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Clubs and Activities
Queer Groups
Seoulsisters Queer Discussion Group: meets every second Sunday to discuss pop culture and current events from a queer perspective.
Some General Clubs
Seoul StitchnBitch: meets every two weeks on Sunday afternoons in Haebangchon, Seoul to do crafts and chat.
Adventure Korea Travel Club: is a club that organises weekend tours around Korea for foreigners.
Monthly Book Exchange
Kscene Magazine: List of Clubs to Join
Activities
Progressive Documentary Movie Screenings at Sinchon, Sundays, 5.15pm.
The Seoul Players: A theatre group for English speakers. They put on 1 - 3 productions a year, and welcome volunteers.
Dragonboating: Join us every Saturday afternoon for a paddle on the Han followed
by a few beers. Everyone welcome, no previous experience necessary & all gear and equipment is supplied - all you need is shorts, t-shirt, towel and a change of clothes for drinks after training. KRW5,000 per paddler for training, soft drinks, etc. From 3pm-5pm on the Han River in Ichon-dong, off the Turtle Ship Pier in Hangang. Contact Duncan for directions at duncan.cole@austrade.gov.au / 011 9054 5085 or Jono on jonathan.sharrock@veoliawater.com / 011 9187 1901
Sporting Groups
Women's Teams
Ladies Soccer: If you're interested in getting in shape, learning new skills and meeting expats
from all over the world, come practice soccer with us! We practice once a week
on a grass pitch. We play a game against men's and women's recreational teams
sporadically. Women of all levels are welcome. Please call 011-1718-3771 or
email kpws2002@yahoo.com for more information.
Gaelic Football: trains weekly in Seoul. Training is quite serious and teams compete in Asia later in the year. All levels welcome though.
Gay Women's Softball: on Sunday afternoons. Email Rachel: elsierocks at hotmail.com
Mixed
Korea Ultimate Frisbee: welcomes anyone to join us, regardless of nationality, age, gender and ability. Our purpose is to provide weekly pick-up games in Seoul and environs, liaison with established and emerging Ultimate groups in Korea, host tournaments (local and international), and spread the popularity of disc sports to a wider population - especially locals.
Classes
Yoga
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Tai Kwon Do
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Kumdo
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Korean Language
Craft
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Gyms and Health Clubs
Joining a Gym
Gym membership usually costs between 60 000 won/month for your local neighborhood gym to 1 million/year for fancy gyms like California Fitness. Gym memberships to large gyms can be bought second-hand though (you'll need a Korean friend to help you look online) and their price can be bargained down. There are English speaking staff at Califorina Fitness and Hurest, both in Myeongdong.
Saunas 'JimJilBang'
Visitng a sauna is possibly the most releaxing experience you can have in Korea. Once you get the "being naked in public" thing, you are free to splash about in various warm and cold pools of green tea and minerals, sweat your stuff in the hot rooms or get a very very thorough body scrub.
Music and Culture
Art and Performance
The best way to find out what cultural stuff (art exhibitions, Korean and touring performances) is to subscribe to some email newsletters - Seoul Selection weekly newsletter , Seoulstyle monthly newsletter ,and the Expat Advisory fortnightly newsletter or visit these websites:
Click Korea is an online resource developed by the Korea Foundation to meet the need for broader access to information about Korean arts and culture.
Korea.net Culture and Events: cultural events and news
Movies
Cinecube in Gwanghamun, downtown Seoul, often has independent or art films in English, and sometimes has Korean films with English subtitles.
Seoul Selection shop also shows Korean movies with English subtitles every week. It also sells Korean DVDs with English subtitles.
The Seoul International Women's Film Festival in April is awesome, and happens at Artreon Cinema near Sinsa station.
Cine Cafe is run by the Europe-Korea Foundation and screens Korean movies with English subtitles twice a week, once during the day and once in the evening. Cost is 10 000 won, with money going to a women's shelter.
Jongno Multiplex at Jongno 3-ga in downtown Seoul offers movie reservations in English on their website.
Koreanfilm.org is an excellent website of Korean films from 1945 - 2006.
Live and Electronic Music
Dave's ESL Cafe has a forum on Live Foreigner Bands but and WorknPlay lists djs and local and live bands. Kscene magazine also lists live music and djs. Touring DJs usually play in clubs in Hongdae, or at the larger hotels.
This site lists punk and emo shows in Seoul.
Buying Music
Most large bookstores like Kyobo, Yongpoong, Il Libro and Bandi and Luni also have a CD section in them. For independent imported music (indie pop etc), visit Purple Records in Hongdae (turn right at the university, walk for about 10 minutes past the huge Coffee and Tea Leaf cafe, it's on the left) or Sanga Records in Apgyjeong.
Books and Magazines
Expat-Korea has a good rundown of English magazines and newspapers published in Seoul.