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IKEA opens first store in Seoul.

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Seoul’s first IKEA store opens April 17, 2025. Though IKEA entered the Korean market in 2014, this will be their first store in Seoul. This location is in Seoul’s Gangdong (강동) neighborhood within the IPark The River shopping complex. IKEA now has five locations in Korea though all of their other locations here are of the typical large stand-alone blue box type.

As the company tries to cater to the Korean market, the Swedish retailer setup 44 demo rooms for single-person households. They will compete with other furniture retailers, such as Japan’s Nitori and Korea’s Emart, in the same shopping complex.

IKEA is open daily 10AM-10PM.

51, Godeokbizvalley-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul

IKEA Gangdong website.

Our article on single person households.

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Easy to Learn Korean 5,6,731-734 – Numbers and Counting

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Numbers come in two forms: Korean and Sino-Korean numbers. Koreans use many special Counting words with them.

Here’s the complete Numbers and Counting sets!

5- Numbers 16-Numbers 2

731-Counting Things 1732-Counting Things 2

733-Counting Things 3734-Counting 4

735- Counting Things 5

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Easy to Learn Korean 783 – Nonhyeon’s Furniture Street (Gangnam)

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783-Nonhyeondong Furniture Street

For those visting Seoul, Gangnam District is a must-see neighborhood that offers trendy places to eat and shop. Psy’s Gangnam Style put the district on the international map by having fun with it’s upper class, but it’s also respected for it’s historical sites. It total, we’ve covered 13 different locations in this district throughout this series. This article focuses on Nonhyeondong’s Furniture Street, an upscale neighborhood in Gangnam with high-end contemporary and traditional furniture. It’s worth a visit.

Here’s a free e-book published by the Gangnam district office.
Gangnam’s Top 21 Destinations

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