Itaewon was the location of a deadly surge in Seoul Saturday night. Some 100,000 people were estimated to have passed through the area.
that night to celebrate Halloween. The area is studded with vintage shops, restaurants, pubs inspired by Western countries, and nightclubs.
"There's always a lot of people in Itaewon, but the peak is during the Halloween season," she said in Korean."Whenever Halloween rolls around, everyone, including celebrities, go to Itaewon." "Historically, Asians don't celebrate Halloween ... but Itaewon has a lot of foreigners and those foreigners celebrate Halloween," Shin said."Businesses in Itaewon cater to the huge population of foreigners living there. So because foreigners are partying in Itaewon, it just naturally became the go-to place for Halloween."
"As social media became a more common thing among young adults, they became more familiar with American culture," she said.
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