Journese: Culture of Cool

Standing inside Seoul’s serene 14th-century royal palace, the shimmering skyscrapers of the high-energy capital feel worlds away. But the futuristic transit system takes just minutes to reach the center of the trendsetting city that created K-Pop, also home to 37 Michelin-starred restaurants, some of the world’s most luxurious hotels, and the gallery-filled traditional hanoks of Bukchon.