Hi all,

this thread is really very informative! i will be going to seoul for the first time next week. really looking forward to that. i will be staying for 3 nights at millenium hilton hotel.

i would like to check with you guys what kind of stuff should i buy from korea? i remember someone mention cosmetics? korean ginseng? what else is worth to buy from korea (for malaysian)

btw, i love k-pop music, any website that i can check upcoming concert? (eg any website such as ticketmaster or ticketek)

would be great if i can catch some k-pop concert that featuring grp such as snsd, kara etc

thanks!

Hello all,

Just would like to ask your opinions (before travelling to Korea). A friend of mine has asked me to invest with her in a cafe, which she planned to open in Seoul. When I googled for Seoul and cafe, there are many (many) cafes in Seoul, and most of them look really trendy and nice. Just would like to ask you Seoul-lites, do you think opening a cafe in Seoul is a feasible option? Or is it over saturated?

Thank you very much!

Wow, it's still snowing? So will sakura blossom during mid april?

For concerts, there are no upcoming concerts in Korea atleast... for the next few weeks.
However there is still the usually weekly music shows of Mnet Mcountdown, KBS Music Bank, MBC Music Core and SBS Inkigayo.

For KBS Music Bank, you will need invitations to get in.. so you'll need to find some connection with the fanbase of an idol/idol group who is performing that day.
As for Mnet Mcountdown (Thursday) and MBC Music Core (Saturday), you can usually just go to the places and then talk to some of the fanbase leaders to let you in.

SBS Inkigayo is quite strict, so you need connections also from the inside to get in.

Neither SNSD nor Kara will be performing for atleast the next few weeks.


To be honest, it is over saturated.
Especially in Seould definitely... at almost every corner you're bound to see a cafe.

It all comes down to the concept of the cafe you're trying to open.
Koreans love trying new stuff not from their own country, different concepts from the outside.
So do more research before plunging in.


Hopefully? haha..
Usually right now it shouldn't be 8c degrees at day time, should be hovering around the 12-15c already and there should be sunlight as well.

Thank you very much!

Yeah, I can see so many different cafe brands there..Most of them never heard or seen in M'sia

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Added on March 26, 2011, 8:58 amReminded me of one famous almost x-rated Korean movie by 2 famous actor & actress..Baek Yoon joon (Winter Sonata) & So ye Jin i.e "April Snow"

This post has been edited by stimix: Mar 26 2011, 08:58 AM

Hi Ben,

thanks so much for the response. i really appreciate that!

maybe i will try the Mnet Mcountdown on thur if i have time.

regarding the things to buy, do you have any suggestion? eg for cosmetics what brand is cheap?

thx again

no doubt the wind is very strong,i was told that there is a kid got blown away by the wind before but not far i think,just lifted and went few meters backward.

the famous one such as the face shop? skinfood? misha? and alot more,but korean ginseng i feel a little overated

the most shops ever seen : dunkin donuts and Paris bonquet

Laneige is cheap..

Bonquet? It is not Baguette?

Btw, just got back this morning. Yup it was snowing the other day. Weird. I was eating at Itaewon and it suddenly poured. Had to buy payung, but no space to fit in luggage. Left at the hotel. And it was a cute payung!

guys! planning to go Korea during mid of November..Korea snow liaw ma?
wads the temp? thx! 0C+-?

just had some chitchat about this with my friends yesterday
she said she'd get the etude house face mask there, cause it's very cheap~!
i would get some it's skin products too (for the sake of 2pm xD kkk)
faceshop & elianto might be cheaper too i think?

Laily, you have been a great savior! With your info, i manage to look out on the van from Jeju Hiking Inn..
They quoted me KRW160,000 for 9 people. It is cheap compared to Yeha tour! and we can plan our itinerary as well...

Thanks a lot!! D

Sure enough it will be cheaper than KL bcos they are mfg there minus the transport & also tax. but don't expect rock bottom pricing

would like to check your opinion on the following flights to & fro Jeju (if any of you has ride on the followings):
1) Eastar Jet
2) Air Busan
3) Jeju Air

I took Air Busan to Jeju. Compared to Eastar, it's cheaper.

hm..very hard to make prediction this year.Just days ago,it snowed again when its supposedly Spring time there.Usually Mid Nov already very cold.Be prepare for more thick clothings !

This post has been edited by pchan: Mar 28 2011, 12:37 PM

Something really wrong wth world wether since last year..Early snowing last year started early Dec instead of late Dec and now lasting till almost April...

Last year,mid November already started snowing..