If you visit South Korea in July or August, you may be surprised to see long lines outside restaurants serving steaming hot chicken soup. While many visitors look for ice cream or cold noodles to cool down, Koreans traditionally eat samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) during the hottest days of the year.
Seoul Fashion Week (서울 패션 위크 – Seoul Paesyeon Wikeu) is celebrating its 25th anniversary, running September 1 to 7, 2025. This season, designers are blending 전통 (jeontong – tradition) with 현대 (hyeondae – modernity), staging shows at landmarks like the 덕수궁 돌담길 (Deoksugung stone wall path) and Oil Tank Culture Park.
