Gay Gui To Seoul, Travel Safely In Gay-Friendly Areas & Districts - Mr Hudson

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• THE BT GAY BARS SEOUL
• THE 11 BT LGBT BARS SEOUL | © PEXELS LDA DUNSMORE 26 MAY 2020 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SOUTH KOREA’S BTLG PAL IS NOT ONLY A MAJOR HUB FOR MIC, FASHN, AND ENTERTAMENT. THE LOL GAY SCENE HAS BEEN GROWG RECENT YEARS, AND MORE AND MORE LGBT TABLISHMENTS HAVE POPPED UP. HERE ARE THE ELEVEN BT LGBT BARS SEOUL. VIEW ALL TRIPS OWOO BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT OWOO IS AMONGST THE YOUNGER GAY TABLISHMENTS THE CY. THE BAR HAS A NORDIC TERR WH MANY WOOD FEATUR. THE PLACE HAS BEE SO POPULAR THAT THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS A LE OUTSI. ONCE YOU’RE , YOU’LL HAVE THE CHOICE BETWEEN LIC DRKS AND FOOD THAT ARE MORATELY PRICED. WE REMEND THE HONEY BUTTER CHIP AND LIC SWEET CRISPY IED CHICKEN. CLUB LABRIS BAR, NIGHTCLUB, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE BIGGT LBIAN CLUB SOUTH KOREA, CLUB LABRIS ONLY OPENS S DOORS FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS. THE LIC CKTAILS ARE CRAFTED WH HIGH-QUALY LIQUORS AND JUIC, AND DJ LIMZI HEATS UP THE DANCE FLOOR WH SICK BEATS. ADMISSN IS ONLY FOR LADI, WHICH MIGHT NOT APPEAL TO EVERYONE BUT FELY CREAT A SAFE AND FORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FEMALE PARTY ANIMALS. MOU COCKTAIL BAR, CONTEMPORARY, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MOU IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF NOVATIVE MIXOLOGY KOREA. THE CLUB OFFERS LIC CKTAIL FAVOR LIKE MARTI AND ., BUT ALSO SURPRIS WH THEIR OWN CREATNS SUCH AS LAST WORDS, EARL GREY G TONIC, OR BASIL LIMONCELLO. WHETHER YOU ARE G ALONE OR WH IENDS, YOU WON’T GET BORED AND WILL ALWAYS MAKE NEW IENDS WHEN VISG MOU. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP PL KCHEN RTRANT, CONTEMPORARY, KOREAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT PL KCHEN IS THE PLACE TO GO FOR WOMEN TO PICK UP WOMEN. HOWEVER, NOT ONLY LADI BUT ALSO GAY MEN ARE WELE HERE. THE PUB FEATUR A LARGE AREA TO MIX AND MGLE AND ENOUGH SPACE TO F ABOUT 80 PEOPLE. TRY OUT THEIR SIGNATURE DRK, Q SHOT, AND BE SURE TO STOP BY ON THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH FOR MOVIE NIGHT! HOTEL POCHA BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THIS LOVELY SOJU BAR DO NOT ONLY OFFER KOREAN ALHOL, BUT ALSO A VARIETY OF SEAFOOD DISH. ON THE WEEKENDS, HOTEL POCHA N GET CROWD BUT ’S FUN TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND ENJOY THE VIBRANT ATMOSPHERE. GOOD MIC ADDS TO THE RELAXED VIBE AND MAKE THIS CERTALY ONE OF THE BT GAY BARS SEOUL. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. WHY NOT? BAR, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ANYONE WHO LOV DRAG SHOWS AND CRAZY K-POP SHOULD STOP BY WHY NOT. THIS SMALL GAY BAR PLAYS MIC RANGG OM TECHNO AND HOE TO POP REMIX. THE DRKS ARE LIC, AND THE BAR FOOD IS ALSO WORTH TRYG. THE TABLISHMENT ALSO FEATUR A ROMANTIC PAT WHERE YOU N TCH SOME H AIR. PK HOLE BAR, NIGHTCLUB, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE GLAMORO TERR OF PK HOLE IS A TOTAL EYE-TCHER WHEN SETTG FOOT TO THE TABLISHMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE LARGE BAR FEATUR A STAGE, POWR ROOM, AND A VIP ROOM. PK HOLE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GAY BARS SEOUL AND THE FIRST TO ANIZE LBIAN PARTY EVENTS. LOOKG STAR NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE FOUNRS OF LOOKG STAR TOOK TO FACEBOOK AND ASKED SEOUL’S GAY MUNY WHAT THE IAL LGBT CLUB SHOULD BE LIKE. THE RULT WAS A CLUB WH AN EASYGOG ATMOSPHERE, GREAT MIC, AND GOOD FOOD AND DRKS. LOOKG STAR IS ONE OF THE HOTTT PLAC FOR GAY MEN SEOUL. MONG BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MONG IS ONE OF THOSE PLAC THAT YOU N EASILY VIS BY YOURSELF WHEN ALL YOUR IENDS ARE BY. THE TABLISHMENT IS A H WH LOL AND FOREIGN LBIANS AND ALSO WEL GAY MEN. THE MENU IS HOMEY WH ANIC TEA OPTNS AND STANDARD CKTAILS SUCH AS MARGARAS, MOJOS, AND MORE. IN FACT, THE ATMOSPHERE AT MONG IS SO RELAXG THAT YOU N EVEN SPOT PEOPLE READG BOOKS. THE NE BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE NE UNRSTANDS HOW TO MAKE THEIR CTOMERS HAPPY AND OFFERS LIC SOJU AND BEER WH GREASY SNACKS. TRY OUT THEIR EP IED CHICKEN HOT CHILI SCE, AND YOU WILL RETURN WEEKEND AFTER WEEKEND. BEER LOVERS ALSO ENJOY THE EXTENSIVE BEER SELECTN. LE QUEEN GAY BAR, CONTEMPORARY, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LE QUEEN IS A HOTSPOT FOR FIRST-CLASS DRAG SHOWS. THE PROGRAM CHANG EVERY MONTH WH TWO SHOWS PER EVENG. THE FIRST SHOW IS AT 1AM AND THE SEND ONE STARTS AT 3AM. LE QUEEN IS A POPULAR AFTER-HOUR LOTN DUE TO S LATE-NIGHT SHOWS AND LONG OPENG HOURS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• THE BEST SEOUL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SEOUL
• A COMPLETE GUI TO NIGHTLIFE SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA NIGHT FALLS OVER SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA | © 8MWOO / PIXABAY MIMSIE LADNER 18 APRIL 2018 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SOUTH KOREANS MAY STUDY AND WORK SOME OF THE LONGT HOURS THE WORLD, BUT THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY HARD, TOO. AS A RULT, SEOUL HAS ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC NIGHTLIFE SCEN ASIA, MAKG AN IAL STATN FOR PARTY ANIMALS AND NIGHT OWLS…IF THEY N KEEP UP WH THE LOLS, THAT IS. SO PUT ON YOUR PARTY PANTS AND A GRAB A SOJU FOR THE ROAD AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CY’S NIGHTLIFE. VIEW ALL TRIPS SEOUL LET LOOSE | © JORDI SANCHEZ TEEL / FLICKR CHA, CHA, CHA UNLIKE THE WTERN WORLD, WHERE REVELG IS RERVED FOR THE WEEKEND, HEAVY DRKG SSNS ARE HAD JT ABOUT EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK SOUTH KOREA. AND, RATHER THAN DOWNG A FEW BREWS A SGLE BAR OR RTRANT, KOREANS PREFER TO PARTY CHA, OR ROUNDS, EATG AND ROG AT MULTIPLE LOTNS WELL TO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNG. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP SOUTH AI SPA ICELAND MOROC THAILAND MEXI BALI INDIA TURKEY GREECE CROATIA ECUADOR JAPAN EGYPT USUALLY, A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN VOLV TWO OR THREE CHA, BUT A SPECIAL OCSN SUCH AS A BIRTHDAY OR HOLIDAY N TAKE MERRY-MAKERS ALL THE WAY TO A FIFTH. EACH ROUND GENERALLY TAK PLACE AT A SPECIFIC KD OF TABLISHMENT; THE FOLLOWG ARE THE MOST MON. GOGI JIB: TO START THE EVENG, KOREANS TEND TO GO OUT FOR A MEAL TOGETHER, UALLY AT A GOGI JIB, OR BARBECUE RTRANT. FATTY SLABS OF SAMGYEOPSAL (PORK BELLY) MAKE FOR AN IAL MEAL TO PREPARE THE BODY FOR BGE-DRKG, AND ALSO PAIR BETIFULLY WH SOMAEK, A WILY-NSUMED CKTAIL OF SOJU AND MAEKJU (BEER). CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP BARS: DRKS ARE UALLY THE FOC OF THE NEXT ROUND, WHICH IS UALLY AT A BAR. WHETHER YOU’RE A CKTAIL NNOISSR, CRAFT BEER ENTHIAST, LIVE MIC JUNKIE, OR WANT TO GET BUZZED ON A BUDGET, SEOUL’S GOT A BAR FOR YOU. A KOREAN FAVORE IS THE ‘SELF BAR’, WHERE YOU N GRAB YOUR OWN BEER OM ONE OF THE MANY REIGERATORS AND PAY WHEN YOU LEAVE. EXPECT IMPRSIVE DRKG TECHNIQU, OUTRAGEO DRKG GAM, AND EVEN A FEW SEOUL TRAS (AN EPIC, DOMO-LIKE SERI OF BOMB SHOTS). A KOREAN SELF BAR | © RYAN BONSTE / FLICKR HOFS: HOFS ARE MON HANGOUTS FOR ROUND THREE, AS ANJU (DRKG FOOD) SUCH AS IED CHICKEN OR SSAGE PLATTERS IS TYPILLY SERVED, AND UALLY MT BE PURCHASED. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. CLUBS AND LOUNG: FOR MANY 20- AND 30-SOMETHGS, ROUND FOUR TYPILLY VOLV DANCG AT A CLUB OR LOUNGE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF BIG, FLASHY CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE CY, WH DIFFERENT TYP OF MIC AND ATMOSPHER TO PLEASE JT ABOUT ANY PREFERENCE. MOST CHARGE A VER FEE OF ABOUT 10,000 TO 30,000 WON ($10 TO $30), AND SOME REQUIRE YOU RERVE A TABLE, SO BE SURE TO DO YOUR REARCH AHEAD OF TIME. BOOKG CLUBS: IN ADDN TO NVENTNAL CLUBS, SEOUL ALSO BOASTS A NUMBER OF BOOKG CLUBS, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE GO TO MEET SUAL HOOKUPS. USUALLY ENTRANCE IS ONLY PERMTED TO THOSE 30 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER, AND BOUNCERS TRY TO KEEP THE RAT OF MEN TO WOMEN FAIRLY EQUAL. NORAEBANG: NO NIGHT OUT KOREA IS PLETE WHOUT A SSN OF NORAEBANG, OR KARAOKE. HUGELY POPULAR AMONG KOREANS OF ALL AG, THE PRIVATE SGG ROOMS ARE PRACTILLY UBIQUO SEOUL AND MAKE FOR THE PERFECT SPOT TO ROUND OFF AN EVENG OF BCHERY. NORAEBANG, OR KARAOKE ROOMS, ARE UBIQUO SEOUL | © JARED EBERHARDT / FLICKR CONVENIENCE STOR: OF URSE, IF YOU’RE SEEKG A NIGHT P, KOREAN NVENIENCE STOR SUCH AS 7-11, CU AND GS25 OFFER UP A WI SELECTN OF WE, BEER, AND TRADNAL KOREAN LIQUOR. FURTHERMORE, THE STOR ARE OFTEN EQUIPPED WH PATS AND PLASTIC FURNURE WHERE PEOPLE N DRK – LEGALLY AND ON THE CHEAP. WHERE TO GO SEOUL BOASTS SEVERAL NIGHTLIFE DISTRICTS POPULAR WH TOURISTS AND LOLS ALIKE, AND EACH HAS S OWN UNIQUE VIBE. UNIVERSY STUNTS AND 20-SOMETHGS FLOCK TO HONGDAE TO PE THE PRSUR OF LIFE AND GET BUZZED ON CHEAP DRKS. LOUD, VIBRANT, AND YOUNG, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS PARTICULARLY BELOVED FOR S UNRGROUND MIC SCENE, STREET PERFORMERS, AND HIP-HOP CLUBS. THE UNIVERSY DISTRICT OF HONGDAE AT NIGHT | © JORDI SANCHEZ TEEL / FLICKR ITAEWON, ON THE OTHER HAND, APPEALS TO A WIR MOGRAPHIC – PEOPLE THEIR 20S, 30S, AND 40S. THIS CULTURAL MEC IS A GO-TO FOR THOSE LOOKG TO ENJOY TERNATNAL CUISE, ROOFTOP BARS, FOREIGNER-IENDLY CLUBS, AND HOMO HILL, A STRIP OF GAY BARS, DRAG SHOWS, AND GAY SNAS. FOR SOMETHG A B MORE LAID BACK, WALK OVER TO THE NEARBY EXPAT NEIGHBORHOODS OF HAEBANGCHON OR GYEONGNIDAN WHICH BOAST SMALLER, MORE TIMATE TABLISHMENTS. SOUTH OF THE HAN RIVER, GANGNAM IS HOME TO THE CY’S HIGH-END CLUBS LIKE OCTAGON AND ARENA, WHERE THE YOUNG AND BETIFUL DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY. IN PARTICULAR, THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF APGUJEONG AND CHEONGDAM-DONG OFFER A NUMBER OF EXTRAVAGANT LOUNG AND EXPENSIVE CKTAIL BARS OFTEN EQUENTED BY CELEBRI AND SOCIAL. MD YOUR MANNERS AS A VISOR, YOU’RE NOT EXPECTED TO KNOW ALL OF SOUTH KOREA’S VERY DISTCT CULTURAL CTOMS VOLVG ALHOL. HOWEVER, IF YOU’RE PLANNG ON SPENDG TIME WH KOREANS – PARTICULARLY FOR BS PURPOS – HELPS TO MAKE AN EFFORT. IN BS AND PERSONAL LIFE, KOREA PLAC MUCH EMPHASIS ON RELATNSHIPS, PECIALLY THOSE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR ELRS. WHEN DRKG TOGETHER, THE YOUNGT AT THE TABLE IS EXPECTED TO SERVE EVERYONE ELSE. THERE ARE ALSO CERTA WAYS TO SERVE AND RECEIVE A DRK, SO BE SURE TO PAY ATTENTN TO THOSE AROUND YOU AND FOLLOW SU. IT IS KOREAN CTOM TO ACCEPT A DRK WH TWO HANDS | © GRAHAM HILLS / WIKICOMMONS WHEN OUT AND ABOUT, BE MDFUL THAT SOME CLUBS ARE ONLY OPEN TO KOREAN CIZENS, AS THERE IS A PERCEPTN THAT NON-KOREANS (PARTICULARLY ARY PERSONNEL) ARE MORE PRONE TO IATG FIGHTS. IT’S BT TO AVOID THE WELL-MARKED TABLISHMENTS ALTOGETHER. IN GENERAL, FOREIGNERS ARE UALLY WELE – JT BE SURE TO BE ON YOUR BT BEHAVR TO AVOID TROUBLE. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT SOUTH KOREA HAS VERY STRONG LAWS AGAST DGS. IF UGHT, YOU ULD BE PORTED OR EVEN SENTENCED TO UP TO FIVE YEARS JAIL FOR MERE POSSSN. THE BT ADVICE IS TO STAY AWAY OM ALL DGS OTHER THAN FFEE, ALHOL, AND TOBAC. SURVIVG THE MORNG AFTER BY THE END OF A NIGHT OUT, KOREANS WILL HEAD HOME FOR A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP BEFORE MAKG TO CLASS OR WORK THE NEXT MORNG. HOW DO THEY DO ? IN THE SAME WAY THEY’VE CREATED A UNIQUE DRKG CULTURE, THEY’VE ALSO PERFECTED THE ART OF CURG A HANER. FROM SPICY HAEJANGG (‘HANER SOUP’) AND BOTTLED REVERY DRKS TO MEDICAL ICE-CREAM, THERE’S BOUND TO BE SOMETHG TO CURE YOUR POST-SOJU FATIGUE, SO FEEL EE TO LET LOOSE AND GEONBAE (CHEERS)! VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
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THE BT GAY BARS SEOUL

The lol gay scene has been growg recent years, and more and more LGBT tablishments have popped up.

THE 11 BT LGBT BARS SEOUL | © PEXELS LDA DUNSMORE 26 MAY 2020 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SOUTH KOREA’S BTLG PAL IS NOT ONLY A MAJOR HUB FOR MIC, FASHN, AND ENTERTAMENT. THE LOL GAY SCENE HAS BEEN GROWG RECENT YEARS, AND MORE AND MORE LGBT TABLISHMENTS HAVE POPPED UP. HERE ARE THE ELEVEN BT LGBT BARS SEOUL. VIEW ALL TRIPS OWOO BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT OWOO IS AMONGST THE YOUNGER GAY TABLISHMENTS THE CY. THE BAR HAS A NORDIC TERR WH MANY WOOD FEATUR. THE PLACE HAS BEE SO POPULAR THAT THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS A LE OUTSI. ONCE YOU’RE , YOU’LL HAVE THE CHOICE BETWEEN LIC DRKS AND FOOD THAT ARE MORATELY PRICED. WE REMEND THE HONEY BUTTER CHIP AND LIC SWEET CRISPY IED CHICKEN. CLUB LABRIS BAR, NIGHTCLUB, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE BIGGT LBIAN CLUB SOUTH KOREA, CLUB LABRIS ONLY OPENS S DOORS FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS. THE LIC CKTAILS ARE CRAFTED WH HIGH-QUALY LIQUORS AND JUIC, AND DJ LIMZI HEATS UP THE DANCE FLOOR WH SICK BEATS. ADMISSN IS ONLY FOR LADI, WHICH MIGHT NOT APPEAL TO EVERYONE BUT FELY CREAT A SAFE AND FORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FEMALE PARTY ANIMALS. MOU COCKTAIL BAR, CONTEMPORARY, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MOU IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF NOVATIVE MIXOLOGY KOREA. THE CLUB OFFERS LIC CKTAIL FAVOR LIKE MARTI AND ., BUT ALSO SURPRIS WH THEIR OWN CREATNS SUCH AS LAST WORDS, EARL GREY G TONIC, OR BASIL LIMONCELLO. WHETHER YOU ARE G ALONE OR WH IENDS, YOU WON’T GET BORED AND WILL ALWAYS MAKE NEW IENDS WHEN VISG MOU. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP PL KCHEN RTRANT, CONTEMPORARY, KOREAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT PL KCHEN IS THE PLACE TO GO FOR WOMEN TO PICK UP WOMEN. HOWEVER, NOT ONLY LADI BUT ALSO GAY MEN ARE WELE HERE. THE PUB FEATUR A LARGE AREA TO MIX AND MGLE AND ENOUGH SPACE TO F ABOUT 80 PEOPLE. TRY OUT THEIR SIGNATURE DRK, Q SHOT, AND BE SURE TO STOP BY ON THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH FOR MOVIE NIGHT! HOTEL POCHA BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THIS LOVELY SOJU BAR DO NOT ONLY OFFER KOREAN ALHOL, BUT ALSO A VARIETY OF SEAFOOD DISH. ON THE WEEKENDS, HOTEL POCHA N GET CROWD BUT ’S FUN TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND ENJOY THE VIBRANT ATMOSPHERE. GOOD MIC ADDS TO THE RELAXED VIBE AND MAKE THIS CERTALY ONE OF THE BT GAY BARS SEOUL. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. WHY NOT? BAR, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ANYONE WHO LOV DRAG SHOWS AND CRAZY K-POP SHOULD STOP BY WHY NOT. THIS SMALL GAY BAR PLAYS MIC RANGG OM TECHNO AND HOE TO POP REMIX. THE DRKS ARE LIC, AND THE BAR FOOD IS ALSO WORTH TRYG. THE TABLISHMENT ALSO FEATUR A ROMANTIC PAT WHERE YOU N TCH SOME H AIR. PK HOLE BAR, NIGHTCLUB, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE GLAMORO TERR OF PK HOLE IS A TOTAL EYE-TCHER WHEN SETTG FOOT TO THE TABLISHMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE LARGE BAR FEATUR A STAGE, POWR ROOM, AND A VIP ROOM. PK HOLE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GAY BARS SEOUL AND THE FIRST TO ANIZE LBIAN PARTY EVENTS. LOOKG STAR NIGHTCLUB, GAY BAR, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE FOUNRS OF LOOKG STAR TOOK TO FACEBOOK AND ASKED SEOUL’S GAY MUNY WHAT THE IAL LGBT CLUB SHOULD BE LIKE. THE RULT WAS A CLUB WH AN EASYGOG ATMOSPHERE, GREAT MIC, AND GOOD FOOD AND DRKS. LOOKG STAR IS ONE OF THE HOTTT PLAC FOR GAY MEN SEOUL. MONG BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MONG IS ONE OF THOSE PLAC THAT YOU N EASILY VIS BY YOURSELF WHEN ALL YOUR IENDS ARE BY. THE TABLISHMENT IS A H WH LOL AND FOREIGN LBIANS AND ALSO WEL GAY MEN. THE MENU IS HOMEY WH ANIC TEA OPTNS AND STANDARD CKTAILS SUCH AS MARGARAS, MOJOS, AND MORE. IN FACT, THE ATMOSPHERE AT MONG IS SO RELAXG THAT YOU N EVEN SPOT PEOPLE READG BOOKS. THE NE BAR, CONTEMPORARY SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT THE NE UNRSTANDS HOW TO MAKE THEIR CTOMERS HAPPY AND OFFERS LIC SOJU AND BEER WH GREASY SNACKS. TRY OUT THEIR EP IED CHICKEN HOT CHILI SCE, AND YOU WILL RETURN WEEKEND AFTER WEEKEND. BEER LOVERS ALSO ENJOY THE EXTENSIVE BEER SELECTN. LE QUEEN GAY BAR, CONTEMPORARY, PUB GB SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LE QUEEN IS A HOTSPOT FOR FIRST-CLASS DRAG SHOWS. THE PROGRAM CHANG EVERY MONTH WH TWO SHOWS PER EVENG. THE FIRST SHOW IS AT 1AM AND THE SEND ONE STARTS AT 3AM. LE QUEEN IS A POPULAR AFTER-HOUR LOTN DUE TO S LATE-NIGHT SHOWS AND LONG OPENG HOURS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

Lookg Star Nightclub, Gay Bar, Pub Gb The founrs of Lookg Star took to Facebook and asked Seoul’s gay muny what the ial LGBT club should be like.

Special thanks to Ross, Travelg Gay, jtsurf12, spartanalum, PJack, gymtoy, Chichubby3rd, byungdohsuh, Demian71, boyboy1976, Gabrielkr, njbear1965, rayrrr, geme, cyrc_84, sglenote, KokAsianBear, themeant, FloridaBoy, bigozibear, ratte, Specter, Byungdohsuh, Graeme, Ken, Jyong, Robbie, Louis Y., John S., Charlie, and David! Seoul has hundreds of gay bars spread around a handful of neighborhoods, but most tourists bee faiar wh Itaewon, a foreigner-iendly enclave that seems to have people om every untry on the pla wanrg around, along wh many Amerin and Korean soldiers. The gay heart of Itaewon, nicknamed "Homo Hill", has seen an explosn of foreigner-iendly, upsle gay bars, a nvenient lotn.

Queen UTOPIA VERIFIED MAR 2018Loted on Homo Hill between Trance and Always Homme, Utopia Map793-1290, email.

THE BEST SEOUL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SEOUL

Large wdows look out over Homo Hill and a strip of gltery bubble chairs le the pat for good weather ont row seatg.

A COMPLETE GUI TO NIGHTLIFE SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA NIGHT FALLS OVER SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA | © 8MWOO / PIXABAY MIMSIE LADNER 18 APRIL 2018 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SOUTH KOREANS MAY STUDY AND WORK SOME OF THE LONGT HOURS THE WORLD, BUT THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY HARD, TOO. AS A RULT, SEOUL HAS ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC NIGHTLIFE SCEN ASIA, MAKG AN IAL STATN FOR PARTY ANIMALS AND NIGHT OWLS…IF THEY N KEEP UP WH THE LOLS, THAT IS. SO PUT ON YOUR PARTY PANTS AND A GRAB A SOJU FOR THE ROAD AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CY’S NIGHTLIFE. VIEW ALL TRIPS SEOUL LET LOOSE | © JORDI SANCHEZ TEEL / FLICKR CHA, CHA, CHA UNLIKE THE WTERN WORLD, WHERE REVELG IS RERVED FOR THE WEEKEND, HEAVY DRKG SSNS ARE HAD JT ABOUT EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK SOUTH KOREA. AND, RATHER THAN DOWNG A FEW BREWS A SGLE BAR OR RTRANT, KOREANS PREFER TO PARTY CHA, OR ROUNDS, EATG AND ROG AT MULTIPLE LOTNS WELL TO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNG. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP SOUTH AI SPA ICELAND MOROC THAILAND MEXI BALI INDIA TURKEY GREECE CROATIA ECUADOR JAPAN EGYPT USUALLY, A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN VOLV TWO OR THREE CHA, BUT A SPECIAL OCSN SUCH AS A BIRTHDAY OR HOLIDAY N TAKE MERRY-MAKERS ALL THE WAY TO A FIFTH. EACH ROUND GENERALLY TAK PLACE AT A SPECIFIC KD OF TABLISHMENT; THE FOLLOWG ARE THE MOST MON. GOGI JIB: TO START THE EVENG, KOREANS TEND TO GO OUT FOR A MEAL TOGETHER, UALLY AT A GOGI JIB, OR BARBECUE RTRANT. FATTY SLABS OF SAMGYEOPSAL (PORK BELLY) MAKE FOR AN IAL MEAL TO PREPARE THE BODY FOR BGE-DRKG, AND ALSO PAIR BETIFULLY WH SOMAEK, A WILY-NSUMED CKTAIL OF SOJU AND MAEKJU (BEER). CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP BARS: DRKS ARE UALLY THE FOC OF THE NEXT ROUND, WHICH IS UALLY AT A BAR. WHETHER YOU’RE A CKTAIL NNOISSR, CRAFT BEER ENTHIAST, LIVE MIC JUNKIE, OR WANT TO GET BUZZED ON A BUDGET, SEOUL’S GOT A BAR FOR YOU. A KOREAN FAVORE IS THE ‘SELF BAR’, WHERE YOU N GRAB YOUR OWN BEER OM ONE OF THE MANY REIGERATORS AND PAY WHEN YOU LEAVE. EXPECT IMPRSIVE DRKG TECHNIQU, OUTRAGEO DRKG GAM, AND EVEN A FEW SEOUL TRAS (AN EPIC, DOMO-LIKE SERI OF BOMB SHOTS). A KOREAN SELF BAR | © RYAN BONSTE / FLICKR HOFS: HOFS ARE MON HANGOUTS FOR ROUND THREE, AS ANJU (DRKG FOOD) SUCH AS IED CHICKEN OR SSAGE PLATTERS IS TYPILLY SERVED, AND UALLY MT BE PURCHASED. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. CLUBS AND LOUNG: FOR MANY 20- AND 30-SOMETHGS, ROUND FOUR TYPILLY VOLV DANCG AT A CLUB OR LOUNGE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF BIG, FLASHY CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE CY, WH DIFFERENT TYP OF MIC AND ATMOSPHER TO PLEASE JT ABOUT ANY PREFERENCE. MOST CHARGE A VER FEE OF ABOUT 10,000 TO 30,000 WON ($10 TO $30), AND SOME REQUIRE YOU RERVE A TABLE, SO BE SURE TO DO YOUR REARCH AHEAD OF TIME. BOOKG CLUBS: IN ADDN TO NVENTNAL CLUBS, SEOUL ALSO BOASTS A NUMBER OF BOOKG CLUBS, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE GO TO MEET SUAL HOOKUPS. USUALLY ENTRANCE IS ONLY PERMTED TO THOSE 30 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER, AND BOUNCERS TRY TO KEEP THE RAT OF MEN TO WOMEN FAIRLY EQUAL. NORAEBANG: NO NIGHT OUT KOREA IS PLETE WHOUT A SSN OF NORAEBANG, OR KARAOKE. HUGELY POPULAR AMONG KOREANS OF ALL AG, THE PRIVATE SGG ROOMS ARE PRACTILLY UBIQUO SEOUL AND MAKE FOR THE PERFECT SPOT TO ROUND OFF AN EVENG OF BCHERY. NORAEBANG, OR KARAOKE ROOMS, ARE UBIQUO SEOUL | © JARED EBERHARDT / FLICKR CONVENIENCE STOR: OF URSE, IF YOU’RE SEEKG A NIGHT P, KOREAN NVENIENCE STOR SUCH AS 7-11, CU AND GS25 OFFER UP A WI SELECTN OF WE, BEER, AND TRADNAL KOREAN LIQUOR. FURTHERMORE, THE STOR ARE OFTEN EQUIPPED WH PATS AND PLASTIC FURNURE WHERE PEOPLE N DRK – LEGALLY AND ON THE CHEAP. WHERE TO GO SEOUL BOASTS SEVERAL NIGHTLIFE DISTRICTS POPULAR WH TOURISTS AND LOLS ALIKE, AND EACH HAS S OWN UNIQUE VIBE. UNIVERSY STUNTS AND 20-SOMETHGS FLOCK TO HONGDAE TO PE THE PRSUR OF LIFE AND GET BUZZED ON CHEAP DRKS. LOUD, VIBRANT, AND YOUNG, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS PARTICULARLY BELOVED FOR S UNRGROUND MIC SCENE, STREET PERFORMERS, AND HIP-HOP CLUBS. THE UNIVERSY DISTRICT OF HONGDAE AT NIGHT | © JORDI SANCHEZ TEEL / FLICKR ITAEWON, ON THE OTHER HAND, APPEALS TO A WIR MOGRAPHIC – PEOPLE THEIR 20S, 30S, AND 40S. THIS CULTURAL MEC IS A GO-TO FOR THOSE LOOKG TO ENJOY TERNATNAL CUISE, ROOFTOP BARS, FOREIGNER-IENDLY CLUBS, AND HOMO HILL, A STRIP OF GAY BARS, DRAG SHOWS, AND GAY SNAS. FOR SOMETHG A B MORE LAID BACK, WALK OVER TO THE NEARBY EXPAT NEIGHBORHOODS OF HAEBANGCHON OR GYEONGNIDAN WHICH BOAST SMALLER, MORE TIMATE TABLISHMENTS. SOUTH OF THE HAN RIVER, GANGNAM IS HOME TO THE CY’S HIGH-END CLUBS LIKE OCTAGON AND ARENA, WHERE THE YOUNG AND BETIFUL DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY. IN PARTICULAR, THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF APGUJEONG AND CHEONGDAM-DONG OFFER A NUMBER OF EXTRAVAGANT LOUNG AND EXPENSIVE CKTAIL BARS OFTEN EQUENTED BY CELEBRI AND SOCIAL. MD YOUR MANNERS AS A VISOR, YOU’RE NOT EXPECTED TO KNOW ALL OF SOUTH KOREA’S VERY DISTCT CULTURAL CTOMS VOLVG ALHOL. HOWEVER, IF YOU’RE PLANNG ON SPENDG TIME WH KOREANS – PARTICULARLY FOR BS PURPOS – HELPS TO MAKE AN EFFORT. IN BS AND PERSONAL LIFE, KOREA PLAC MUCH EMPHASIS ON RELATNSHIPS, PECIALLY THOSE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR ELRS. WHEN DRKG TOGETHER, THE YOUNGT AT THE TABLE IS EXPECTED TO SERVE EVERYONE ELSE. THERE ARE ALSO CERTA WAYS TO SERVE AND RECEIVE A DRK, SO BE SURE TO PAY ATTENTN TO THOSE AROUND YOU AND FOLLOW SU. IT IS KOREAN CTOM TO ACCEPT A DRK WH TWO HANDS | © GRAHAM HILLS / WIKICOMMONS WHEN OUT AND ABOUT, BE MDFUL THAT SOME CLUBS ARE ONLY OPEN TO KOREAN CIZENS, AS THERE IS A PERCEPTN THAT NON-KOREANS (PARTICULARLY ARY PERSONNEL) ARE MORE PRONE TO IATG FIGHTS. IT’S BT TO AVOID THE WELL-MARKED TABLISHMENTS ALTOGETHER. IN GENERAL, FOREIGNERS ARE UALLY WELE – JT BE SURE TO BE ON YOUR BT BEHAVR TO AVOID TROUBLE. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT SOUTH KOREA HAS VERY STRONG LAWS AGAST DGS. IF UGHT, YOU ULD BE PORTED OR EVEN SENTENCED TO UP TO FIVE YEARS JAIL FOR MERE POSSSN. THE BT ADVICE IS TO STAY AWAY OM ALL DGS OTHER THAN FFEE, ALHOL, AND TOBAC. SURVIVG THE MORNG AFTER BY THE END OF A NIGHT OUT, KOREANS WILL HEAD HOME FOR A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP BEFORE MAKG TO CLASS OR WORK THE NEXT MORNG. HOW DO THEY DO ? IN THE SAME WAY THEY’VE CREATED A UNIQUE DRKG CULTURE, THEY’VE ALSO PERFECTED THE ART OF CURG A HANER. FROM SPICY HAEJANGG (‘HANER SOUP’) AND BOTTLED REVERY DRKS TO MEDICAL ICE-CREAM, THERE’S BOUND TO BE SOMETHG TO CURE YOUR POST-SOJU FATIGUE, SO FEEL EE TO LET LOOSE AND GEONBAE (CHEERS)! VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

The clientele is VERY mixed both as to orientatn (gay, lez, bi, straight, other) as well as ethnicy, wh beg the one of the most popular LGBTQ night spots for foreigners Korea.

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Jongno is Seoul's biggt gay enclave, wh more than a hundred clubs and venu loted the center of Seoul the Nagwon Dong neighborhood to the north and east of Topkol Park (Inpennce Park).

But, Jongno is changg wh the tim and newer addns to the gay neighborhood tend to be larger, more open and more ternatnal outlook.

In the eveng, the lan and alleys of this nsely packed, low-rise area, bee filled wh food tents, tipsy salarymen, and thoands of gay men gog to and om their favore havens. But if you're alone, try some of the bars listed below where you'll be at ease wh a more ternatnal gay bar system and iendly, English-speakg staff to wele you.

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They n help you fd other gay bars, snas, gay cema, and jjimjilbang (cisg spac) the neighborhood.

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Korean, English and Che languag are spoken here, so, for foreign visors, 's a good place to get updated rmatn about gay culture Korea. The gentle and cute owner and his staff speak English well and are pleased to fill you on the gay scene.

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Come vis some of Seoul's bt gay bars, dance clubs, and pubs Seoul to drk, dance and meet people.

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In a culturally nservative muny, where gog to church and buildg a fay were heavily emphasized, Ahn felt his gay inty kept him “om beg able to participate Korean culture.

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” Then, he started equentg GAMeBoi, a weekly Asian Amerin gay party at Wt Hollywood’s Rage Nightclub.

He learned to embrace beg both Korean and gay, so much so that he directed “Fire Island, ” a groundbreakg queer Asian Amerin rom- released last year. Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg to people of lor.

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“Fdg plac like GAMeBoi, where beg queer and Asian do -exist … It’s not like a 1, 000-year-old Korean cultural rual, but I uld create a new rual, ” said Ahn, a recent Friday, hundreds packed QT Nightlife’s monthly K-Pop Night at Micky’s, a Wt Hollywood gay club a block or so east om the old GAMeBoi posed for selfi a pk Barbie box wh dis balls hangg overhead. ” (Michael Owen Baker / For The Tim) Even historilly gay neighborhoods like Wt Hollywood or San Francis’s Castro district, Asian Amerins have long been ignored or fetishized, seen as feme and weak. In 2019, then-Wt Hollywood Mayor John Duran argued that he did not appropriately touch a member of the Gay Men’s Chos of Los Angel bee “he’s a skny Korean kid wh pimpl on his cheek.

” Asian Amerin advocy groups cricized Duran’s remark, wh API Equaly-LA potg to the long history of discrimatn agast Asian men gay muni such as Wt Hollywood, whose clubs “ed to require three forms of photo intifitn om anyone they perceived as Asian. On this night, he had brought some female high school iends who wanted to experience the gay clubbg scene.

This cultural mec is a go-to for those lookg to enjoy ternatnal cuise, rooftop bars, foreigner-iendly clubs, and Homo Hill, a strip of gay bars, drag shows, and gay snas. Sign up for the ee gay travel newsletters and disver the hottt statns around the world for LGBTQ+ travel. This is not yet Bangkok or Taipei for gay nightlife, but certaly 's a place you will not regret puttg on your statn map.

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But evangelil Christians still burn Buddhist templ, and abhor the creasg visibily of gay people. Acts such as sodomy, or oral terurse were nsired unmentnable urts and other public foms, so tradnal nservative society has had nothg to say about homosexualy. Consequently is legal to be gay South Korea, but many people prefer not to e out to fay, iends or -workers.

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To lols don't dite gay inty, and sexually ambiguo K-pop stars have bee mega-star idols, both here and far beyond the homeland, on Youtube.

Some see their style as remiscent of the flower boys, the Hwarang (화랑) of 6-9th century Silla, bands of youths selected for their bety and traed martial arts, an associatn tged wh homosexual nnotatns. Among the hundreds of gay bars this cy, those loted this foreigner-iendly queer enclave at the center of Yongsan district are the most likely to have staff and ctomers who speak English. Nearby alleys are led wh a multu of eveng street food tents (pojangmacha) terg to crowds of men both gay and straight, most party mo.

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A number of tents by ex 4 of Jongno 3 Ga (종로 3 가) near many of the gay bars, serve up anju food and cheap drks for an animated throng of gay men, late to the night.

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