Daehak-ro

Near Hongdae, there is also a place where great amount of artists are gathered together.  It is "Daehak-ro" (대학로) and this place is known for plays from little theaters. But not only the play, they also have comedies or other smaller scaled concerts :) And for the positive side of this is that you can encounter the high quality cultural art, and the sitting is very close with the stage so you can even hear their breathes!

Daehak-ro has many little theaters, so you can find the play or concert or whatever you want to see; but also they have many place to eat. Since Daehak-ro was and still is the center of cultural art for long long time, there are restaurants with long history. Have a date with your loved one with a play then a restaurant - what a perfect date course!

Also Marronnier Park is near by. Marronnier Park is like a symbol of Daehak-ro. The park is included with children's playground, outdoor stage, pond, fountain, convenient stores, etc. For the outdoor stage, mainly many amateur singers are performing their music. 

Marronnier Park was also featured in <MBC We Got Married>, where Jo Jeongchi and Jung In met for first time in from the show. 

You can also see the street artists often in the area :) 

Daehak-ro is located in subway line 4 Hyehwa Station (혜화역). So take subway at line 2 (green line) at Hongik Univ. Station (홍대입구역), then transfer to line 4 (light blue line) at Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (동대문역사문화공원역). Off at Hyehwa Station (혜화역) then exit 1. Then you'll see Daehak-ro. 

So how about a walk in Marronnier Park and see some interesting performances?

*Images are from the blog posting related to Daehak-ro. Please contact us if there's any copyright issue. 

Hongdae street performance

 

10cm, Yozoh, Busker Busker and Jane Jang!

Do you know what do they have in common? ...Yes! They're famous Korean singer/band started as independent singer/band whom usually performed their music in the street before they signed with the agency.

There's still many independent musicians who performs their talents in Hongdae area, and this became one of Hongdae street culture.These performances are not only limited to singing and playing instruments but also dancing, magic performance, comedy, etc.

It used to be a small scaled performance only in Hongdae playground area, but now you can find them everywhere around Hongdae: playground area, near Hongdae station, alley of Coffee Prince, Picasso Street, etc. FIY, checked mark on the map shows places that has most performances.And one of unique point is you can enjoy these performance regardless of time and place!

So let's check out some of performance pictures.

Come and check out these full of youth and vitality from street artists!

And of course, don't forget to check out Trick Eye Museum when you're in the area. We're open for everyone who visits Hongdae for your enjoyment :)


*Images are from the blog posting related to street perfomances. Please contact us if there's any copyright issue.