Category: Seongpo-Dong

S-Oil’s New Mascot: Mr. Gu Do-Il

As seen at S-Oil, across from Homeplus in Ansan. [Top section of photo] Gu Do-Il is riding. Giddyup ~ Giddyup~ Gu Do-Il is riding and he's full of energy and doesn't get tired! [Bottom section of photo] Good – "Gu D", Oil – "o-Il" = Gu Do-Il [Get it?  "Good Oil"]...

Hoihyeon-Dong Village Rest Area

Located next to Hoihyoeon Station in Seoul, the historical marker exlains that this spot under the gingko tree was a rest area for the Hoihyeon village of Seoul on the northern slopes of Namsan and an area where a lot of good people used to live. Presumably a lot of...

Culture Show at Namsan Park

On our recent visit to Namsan Park, we got to enjoy a performance. This even included a Gangnam Style dance by my translation associate, Dong-Hyuk Kim (the guy in the blue coat, second to the right, in the video below). He’s also pretty good at the hackey-sack. [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED:...