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Gangnam, Seoul, Has More Than Style With Great Schools, Shopping and Coveted Real Estate
The South Korean neighborhood K-pop made world famous is a favorite roost among foreigners, titans of industry and celebrities By Mercedes Hutton |
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Gangnam is often called the Beverly Hills of South Korea.
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Gangnam is arguably South Korea’s best-known neighborhood. One of 25 districts that make up the capital Seoul, Gangnam literally means “south of the river,” but is associated at home and internationally with a certain level of luxury, largely thanks to Psy’s breakout 2012 K-pop hit “Gangnam Style,” which brought the world’s attention to what Time magazine described as the “lavish lifestyles in Seoul’s Gangnam district.”