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Vintage Olive Young sign above a stairway leading into a brick-walled store entrance in Seoul.

Beauty store or theme park? Olive Young leans into regional narratives, unique experiences to woo tourists.

From retro-styled markets and traditional buildings to imaginary ships and coffee collabs, the chain's stores from Seoul to Jeju draw upon local flavor and influences to attract foreign visitors.

2026.10.16

Centuries-old Namdaemun Market suddenly a go-to spot for young shoppers

Seoul's historic Namdaemun Market, long the domain of older shoppers, has started attracting people in their 20s and 30s seeking sauna supplies, hard-to-find items and the in-person thrill of haggling.

2026.9.15

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Myanmar-born YouTuber Khaing, right, and her Russian friend at the Gwnagjang Market in central Seoul [SCREEN CAPTURE]

2,000 won for bottled water? Gwangjang Market food stalls again accused of price gouging.

Food stalls at Gwangjang Market, a popular traditional market among tourists in Seoul, were found to have been charging double for bottled water, officials said Tuesday.

2026.4.22

A consumer looks through diaper products at a supermarket in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2021. [YONHAP]

A proposal to ease hypermarket restrictions has its critics. Moms don't seem to be among them.

The government's proposal to ease restrictions on conglomerate retailers has critics arguing that it will take a toll on traditional markets and small shop owners, but consumers appear largely unsympathetic to such accusations — especially moms.

2026.2.12

People shop at a traditional market in Seoul on Jan. 28. [YONHAP]

Gov't initiates price stabilization plan ahead of Seollal holiday

The government has launched a nationwide push to curb price hikes ahead of the Seollal — the Lunar New Year holiday — later this month.

2026.2.1

President Lee Jae Myung, center, talks with a yogurt vendor at a traditional market in Busan on Dec. 23. [NEWS1]

Inside President Lee’s enduring affection for traditional markets

President Lee's younger sister, the late Lee Jae-ok, died in 2014 after collapsing from overwork while employed as a cleaner.

2025.12.27

A merchant at Soraepogu fish market in Incheon is shown entering a neighboring vendor's shop in this surveillance footage. The vendor accused the merchant of threatening him after he refused to raise his prices in an episode of JTBC's general affairs program ″Crime Chief″ (2014) that aired on Dec. 16. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Soraepogu fish market vendor spat turns physical over refusal to jointly hike prices

A fish merchant at Incheon's Soraepogu market allegedly attacked a fellow merchant with a weapon after the latter refused to jointly hike prices in what he called a "price-gouging scheme," according to a report on a JTBC TV show.

2025.12.18

Street stall vendors at Gwangjang Market in Jongno District, central Seoul, flip jeon (savory pancakes) in this file photo from April 27, 2022. [YONHAP]

Gov't steps in as Gwangjang Market controversy continues

Gwangjang Market, a century-old labyrinth comprising food and souvenir stalls, faces the most scrutiny it has in years after tourists and locals accused some vendors of overcharging them and cutting corners regarding quality and quantity.

2025.12.7

A truck crashed into Jeil Market, a traditional market in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, around 10:55 a.m. on Nov. 13, injuring at least 20 people, including two people found unconscious who later died at a hospital. [YONHAP]

2 dead, 18 injured after truck crashes through Bucheon market

A truck barreled through a crowded traditional market in Bucheon, Gyeonggi, on Thursday morning, killing two people and injuring at least 18 others after the driver said his brakes failed, according to the police.

2025.11.13

A screen capture of a Channel A news showing a man allegedly attempting to abduct a two-year-old girl at a traditional market in Seoul. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Man allegedly attempts to abduct 2-year old in Dongdaemun

Police have apprehended a man in his 60s for allegedly attempting to abduct a two-year-old girl at a traditional market in Seoul.

2025.10.6