30,000

  5km run + meditative yoga reset. For the “I’m still going out tonight but I need balance” people.

• LOTI x Duf Pablo — OFF KEY KISS (Seongsu)

  2PM – Late | LUVLUVLUV Lounge | ₩20,000

  Day-to-night concept: album pop-up energy sliding into a live + DJ party. Strong for discovering artists + catching a multi-scene crowd in one place.
  

• Lit Lounge — Decades Night (Itaewon)

  9PM – Late | Lit Lounge | Free

  Every hour switches eras (70s → 80s → 90s → 2000s → 2010s). Dress-up friendly and built for groups, fun, not serious.

• UnkelChubbZ 30th Birthday Celebration (Itaewon)

  10PM – 4AM | Union Bar | Free

  Amapiano + Afro house + classic Afro cuts for a proper community-style celebration. Expect love, movement, and a lot of familiar faces.

• CORE #003 by UNDERCITY (Seongsu)

  8PM – 4AM | UNDERCITY | ₩22,000 Online / ₩28,000 Door

  CORE is UNDERCITY turning the spotlight inward. HOZONE (house → techno curator with a 750K-streamed techno cut backed by Amelie Lens) and Onizmik (dark, cinematic techno rooted in visual art) lead the night, followed. Expect controlled tension, long-form flow, and zero filler!

• Soft Soul$ Hard Body$ — Delic‘amarr’s B-Day Bash (Apgujeong)

  8PM – 2AM | Lowkey | Free

  All Back to back DJs all night. Hip-hop to house to juke/jungle/baile, basically “if your body reacts first, it belongs here.”

• ZZZ (Hannam)

  10PM – Late | Rosso Seoul | ₩20,000 (+1 Drink)

  DJ sets + dance performances = performance-forward club night. Come for the stage moments as much as the music.

😇 SUNDAY - COZY NEIGHBORHOOD DAY

• Dongne Friend Flea Market (Hongdae)

  2PM – 8PM | Cheesemay | Free

  Warm drinks, small-batch food drops, neighborhood brands, and chill browsing energy. Pet-friendly too