SEOUL WEEKEND UPDATE (NOV 20-23)

Seoul is officially in “coat on, plans still out” season, which means longer nights, warmer rooms, and zero excuses to stay home

From flirt-coded dancefloors and label anniversaries to hardcore pits and hanok tours, this week is stacked (as usual)

Scroll, circle your picks, and we’ll see you in the wild

PS: GSTV is hosting a Thanksgiving next Thursday 27th… stay tuned for more infos, we would love to meet y’all and share some wholesome moments. Maybe have some fun making a GS video 🐶 

🎨 ON GOING 🎨

NO excuse — Rapbong Solo Exhibition (Seoul Forest / Seongsu)
Until Nov 30 | Snap Pie Seoul Forest 3F | Free
Illustrator/artist Rapbong’s first solo show brings everyday objects, moods, and tiny obsessions into one intimate space. Drop by before or after a Seongsu coffee run and let a quiet floor of drawings reset your brain.

Seoul Hiking Week 2025 (Citywide)
Until Nov 23 | Various Seoul Hiking Centers | Free
Last few days of the citywide hiking fest featuring expert guides, gear rentals, and autumn colors at their peak. Grab your boots, earn your views, and collect some Seoul-shaped memories.

Exhibition – “Rest and Rise” (Eunpyeong-gu)
Until Nov 29 | Atelier Aechae | Free
A gentle, tactile exhibition exploring renewal through clay and metal. Quiet, meditative, and perfect for a post-weekend wind-down.

THURSDAY – MATCHMAKING PARTY OR GROOVY NIGHT

• TTSD — Thursday To Treat Stress Down (Itaewon)

  11PM–5AM | Arga Seoul | ₩15,000 (+1 drink)

  House, disco, balearic, indie dance, tonight, Arga turns your Thursday into a sunrise therapy session. Sun of June, Hagy, Moeuv, and Yoru take you from warm-up to “how is it 5AM already?” in one glide.

• UNBORN SOUNDS Presents: Ring the Bell v.2 (Apgujeong)

  10PM–Late | Times | Entry TBA

  A color-coded flirting game disguised as a party: your entry ticket comes with a color combo: find your match, claim your drinks, and see where the night goes. Bavardages (FR) joins a stacked Seoul lineup for a night of R&B, edits, and soft-chaotic romance on the dancefloor.

• Welcome Records 6-Year Anniversary w/ J.Rocc (Hongdae)

  10PM–Late | Modeci | ₩25,000 presale / ₩35,000 door

  Turntablist legend J.Rocc headlines a six-year birthday for Welcome Records with hip-hop, funk, soul, house, and everything in between. Joined by DJ Soulscape, DJ Spray, ANDOW, Someone, and Jada, this one’s for the heads who like their mixing sharp and their selections deep.

• From Grain to Pattern — “grain • godray • bespoke” (Itaewon/Usadan)

  10PM–Late | Grainhaus | ₩20,000 door

  KLEM, DJ co.kr, SEIN, T.K, and JUUNO turn Grainhaus into a temple for slow-building grooves and carefully carved textures. Think: dim light, tight system, and a soundtrack that favors mood over hype… “we don’t follow genres, we follow Grain.”

FRIDAY – EVER HEARD OF ANIME JAZZ ?

• Jazz Night @ Boogie Woogie (Noksapyeong)

  10PM–12AM (anime set) | Boogie Woogie Jazz Bar | Free

  Ganime turns iconic anime and video game themes into live jazz arrangements for a very specific kind of nostalgia. Stay for cocktails, wine, and Boogie Woogie’s signature “everyday jazz until midnight” vibe.
  Honestly, check Ganime out because they are absolute FIRE.

• SOAR @ Cakeshop (Itaewon)

  10PM–Late | Cakeshop | ₩20,000

  Live sets from Yoyou (JP), sider7, and sinn davin meet a serious DJ squad including Avalanche Death, DDD, Autopilot77_77, axe (JP), Bonic Soom, and nofear. A multi-genre, high-intensity night for anyone who likes experimental edges with dancefloor payoffs.

• Dance Therapy World Party (Itaewon/Hannam)

  10PM–6AM | Bolero | ₩25,000

  A special Seoul edition of Dance Therapy brings some of the city’s favorite DJs like the Seoul born, Paris based, Didi Han, into Bolero for a marathon session. Expect global club, house, and bass-driven selections designed for people who actually like to dance, not just “be seen.”

• FRAME Seoul — Electro & Techno Vibes (Apgujeong)

  11PM–5AM | FRAME | Entry TBA

  From electro to driving techno, FRAME lines up YOONK, Kwon Yeonsu, Merpik, Guilty Pleasure, Wooxi, and TWO C for a focused club night in Gangnam. No gimmicks, just tight programming and late-night energy.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

You asked, we replied! GS Hotline with us 3 is back!
Staying hard, staying faithful, staying petty.. we answered a handful of requests/questions we received in the past few weeks! This GS Hotline is for the books cause we had a lot of fun on this one! ☎️
PS: Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions for our next GS Hotlines (it’s all anonymous)

Did you know? NBA actually stands for Nigerian Basketball America 😂
Well, at least that’s what this korean ball player answered during our GS Trivia questions at the PRISM pop-up 💀

BACK TO THE WEEKEND UPDATE

SATURDAY – R&B or LIT PARTY MODE

• BABYLON x JAY&JAYSON R — 90’s R&B DAY (Hongdae)

  11PM–Late | JAY&JAYSON R | Entry TBA

  One of Korea’s only pure R&B zones throws it back to the 90s with BABYLON and DJs playing era-defining classics. Expect slow jams, sing-alongs, and a special live performance pulling from his EGO 90’s series.

• WAKE UP 1-Year Anniversary (Itaewon)

  10PM–Late | Grainhaus | ₩20,000 regular

  WAKE UP celebrates one year with an XXL lineup of live acts and DJs including Mezzer, Gozou, FakeDeepLee, Styllø, Chanxer, Pullupboi, Bobowakeup, and more. If you’ve been at any of their nights this year, you already know: sweaty, joyful, and community-heavy.

• KATIE Live w/ Gideon Lim (Cafe Curious, Gangnam)

  7PM | Cafe Curious | Check venue for entry

  R&B singer KATIE performs a special one-hour-plus set with pianist/producer Gideon Lim at her current home base, Cafe Curious. Intimate room, soulful vocals, and a chance to see her up close, off the big stage and inside a café run by the Perplexity team.
  

• Canopy Seoul — French Touch Seoul: Round Two (Itaewon)

  6PM–3AM | Canopy Rooftop | Free Entry

  Back for another night in the clouds — French Touch Seoul returns to Canopy’s cozy, heated rooftop for a warm, groovy marathon of house, disco, and French-touch energy. The tent is up, the heaters are on, and the vibe is strictly feel-good all night.

• Bboy One-Day Class — Break & Talk (Jamsil)

  2:30PM–5PM | CulCom Jamsil | ₩20,000 early / ₩25,000 day-of

  Learn breaking basics, a short routine, and grab photos with a real b-boy instructor — all while practicing English and Korean. Perfect for absolute beginners who want to move, talk, and break out of their comfort zone for an afternoon.

• POSTURE CLUB vol.21: ONE + ONE (Itaewon)

  11PM–Late | Teller | Entry TBA

  Posture Club lands at Teller with a back-to-back concept: Rob Goodspeed + A.Attack, Krijka + Mihak, S.Telecom + Yun Line. A design-minded crew pushing groovy, off-center club music in one of Yongsan’s slickest listening-focused spaces.

• glow house, Minish Unofficial B-Day (Mapo)

  8:30PM–3AM | SAKKOT | Free Entry

  A hometown mini-rager celebrating Minish’s “unofficial birthday” with a full house lineup: Zion, Nocturnal, Hanah, Dadachoe, Minish, Ginger, then a wild B2B to close. Think small venue, big feelings, and lots of locals hugging in the smoking area.

• UNDERCITY Presents: Marco Bailey (Seongsu)

  9PM–4AM | UNDERCITY | ₩39,000 door

  European techno icon Marco Bailey plays a three-hour set with Gosha, Kimna, Ryunosuke Urabe, and Vorus on support. Strict no-flash, phone-down policy turns UNDERCITY into a dark, focused rave chamber built for deep immersion.

• SPEAK LOW at JJ Mahoney’s (Namsan)

  8PM–2:30AM | JJ Mahoney’s, Grand Hyatt Seoul | ₩20,000 (incl. 1 drink)

  CHAMP, Det S’Right, Elric, Jada, Nahee, ANDOW, and Charlie soundtrack a smooth, polished night under the “speak low if you speak love” mantra. A perfect option if you want good music with a hotel-lounge setting and well-made drinks.

SUNDAY – THE ALWAYS COZY ONE… OR NOT

• VENN Label Launch ‘Rubber Glover’ EP (Noksapyeong)

  5PM–10PM | Seoul Community Radio | Free

  VENN celebrates the launch of its new vinyl label and DJ Botermelk’s Rubber Glover EP with a cozy SCR session. Sunday-minded sets from Shlemba, A.Attack, DJ Botermelk, Yesl, and Rob Goodspeed alongside limited records, lamb tacos from Sauce, and small-batch merch for early birds.

• Bukchon Hunters —> Bukchon Specialty Tours (Bukchon)

  10AM–4PM | Bukchon Hanok Village | ₩35,000 (discounted from ₩70,000)

  Three themed tours (food, shopping, or crafts) take you through Bukchon’s alleys, workshops, and hidden corners with multilingual guides. Perfect if you want something slower than a club but richer than another café crawl.

• RAMPAGE FEST 2025 Aftershow ‘Hardcore Night’ (Sinchon/Yeonhui)

  6:30PM | Baby Doll | ₩40,000 advance / ₩50,000 door

  Killer hardcore bands return for a second round at one of Seoul’s most infamous small venues. Capacity is under 200, pits get wild, and everything is loud, raw, and sweaty. Exactly how a proper aftershow should feel.