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Living Alone In series
A window into living alone in Seoul.
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Living Alone In series
A window into living alone in Seoul.
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Solo living: a new norm in Seoul
TNearly half of all households in South Korean capital now consist of one person, and there's a reason for that "You become an adult only after you've put your hair in a topknot," a traditional Korean
The best (lesser-known) things about Seoul for solo residents
I love to sing, but as a kid, belting out tunes on a karaoke machine usually meant rallying at least one friend to go to the local noraebang (singing room). For a boy who was a bit of a loner, this could be challenging. Then came the 2010s — and with them, a delightful invention: the coin noraebang (pay-per-song karaoke). A sanctuary for solo singers, it offered sweet salvation to those who want to sing their hearts out without the judgmental stares of others. Coin noraebang is just one of many
May 27, 2025 - 10:35:30
On her own in Seoul: Safety tips for city’s independent women
As a longtime resident of Seoul, I can personally attest to the city being among the safer places to live by oneself. Not once during the numerous late-hour adventures of my youth, staggering back home at night, have I been mugged or held at gunpoint -- which is partly because personal gun ownership is not allowed here. But no matter where you are in the world, there's always the risk of violence and crime, particularly for women, who are statistically far more vulnerable to certain types of cri
April 13, 2025 - 16:22:09
In Seoul's millions of homes, where's mine?
Affordable rent and a convenient commute shouldn't be all that matters Seoul, where I have lived by myself since 2012, is by far the largest and most populous city in South Korea, and it is also where more people live alone than any other region in the country. A February 2024 government report showed that there were 1.99 million single-person households in Seoul, accounting for 44.5 percent of all households in the city. Finding a place to live in the country's most expensive city can be a chal
March 22, 2025 - 09:00:00
Solo living: a new norm in Seoul
Nearly half of all households in South Korean capital now consist of one person, and there's a reason for that "You become an adult only after you've put your hair in a topknot," a traditional Korean saying goes, referring to the premodern custom of a man putting his hair in a topknot for a wedding ceremony. Conventional wisdom that had dominated Korean society of yesteryear was that one truly comes of age only after committing oneself to marriage. That notion is quickly changing, however, with
March 10, 2025 - 17:45:00
