Yeongdeungpo Times Square 1st Birthday

Times Square Bunker Party Flyer

If you live in Seoul and still go to COEX, then it’s time to get out of that crowed dungeon, and head to the wide halls of and atria of Yeongdeungpo Times Square. Even when it’s full of people, you rarely feel crowded in. It also features the best theatre in Seoul (Korea?) with the “World’s Biggest Screen” (Starium), a 4D Theatre and the awesome sound of the THX관.

It opened in September 2009, so this month is its “1 Year Malling Party,” which it includes a few events, and here are the ones which interest me:

Bunker Party Season 2

Featuring: Leesang (리쌍), Supreme Team, 360 Sounds, VJ I-Spy, and 홍록기

Date + Time: Friday September 17 @ 9PM

This one is limited to 1000 people who register on their site, so sign up and hope you get in. It accepts your Alien Number but I won’t help you with the Korean, because I’m not here to help you be useless in Korea.

Brown Eyed Girls Live Appearance (and concert?)

Date + Time:  Saturday, September 18 @ 6PM

Find more performers at the official site.

Mokdong Hyper Local: SBS 20th Anniversary Festival

Broadcaster, SBS, which has its headquarters in Mokdong, Seoul will be having their 20th Anniversary event, “Tomorrow Festival” all this week from 6:30PM to 10:00PM. I visited the site yesterday, while they were setting up. It looks to be an interesting party. They are taking over the entirety of Omok Park (오목공원), and filling it with interactive media, art, and performances. The most interesting thing should be the “Media Facade,” which seems to be a projection onto the giant white circle painted on the side of the SBS HQ building.

Check out the pictures below, and make your way there sometime this week.

SBS Headquarters from Omok Park

Set Up for SBS 20th Anniversary Festival in Omok Park (오목공원)

Set Up for SBS 20th Anniversary "Tomorrow Festival"

When: August 17 – August 22, 6:30PM – 10:00PM

Official Site: http://www.sbs-festival.co.kr

Schedule: http://www.sbs-festival.co.kr/overview.html

Directions:

by Subway: Omokgyo Station (Line 5) – Exit 2

by Bus: 6624 – 오목공원 ; 571, 603, 700, 6637 – .목1동주민센터

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Mokdong Hyper Local: 본죽 & 비빔밥 오목교점

It’s right beside the Dunkin Donuts when you walk down the street from Omokyo Station towards the Immigration Office.

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UPDATE: Hyper Local: Mokdong Edition

Since Mokdong is full of aliens, it’s a good idea to let you know that two of your favourite hangouts will soon be making a greater presence in the area.

Starbucks

NOW OPEN Omokyo Station, Line 5 (오목교역, 5호선) – Exit 5 or 6 (In the new building that just went up on the corner after coming off of the Omokyo Bridge. (MAP)

NOW OPEN Mullae-dong (okay, not quite Mokdong, but close enough) – Down the street from Mullae Station, Line 2. Diagonally across from Joe’s Sandwich and down the road from the big GS Retail building. (MAP)

Kraze Burger

OPEN July 17 Samsung Trapalace, down from Omokyo Station, Line 5 Exit 1 and on the corner of the building with E-Mart in the basement. (MAP)

International Temple Stay Centre coming to Mokdong

I was wandering around Mokdong today enjoying one of my two free coffees offered to me by Starbucks today as part of their “Make a Difference” (read: hippie) campaign (free coffee for those with tumblers).

On the way to Starbucks I saw a very large, traditional “Korean-looking” building under construction down the street. So, I made a mental note, proceeded to Starbucks and ventured down the road. There I found the “국제 템플스테이 센터” (International Temple Stay Centre) under construction. It has a tall front section, with a huge (looks like 8 stories w/ 2 PH levels) residential area coming out its backside. I don’t know the details, but I will get on that.

This could be good for us spacemen who can’t find time on Thursday afternoons to attend Bongeunsa‘s (봉은사) Temple Stay.

I will do some more research. But, here’s some extra reading in Korean. I will have to find some English material.

Bulgyo Focus video: http://www.tagstory.com/video/video_post.aspx?media_id=V000407746 (Korean)

Buddhism Journal: http://www.buddhismjournal.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2211 (Korean)