Jung-gu, Seoul
Korea's biggest K-beauty chain, flagship multi-floor location.
Tax-free counter, English-friendly staff, every Korean beauty brand ARMY have seen on TikTok. Card payments work for most foreign cards.
Olive Young store directory checked 2024-01-01
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Tree-lined street of beauty flagships, fashion, and cafés.
The ginkgo-lined Gangnam strip where K-beauty and fashion brands put their concept stores. Window-shop the flagships, then duck into the back lanes ('Serosu-gil') for cafés.
Jung-gu, Seoul
Multi-brand select store of Korean indie fashion labels.
Curated floors of up-and-coming Korean designers and accessories — the kind of pieces idols and stylists pull from. A more fashion-forward stop than the big chains.
Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Beauty-conglomerate HQ with a flagship store, museum, and library.
A striking cube by David Chipperfield in Yongsan, housing the APMA art museum, a library, and a ground-floor beauty flagship. The most architectural K-beauty stop, near the HYBE district.
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
K-pop label and fashion district where BTS members frequent.
Multiple agencies and the kinds of high-end cafés and restaurants ARMY have spotted members at. Walkable area for an afternoon.
Jung-gu, Seoul
Late-night fashion mall in the Dongdaemun shopping district.
Dongdaemun shops run deep into the night; Doota is the easy English-friendly anchor for emerging Korean fashion labels. The whole district is a nocturnal shopping experience.
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Flagship eyewear concept store in the Dosan/Apgujeong area.
The Korean eyewear label whose pieces show up across idol styling, in a gallery-like flagship that's a destination in itself. Pair with the Cheongdam/Apgujeong walk.
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