X-Nico

46 unusual facts about Seoul


2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship

The Division I tournament began on 8 March 2001 in Seoul, South Korea.

Abbotsford House

Dame Jean was at one time a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the Dandie Dinmont Club, a breed of dog named after one of Sir Walter Scott's characters; and a horse trainer, one of whose horses, Sir Wattie, ridden by Ian Stark, won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

ABU Song Festivals

Twenty-six songs from sixteen nations competed at the Radio Song Festival, held in the South Korean capital, Seoul on 14 October 2012, while seven nations competed in the ABU TV Song Festival.

Al DeRogatis

DeRogatis was among several veteran announcers who returned to call some NFL telecasts for NBC in September 1988, while many of the network's regular broadcasters were busy calling that year's Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Batman: Earth One

He has a daughter living in Seoul, South Korea with her mother, where Alfred had previously worked at a security firm.

Bridal Mask

The setting takes place in Seoul, Korea during the 1930s Japanese colonial era.

Childless Comfort

It is about three generations of the Ahn family who are all living in one house in the suburbs of Seoul, and how they deal with the societal discrimination that their smart and highly educated, eldest granddaughter faces, when she became a single mother.

Daelim University College

The college is located in the Dongan-gu district of Anyang City, Gyeonggi province, south of Seoul, and is just across the Anyang River from Anyang Station.

Eunkwang Girls' High School

Eunkwang Girls' High School is a private girls' high school located in Seoul, South Korea.

Global Christian Foreign School

Global Christian Foreign School (commonly GCFS, or Korean 지구촌기독외국인학교 and formerly Global Christian School) is a private, international K-12 school in Seoul, South Korea that was founded in 1996.

Going for Gold

The prize in the first season were tickets for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul (i.e. Gold Medals).

Hikari no Densetsu

The anime series would have probably never have been released outside of Japan had not been for the 1988 Olympics which were to be held at Seoul, South Korea.

Hyundai BlueOn

The pre-production testing model was unveiled in Seoul in September 2010, when the first of 30 units were delivered to South Korean government agencies for field testing.

Hyundai Fomex

Hyundai Fomex Co., Ltd is a company based in Seoul, South Korea which specializes in manufacturing photo&video lighting system under the brand name “Fomex”.

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Fomex founded R&D center in Seongsu-dong, Seoul in March 2011 and new models are under development.

InnoPath Software

innoPath is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, with international offices worldwide, including Nacka, Sweden; Beijing, China; Richmond, London, United Kingdom; Tokyo, Japan; and Seoul, Korea.

Jang Yeong-sil

Jang's fame gained him entry into the royal court at Hanseong (present day Seoul), where selected commoners displayed their talents before the king and his advisers.

Kempeitai East District Branch

Kempeitai officers were trained at special training schools, with the main ones being in Tokyo and Keijo (now Seoul) in Korea.

Kirov Academy of Ballet

It was founded in 1990 under its original name, The Universal Ballet Academy, due to its affiliation with The Universal Ballet in Seoul, South Korea.

Korea Newswire

It was established by Dongho Shin, a Korean journalist, and Mijae Ko, a Korean marketing specialist, in July 2004, and is headquartered in the city center of Seoul.

Kosik

Kwon Su-wan, director of the zoo in Seoul, said: "We plan to conduct further studies with keepers, veterinarians and scientists on whether Kosik understands the meaning of these words as he speaks them."

Kyungnam University

Founded in 1946 as Kookmin College in Seoul, the tumultuous Korean War years created a situation in which it was more advantageous to move south than to stay in the Seoul area.

Manga Kenkanryu

P.26 states Keijō Imperial University, founded in Seoul by Japan in 1924, had about the same number of Japanese and Korean students.

Mitch Richmond

Before coming to the NBA, he played for the U.S. men's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, winning the bronze medal.

Music of Korea

Aak is played only at certain very rare concerts, such as the Sacrifice to Confucius in Seoul.

One Missed Call: Final

Emiri Kusama is a high school student who takes an educational school field trip with her friends and her class to Seoul.

Park Myeong-yi

After Seo is arrested, Park and her daughter escape to Hanyang, where Park reunites with Han, now Court Lady Han(Han Sang-goon).

Paull Shin

Orphaned at the age of four, he lived on the streets of Seoul begging for food until the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, at which point he became a houseboy to a group of U.S. Army officers.

Propaganda in South Korea

During the first North-South talks since the end of the war, the North Korean delegation was brought into the South Korean capital of Seoul.

Red Bull BC One World Finals South Korea 2013

On November 30, 2013, the world’s 16 best B-Boys will go head to head in Seoul’s Jamsil Arena to compete for the opportunity to be crowned the Red Bull BC One World Champion in its milestone 10th Anniversary year.

Sheila Sondergard

Sheila Sondergard (born April 24, 1980) is a singer-songwriter, born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Maui, Hawaii, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and Central America.

Shin Ansan University

Ansan College of Technology (also called Ansan Technical College) is a private technical college in Ansan City, which lies south of Seoul in Gyeonggi province.

Sinmunno

Sinmunno (신문로 新門路) which literally means "a new gate on a road" may refer to one of the dongs or neighbourhoods in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea or to the two combined areas as a whole.

Sook-Ja Oh

She was born in Seoul, Korea and studied at Kyung Hee University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in 1971 and a Master of Arts in 1973.

Soonchunhyang University

SCH (Soonchunhyang University) is a private university located in the city of Asan, South Chungcheong province, about 52 miles(88 km) southwest of Seoul in South Korea.

Stefan Hakenberg

His work is an ongoing reflection on musical styles of today that he finds along an international career path that has taken him from Cologne in the 80s to Boston in the 90s to Seoul at the turn of the millennium.

Technodelic

For "Seoul Music", the kanji "京城" are used, referring to Gyeongseong (경성; known as Keijou in Japan), the name of Seoul when Korea was under Japanese rule.

The Korea EP

The group made a trip to tour in Seoul, South Korea in August 2005 and decided to release an EP exclusively in South Korea.

Tibero

On September 2013, at a press event in Seoul, South Korea, Tibero 6 was introduced as the upgrade of its database management system for big data solution.

Transnational Law and Business University

Transnational Law and Business University (TLBU) is a post-graduate university located in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (20 km from Seoul), with a branch in Orry-la-Ville near Paris and a branch in construction in Maryland, USA.

Transport in Macau

It was inaugurated on December 1995 and has since established a number of regulars flights between Macau and major cities in Northeast and Southeast Asia, for example Bangkok, Beijing, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, etc.

Universal Ballet

The Universal Ballet was founded in Seoul, South Korea in 1984.

William Robert Broughton

The pub located within the British Embassy in Seoul is named "Broughton's Club" to commemorate Broughton's exploration of Northeast Asia, including the Korean Peninsula.

William Teeling

Throughout his Parliamentary career Teeling remained on the backbenches, but his expertise on foreign affairs was acknowledged (he was a Freeman of Seoul in Korea).

Yom Sang-seop

Yom was born in 1887 in Seoul and studied at the High School level in Japan in 1912.

Yongcheol Shin

He was a visiting professor at the SungKunKwan University, Seoul, and Wits University, Johannesburg.


Andrew Hoskins

Andrew comes from a long line of rowers on his mother's side: He is the grandson of the late, great Ted Lindstrom; the nephew of Olympian David Lindstrom (Montreal 1976), and the cousin of Olympian George Keys (Seoul 1988).

Bae Hyun-jin

Bae graduated from Sookmyung Women's University's Seoul campus with a degree in Communications and Korean Language and Literature after graduating from Dongsan High School in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

Bernhard Seliger

Bernhard Seliger is the book review editor of North Korean Review and a representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation branch in Seoul, South Korea.

Bora Yoon

As a performer, Yoon has toured her experimental soundwork internationally, presenting her works at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the KBS/Nam June Paik Museum in Seoul, Patravadi Theatre in Bangkok, the Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Guggenheim Museum, Tonic, Roselee Goldberg’s PERFORMA Arts Biennial, John Zorn’s Stone, the annual Pop!

Boris Grinyov

In 2008 he was awarded a Honorary Doctorate of Science by Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea) for his contribution in establishing scientific and technical cooperation between Ukraine and South Korea.

Boucheron

The distribution network of Boucheron is made of 34 shops located all over the world (Paris, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Beirut, London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Okayama, Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Baku, Moscow and Almaty) and over 100 certified retailers.

Brian Beaman

Beaman eventually became a member of the rifle shooting team for the NCAA Division I, until he was approached by U.S. national pistol coach Erich Buljung, silver medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, to switch from rifle to pistol.

Bruce E. MacDonald

After receiving a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., in 1992, he was transferred to Seoul, Korea, where he served as Chief, Operational Law Division, on the staffs of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea.

Cho Sung-min

On January 6, 2013, Cho's body was discovered by his girlfriend, hanged in the bathroom of her apartment in Dogok-dong, southern Seoul, at around 5:26 a.m.

Chung Woon

Chung Woon started playing football at Hakseong Elementary School, close to the Ulsan Hyundai FC, going on to the Hyundai Middle and High schools, before going to Myongji University in Seoul.

Cities of Peace

The project continues, with pieces devoted to other cities such as Hanoi, Seoul and Warsaw.

Copper peptide GHK-Cu

In 2009, a group of researchers from the Seoul National University (Republic of Korea) demonstrated that the copper-peptide GHK-Cu stimulated proliferation of keratinocytes and increased expression of integrins and p63 protein in the epidermal stem cells.

Crayon Pop

Due to Crayon Pop's increasing popularity, Chrome Entertainment announced that Crayon Pop would held its first solo concert titled "1st POPCON in Seoul".

Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

These are the official results of the Men's Points Race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, for which the final was held on September 24, 1988.

Gangnam

Gangnam District, a local government district in Seoul, South Korea

Gong Sung-jin

Gong Sung-jin (born April 20, 1953) is a member of the Grand National Party (also known as the Hannara Party) in South Korea, representing the Gangnam District of Seoul.

Gongju

On August 11, 2004, the South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan announced that the country's capital will be moved from Seoul to Gongju (approximately 120 km south of Seoul) and Yeongi commencing in 2007.

Graff Diamonds

Graff has over 35 stores around the world including New York, Monte Carlo, Courchevel, Kiev, Beijing and Taipei; 2013 will see the opening of new stores including Abu Dhabi and Seoul.

Jung Il-woo

Son of a former television news anchorman, Jung Il-woo studied Broadcasting at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, later transferring to the Theater & Film department of Hanyang University.

Jung-Mo Lee

Then he worked as a Professor at the Department of Psychology and at the Graduate Program for Cognitive Science of Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.

Kim Kaphwan

The main location of Kim Kaphwan is actual site of Namdaemun(or Sungnyemun) located in Seoul, South Korea.

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Namdaemun literally means "South Gate" in Korean, As one of Korean National treasure, Namdaemun was built in 1398 and was used as both barrier and gateway from suburb to the city of Seoul.

Lia Dekker

A week before the European Championships, Dekker broke the national record in the 200 m breaststroke, which was set by Linda Moes during the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Machold Rare Violins

Machold had branch establishments in Vienna, Zurich (Geigenbau Machold GmbH and Cadenza AG), Alpnach (Bomalu AG), Bremen, Berlin, New York City, Aspen, Chicago, Seoul and Tokyo, buying and selling, among others, Stradivari and del Gesù violins.

Nam Sang-mi

Nam Sang-mi was working in a fast food restaurant near Hanyang University, Seoul in the fall of 2001 when someone posted her personal photos on the internet.

National Model United Nations

Since 2008, NMUN has expanded internationally, hosting conferences in Xi’an, China (2008), Quito, Ecuador (2010), Olomouc, Czech Republic (2010), Lille, France (2012), Galápagos, Ecuador (2013), and Seoul, South Korea, planned for December 2013.

Ok Taecyeon

Taecyeon was educated at Gel In High School in Seoul and studied Business Administration at Dankook University.

Principles for Responsible Investment

The PRI Initiative has a Secretariat of around 50 staff based mostly in London, with staff based in New York, as well regional offices in Seoul, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Cape Town.

Rainer Henkel

Rainer Henkel (born 27 February 1964 in Opladen) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Rebellion plot of UPP against South Korea

at various places such as Mapo, Seon-reung in Seoul, a terrorist attack on even a single IDC can cause serious telecommunication problems.

Seoul Anglican Cathedral

1890 - Bishop John Corfe was consecrated in England and arrived in Seoul as bishop of the Korean Diocese.

Seoul Subway Line 8

Seoul Subway Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation was built 1990-99 and mainly serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam.

Son Mi-Na

Shon also took the Athlete's oath with basketball player Hur Jae during the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Games in Seoul.

South Florida Bulls

A nationally recognized women's sailing program at USF is coached by Allison Jolly the gold medalist in the first olympic women's sailing event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

The Terror Live

One day during his morning show, Yoon receives a peculiar phone call threatening to blow up the Mapo Bridge, a major bridge that crosses the Han River and connects Mapo District and Yeouido, Seoul's main business and investment banking district; it is also just outside Yoon's studio building.

Timothy Rub

He also developed a touring exhibitions program that sent exhibitions from the museum to Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Munich, and a number of venues in North America, and was responsible for a number of new acquisitions, including a 10th-century Chola temple sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva.

Tower Palace One

Tower Palace One is an apartment complex completed in 2002 in Seoul, South Korea.

Uigwe

In 1993, then-French President François Mitterrand returned one copy during a visit to Seoul to sell its high-speed TGV train technology; with the promised to return the remaining collection.

Underwood International College

Underwood International College (acronym: UIC) was founded in 2006 as a constituent college of Yonsei University, based in Seoul and Incheon, South Korea.

Vlastimil Černý

Vlastimil Černý (born April 7, 1963 in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia) is a former international butterfly and freestyle swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

WiBro

On April 3, 2007, KT launched WiBro coverage for all areas of Seoul including all subway lines.

Xinqiao, Jiangyin

On October 31, 2011, Xinqiao was entitled the "International Garden City" and presented with a special award of landscape improvement in Seoul.