X-Nico

49 unusual facts about Seoul


A Hundred Year Legacy

Min Chae-won is the eldest granddaughter of a family living in an outskirts of Seoul who have been running a noodle factory for three generations.

Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek

Having come to Seoul from the countryside with nothing but a high school diploma and a gift for drawing, he starts out by handing out ads in the street and wearing sandwich boards.

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.

Alison Broinowski

1988 - Chargé d'Affaires with the Australian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, and Research Associate with the Korean Research Foundation and Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea

Anne LeBaron

She studied with Mauricio Kagel and György Ligeti as a Fulbright Scholar in 1980–81 (Edwards 2001) and also studied Korean traditional music at the The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts in Seoul (1983).

Australian Financial Centre Forum

The Forum meets with asset and fund managers from around the Asia-Pacific region to attract and streamline business from Asian financial centres, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo.

Baayork Lee

Other projects include becoming a talent scout for Tokyo Disneyland, opening a musical theater school in Seoul, South Korea, and producing.

British Supreme Court for China and Japan

In Korea, Great Britain obtained extraterritorial rights in 1883 under a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce which was signed in Hanyang on 26 November 1883.

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.

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.

Donald Stone Macdonald

There, he served as the Director of the Korea Desk and in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, dividing his time between Washington and Seoul.

Double Chooz

In November 2011, first results of the experiment were presented at the LowNu conference in Seoul.

Eunkwang Girls' High School

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

Foreign relations of Burma

However, during the late 1970s the relationship with Pyongyang became slightly stronger than that with Seoul, as Ne Win and the Burma Socialist Programme Party forged fraternal ties with Kim Il-sung and the Workers' Party of Korea.

Gamevil

Gamevil Inc. (trademarked in capitals as GAMEVIL) ((주)게임빌) is a public company based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and Torrance, California, which develops and publishes video games for mobile devices.

Hattori Kazutada

He fought in the Bunroku Campaign in Korea (1592-1593), successfully taking the Korean capital of Seoul.

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.

Jang-deok

When Jang Geum returns to the palace, Jang-deok goes with her to Hanyang and lives in a public residential clinic she owns.

János Kollár

He was also selected as a plenary speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians to be held in 2014 in Seoul.

KakaoTalk

Kakao Corp. is based in Seoul, South Korea, and Jae-Bum Lee and Sirgoo Lee are the current Co-CEOs.

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.

Korean Contemporary Christian music

On November 2, 1969, at Gyeongdong Church in Seoul, Korean pop singers (Cho Young Nam, Choi Young Hee and Twinpolio) sang gospel songs on Sunday service, which was controversial among Korean Christians.

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.

Maiko Jeong Shun Lee, Viscountess Rothermere

She is a trustee and chairman of The Prince's Drawing School's Scholarship Endowment Appeal, and patron of a project commissioned by HRH the Prince of Wales, which has raised finance for a film that follows the rebuilding of the Gwanghwamun Gate at the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Richard De Wert

Landing with the First Marine Division at Inchon in September 1950, Hospitalman De Wert participated in operations to liberate the city of Seoul.

S. H. Nimal Kumar

He was elected to chair the Disaster Management and Relief Committee of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at its general assembly held in Seoul, South Korea, recently.

Samsaengi

Samsaengi is set in the 70's in Seoul and tells the story of a woman (played by Hong Ah-reum) who becomes a promising oriental herbal doctor after going through many ups and downs in her life.

Seoul Girls' High School

Seoul Girls' High School (서울여자고등학교) is a high school in Mapo district, Seoul, South Korea.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Working Group on Women in Physics

To carry out this charge the Working Group has organized three Conferences (Paris, 2002, Rio de Janeiro, 2005 and Seoul, 2008) gathering teams from more than 60 countries, raising data about the situation of women in physics in different countries and distributing a survey (organized by the American Institute of Physics) about the status of women in physics.

Xinqiao, Jiangyin

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

Yun Bong-gil

In May, 1946, his remains were excavated by Korean residents in Japan, transferred to Seoul and given funeral rites.


Anwar Chowdhry

Among a number of international official figures who expressed their sorrow and grief were Kishen Narsi from India, member AIBA executive Committee, Yoo Jae Joon from Seoul Korea, Shbib Mohamed Kamel, president of Syrian Boxing Federation, and member of AIBA Executive

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.

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.

Cheongna International City

Being developed in the center of international business and leisure, the city boasts an excellent coastal location that links Yeongjong Island and Incheon International Airport to Seoul via the Incheon International Airport Expressway, the Kyeong-in Expressway, the Incheon International Airport Railroad, and the Kyeong-in Ferry Line.

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.

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.

Egerton Marcus

Egerton Marcus (born February 2, 1965 in Goed Fortuin, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is a retired Canadian boxer who won the silver medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Fendi

Many of Fendi's key boutiques are located in major cities like New York, Paris, London, Milan, Seoul, and Tokyo, although they also have 2 outlets in the United States; one in Orlando and another in Central Valley, NY, at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets.

Franz Eckert

The orchestra performed regularly at the court, but has played every Thursday in Pagoda Park for the general public and for Seoul-based expatriate community, during which performances, Eckert took the opportunity to publicize his own compositions, as well as those of Richard Wagner.

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.

Hendrick Hamel

36 of the 64 members of the crew survived the shipwreck, and the men were promptly taken into custody and sent to Seoul (where the king was Hyojong of Joseon, who ruled from 1649 to 1659).

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When the novelty of their capture was still fresh, the Dutchmen had been brought to the royal palace in Seoul, as a kind of novelty item for the king.

Jeong Jun-ha

"Alcohol CEO" is also his nickname on this programme, a nickname he gained since he operates a Garaoke-pub in Gangnam-gu, Seoul called "Mong" (몽, 夢, means "Dream" in Korean).

Jinsop

Jinsop Ho Odirling, known as "Jinsop" (Seoul, South Korea, 1959 – Santa Elena, Ecuador, June 24, 2012) was an Ecuadorian singer of Korean and American heritage who sang Spanish ballads, pop, and rock music.

Jokbal

The area of Seoul Subway Line 3 Dongguk University Station are Jangchung-dong in Seoul, South Korea is known for its numerous jokbal restaurants.

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.

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.

Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour

The other official releases by Michael Jackson is a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul, South Korea, and it was released only in South Korea in 1996, and Live at Wembley July 16, 1988, which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour.

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.

Merrill Newman

Newman boarded the flight the same day, declining an offer from Vice President Joe Biden, who was touring East Asia at the same time, to take a later flight out of Seoul on Air Force Two.

Michael Chu

Michael Chu (born in Seoul, South Korea) is a stock trader who earned a World Series of Poker bracelet in the 2007 $1,000 WSOP No Limit Hold'em with rebuys event (Event #8).

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.

Outer old Seoul

This means it did belong to neither of the two surrounding counties around old Seoul - Goyang and Yangju.

Patrick Kühl

Patrick Kühl (born March 26, 1968 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former medley swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley for the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

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.

Ross McElwee

Retrospectives include the Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the American Museum of the Moving Image, New York; Retrospectives have also been held in Paris, Tehran, Moscow, Seoul, Lisbon, and Quito.

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.

SG Wanna Be+

Later in 2004, the group was recognized for their vocal ability with numerous awards, including the PAVV Best Newcomer at the Golden Disk Awards and the Seoul Popular Music Awards.

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.

Silmido

On 1968, January 21, North Korea’s guerrillas infiltrated the border and reached till Segumjunggogae (Sinyeong-dong, Jongno-gu) of Seoul to attack the Blue House to assassinate the President Park Chung-hee.

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.

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.

Sungji Hong

Sungji Hong studied composition with Kyungsun Suh at the Hanyang University in Seoul, where she graduated with honors in composition.

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.

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.

WiBro

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

Yangju highway incident

Father Mun Jeong Hyeon, a Roman Catholic priest active in the anti-USFK movement, began a hunger strike outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.

Yi Eungro

He learned how to paint and become concentrated on art work under Kim gyujin who was a famed calligrapher in Hanyang, current Seoul.