Apex of Korean Wave, Webtoon and E-Sports

K-Webtoon & Character Merchandise

Seoul/Seoul Metropolitan Area · 7 stops

1 GREEM CAFE A space that makes you feel like a webtoon protagonist

Black & white furnitures and interiors make visitors look like a colorful character in a black & white webtoons. Started from Yeonnam-dong in Seoul, GREEM CAFE is becoming a global franchise.

161-10 Seongmisan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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2 SHOP DCC A place for webtoon fans

SHOP DCC's first floor is a café and a photo zone with popular characters; basement floor holds exhibition with figurines and sells their official merchandise.

42 Toegye-ro 20-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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3 Kang Full Manhwa Street Kang Full's webtoon in murals

Kang Full is attributed as the pioneer in K-webtoon. Gangdong-gu, which was a setting used in his webtoons, made this street to celebrate his works. There are many murals inspired by his work including "Love Story," "Fool," and "I Love You."

168ga-gil, Gangdong-gu, Seoul

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4 AB Café At Bali A café that offers digital drawing experience

AB Café's theme is Southeast Asia's vacation retreat. AB Café's third floor has a "Wacom Lounge" which is equipped with Wacom One, the best equipment for creative work for Webtoon. Anyone can use it to draw what they like.

32 Gangnam-daero 102-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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5 Line Friends Gangnam Flagship Store Lovely character merchandise

For BTS ARMY, this is a must-visit place they offer BTS merchandise as well as Line Friends merchandise. On the second floor, there is "Friends Select Zone" that display Snoopy, Minions, and other popular character merchandises for sale.

437 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul

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6 Kakao Friends Gangnam Flagship Store Merchandise purchase and experience in one place

One can have interesting experience with Media Wall, photo booth with AR tech, and Choonsik's Room on the first floor of this store. Experience they offer, as well as pick-up service can be done in person. You can also purchase through QR Code payment system.

429 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul

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Korea Manhwa Museum, Bucheon 7 Korea Manhwa Museum, Bucheon Everything about K-Webtoon

This museum collects and stores Korean Manhwa materials and data. Manhwa is the foundation in which K-Webtoon grew on. History of Manhwa, Experience Exhibition, Library, and Theater are facilities within the museum complex.

1 Gilju-ro, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Source: Korea Tourism Organization, “2022 51 K-Wave Tourist Destinations” (2022), text reused; the guide’s photos are not. The guide is from 2022: venues close and hours change, confirm before you go.

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