Naver searches for the drugstore chain jumped to more than twice their usual level on 1 November. The reason is a one-week sale the chain calls Black Friday, separate from its four regular sales. Here is what it is, and how the tax refund works if you are visiting.
Written by the Kverything editors from the sources below. Photograph by Xuedi Liu on Unsplash.
Short and checked, added through the day. Each one links to the source and shows when we looked.
소리 Sound컴백keom·baekThree releases in four days. How to follow a comeback week from wherever you are
맛 Taste빼빼로데이ppae·ppae·ro·de·iThe chocolate stick holiday is now a toy fight. What the four convenience chains put on the shelf
길 Streets성수동seong·su·dongSeongsu this week has a League of Legends store, a Pokémon store and a webtoon. Dates for each
화면 Screen닥터Xdak·teo·ek·seuThe surgeon who says I never fail. Why a remake of a Japanese hospital drama owns Friday nights
길 Streets단풍dan·pungThe palaces are free until 15 November, and the leaves are turning now
놀이 Play광안리gwang·an·riThe Gwangalli drone show in November. Three Saturdays, two shows a night, and one weekend with none
맛 Taste떡tteokRice cake with pizza on top. How tteok became the dessert people queue for, and where the chains put it
멋 Style흰디hin·diA department store drew a white puppy. Seven years later its goods are up 73 percent and it throws first pitches
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