OWL Magazine Korea

Taegeukdang, established in 1946 by Shin Chang-geun in Myeongdong, Seoul, is the city’s oldest bakery. After receiving baking equipment left by the Japanese post-liberation in 1945, Shin Chang-geun opened the bakery under the name Taegeukdang. In 1973, Taegeukdang relocated from Myeongdong to its present location in Jangchung-dong, with the current building constructed in 1974. In 1999, Shin Chang-geun’s son, Shin ...

Until COVID-19 swept through, the term “sharing economy” received much attention. However, due to the aftermath of “social distancing” measures, this term became less heard of for a while. With the rise of the sharing economy, co-working spaces, where people share office spaces, also gained attention. You can find co-working spaces where you can share office facilities in various places, ...

Near Dongguk University, there is a well-known brick oven pizza place called “Dochi Pizza”. It’s always bustling with many people. “I joined an English conversation meetup near Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Saturday afternoon. It was my first time attending a meetup since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, so it was a somewhat nervous time, but it ...