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Dongdaemun, 2005 vs now

4NiamhAm2026.10.08 15:06๐Ÿ‘ 1147๐Ÿ’ฌ 12โ™ฅ 47

August 2005: Dongdaemun Stadium from above, squeezed in between the shops and buildings.

Same neighborhood today: Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night.

From a sports stadium to a giant silver spaceship is such a Seoul glow-up. Every time DDP shows up in a music video I forget there was a whole stadium in that spot. ๋™๋Œ€๋ฌธ (Dongdaemun, the Great East Gate) really doesn't do small renovations.

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5retro_ballad2026.10.08

the stadium photo makes me nostalgic for a Seoul I never even saw

5Jules2026.10.08

DDP is the best backdrop for fashion week photos, everyone looks like they landed from another planet

4NiamhOP2026.10.08

exactly why I love it, every outfit turns into a sci-fi costume

4Taras2026.10.09

Great East Gate walked so the Great East Spaceship could fly.

5Sanne2026.10.08

is it free to walk around inside?

5retro_ballad2026.10.08

the stadium photo makes me nostalgic for a Seoul I never even saw

6kkt.882026.10.08

older people here still call that whole area ๋™๋Œ€๋ฌธ์šด๋™์žฅ out of habit

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6ppalli_ppalli2026.10.08

Vocab: ์šด๋™์žฅ (undongjang) = sports field. So ๋™๋Œ€๋ฌธ์šด๋™์žฅ is basically 'Dongdaemun sports ground'. The name outlived the stadium, which is very Seoul.

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5Elena.v2026.10.08

the name survived the demolition and the stadium didn't even get a farewell tour. rude

5Jules2026.10.08

DDP is the best backdrop for fashion week photos, everyone looks like they landed from another planet

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4NiamhOP2026.10.08

exactly why I love it, every outfit turns into a sci-fi costume

5Sanne2026.10.08

is it free to walk around inside?

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5AyลŸe2026.10.09

I think the outside plaza is free to wander and the exhibitions inside have tickets, but check before you go

5sleepy_jpg2026.10.08

stadium to DDP is Seoul unlocking a new texture pack

6hazel_n_honey2026.10.08

DDP at night looks like a spaceship that parked and the city just went with it

6Priya.s2026.10.08

DDP is the final map in a Running Man race. You walk in, get lost for forty minutes, leave with your name tag somehow torn off.

4Taras2026.10.09

Great East Gate walked so the Great East Spaceship could fly.

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