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Korea

Le fleuve Han a Seoul, avec la ligne d'horizon de l'ile de Yeouido et sa tour doree sous un ciel de cumulus

Culture9 min

Seoul: the district guide that makes the city legible

Gangbuk and Gangnam, gu and dong, subway exits: how Seoul is organised, what each district is for, and how to read a Korean address without getting lost.

August 3, 2026Read

Korea

Vue panoramique de l'arrondissement de Gangnam à Séoul depuis Yeoksam, coeur de l'industrie coréenne de la beaute et de la chirurgie esthetique

Society9 min

Oemojisangjuui: Korean lookism and its vocabulary of lines

S-line, V-line, small face: the vocabulary that turns a body into geometry, Gangnam, appearance-based discrimination, and Escape the Corset.

July 14, 2026Read

Korea

Rue de Daechi-dong illuminée la nuit, épicentre des hagwon et des académies privées de Séoul.

Society6 min

Hagwon: Inside Korea's Private Academy Phenomenon

Hagwon, the ubiquitous private academies in South Korea, shape the daily lives of millions of students. A deep dive into a parallel education system, between excellence and excess.

July 3, 2026Read