Flame Grass Festival in sky park, one of worldcup park on each fall season (서울 억새 축제)

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Flame Grass festival in sky park, one of worldcup park on each fall season
하늘공원 서울 억새풀 축제

 date : 10.14~10.20.2023
( second week of OCT on each years, 10:00AM~22:00PM, enterence limite at 20:00 )
homepage : http://parks.seoul.go.kr/template/sub/worldcuppark.do
location : sky park (하늘공원)
500meter from Worldcup Stadium subway station line6
subway station : worldcup stadium subway station line6

it was beautiful Flame Grass in autumn season.
sky park (하늘공원) is big field.
you need to walk a lot, so you comfortable easy shoes to walk high hill. i recommend sneakers or trekking shoes.

High hill in sky park, world cub stadium station, line6







2023 Seoul World Fireworks Festival

    

Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2023 to be held on October 7 at Yeouido Hangang Park

The theme is "Bright Future, Illuminating Tomorrow's World with Color

Three countries participating: South Korea, China, and Poland

Fireworks show starts at 19:00 and lasts for 90 minutes

Visitors should be prepared for weather differences and traffic congestion



Theme: "Lights of Tomorrow," a colorful celebration of tomorrow's world

Participating countries: South Korea, China, Poland

When: Saturday, October 7, 2023, 13:00~21:30

Location: Yeouido Hangang Park area


Event Details

13:00~18:00: Pre-event (media art exhibition, citizen participation event)

19:00~20:40: Fireworks Festival

20:40~21:30: After party (DJ performance)



Viewing Tips

Prepare outerwear, lap blankets, and mats for autumn nights with large temperature differences.

During the fireworks show, the lights will be turned off except for essential lighting, and the entire viewing area will be crowded, making it difficult to get to amenities.

Stock up on snacks and water close to home.

Children and the elderly can easily get lost in large crowds. Make sure they are accompanied by an adult and wear a lost and found bracelet or contact information in case they become separated.

Use public transportation whenever possible to get around on fireworks day.



Transportation

From 14:00 to 23:00 on July 7, Yeoui-dong-ro (from the south end of Mapo Bridge to the front of Building 63) will be completely closed.

Enforcement personnel and CCTV vehicles will be deployed on roads and bridges around the event site, as well as roads and bridges in Ichon, Noryangjin, and Yeouido, where the fireworks can be viewed.

On the day of the event, the rental and return of public bicycles and shared personal mobility devices (Kick Going and Thinking) will also be suspended in the Yeouido area.


Other Information

Traffic information on the Seoul World Fireworks Festival, including public transportation, detours, and controlled areas, will be provided through the Seoul Transportation Information Center's TOPIS website, Twitter, and VMS. 

Seoul International Fireworks Festival in Fall

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it is so beautiful han riverside Fireworks Festival! every fall annually, beautiful fireworks festival at Han River. more then million people see this festival. This is a huge crowd itself is spectacular. there are fire works ship on han river in front of Yeouido. and last show times, there will be fire works fall in Wonhyo Bridge. people see firework from many spot near han river. Yeouido is the main spot. across the river, Hangang Bridge, Mapo Bridge, and other Bridges. many building in Yeouido and Mapo area of the building will be a lot of people watching. 2022.10.5(sat).7pm
you need seat for sit, thick close(or slim blanket), water and small food, phone camera, (protect moskito).


where is best spot to see fire works festival?

    

that times, all around han river will be crowded.
so, it was difficult to see.
and you have to wait on street fo walking.
if tere are no seat on road, you can stand long times.

if you lost your way, don't worry.
you can just follow many peoples.
people will go to subway.

1. if you don't worry people and want to see big fir work and music.
i recommnad youido(여의도) spot.

youi-naru(여의나루) line 5, is most crowed.
some times, subway will not stop that times.
then you can use youido(여의도) or pariament(국회의사당) station.

fire work time is at 19:00pm
but, people will go to youido from morning.
because, they will take good seat to see.

in youido(여의도), you have to see huge croud of people.
there can be some smog from fireworks.

2. across the river
also, youngsan and hannam area, many people go.
there will be crouded, so you will spend many times to work
there will be more seat on after noon.
small fireworks viwes and no music.

you have to walk to han river from sinyoungsan(신용산), hannam(한남) subway station.

3. Hangang Bridge, Mapo Bridge, and other Bridges.
many people go to bridge, they stand to see firworks.
any bridge is ok to see.
but, Wonhyo Bridge will protect to go.
there will be fire works fall.

Best fire works spot in youido

    

it is so beautiful han riverside Fireworks Festival!
more then million people see this festival.
This is a huge crowd itself is spectacular.

there are on han river , Yeouido.
and last show times, there will be fire works fall in Wonhyo Bridge.

you can go youido(여의도) with subway.
the youido(여의도) will be too crowded from morning.

2019.10.5(sat). 7pm
https://hanwhafireworks.bulggot.co/en/

Spot
people see firework from many spot near han river.
that times, all around han river will be crowded.
Youido(여의도) is the main spot.

(also across the river, Hangang Bridge, Mapo Bridge, and other Bridges.
many building in Yeouido and Mapo area of the building will be a lot of people watching.)

fire work time is at 19:00pm
but, people will go to youido from morning.
because, they will take good seat to see.

in youido(여의도), you have to see huge croud of people.
there can be some smog from fireworks.

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youi-naru(여의나루) line 5
the station is most crowed.
some times, subway will not stop that times.
then you can use youido(여의도) or pariament(국회의사당) station.

from to
you can find some area.

in photo,  it is nearest point from firewalk main ship on hanriver.

if some one make seat aready, you can ask them for space.

At evening or after fireworks festival, The subway could not stop at Yeoninaru Station.(because, too many people)
Then, you can use Yeouido Station.
If you have lost your way or you do not know the road, do not worry.
you can just follow many peoples going.
people will go to subway.

Preparations for picnic
seat for a sit,
thick close (or slim blanket),
water, small food, wet tissue etc
camera with phone & music, (some times, protect moskito).

Toilet attention
There is long people line in front of the bathroom.
so people may have to wait close to an hour to use toilet.
do not drink a lot of water.

Busan fire works festival

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Busan over the see fire works festival

Location: Gwangalli Beach

It is the largest fireworks festival in Korea and the biggest fireworks festival in Asia.
It is setting a record of more than one million visitors every year.

Along with the Seoul World Fireworks Festival, it is regarded as one of the two greatest fireworks festivals in Korea.

The fireworks festival is held at the sea in front of Gwangalli Beach and Gwangan Grand Bridge.
It floats on the sea and the fireworks are shot from the ship and the Gwangan Bridge.
It is spectacular.
It can be seen in Japan's Tsushima Island, which is 50 km away.












rental system in korea : jeon-se (전세)

    

Jeon-se Summary (전세) rental system in korea

The tenant pays only the rent and a security deposit.
It is a special form of renting in Korea.
It started from bank interest high age.
It is not recommended for foreigners.
It is not recommended for foreigners because there have been many rental scams and landlord bankruptcies recently.

Subletting explained

Many Korean renters prefer to sublet.
This is because they can save money on rent.
With contracts lasting more than two years, tenants also feel more secure in their housing.

In the past, landlords also favored subletting.
They could buy a house with a small amount of their own money and a large Jeon-se deposit from the tenant.
If the price of the house skyrocketed, they could make a large profit on their small investment.
When Korea was in a period of economic growth, there were a lot of rental properties, along with a surge in house prices.
70% of the house rental in Korea is on Jeon-se basis.
If the sale price of the house is 100, the Jeon-Se amount is normally around 60~90% of the sale price.
In Jeon-Se system, the tenant makes a deposit around 60~90% of the sale price as the security and takes back the same amount when the lease contract is expired.

"Empty Can Jeon-se"(깡통전세 )

When the sale price of a house drops, the sale price may be lower than the rental price.
This is known as "깡통전세" and has become a social problem.
Many landlords take the security deposit of the next tenant and return the security deposit of the outgoing tenant.
and return the outgoing tenant's deposit.
However, as home sales prices drop, so do rental prices.
No one will move in at the old, higher rental price.
Therefore, the existing tenants are left waiting, unable to get their deposits back.
Even if you sue the landlord, there's no way to get your money back from a cash-strapped landlord.
In this time of real estate decline, many people are suffering from "tin can rentals". 

Fraud cases

- Sometimes the person who receives the rental fee is not the landlord.
In some cases, the scammer may work with a real estate agent or even trick the agent.
They may forge IDs and documents. 
- A bad agent takes a large deposit from a tenant for a rental agreement.
The landlord signs a month-to-month contract and gives a small security deposit.
The broker takes the large security deposit.
Jeon-se- The landlord runs off with the deposit.
In the case of a "tin can rental," the landlord can't be reached, and sometimes the landlord disappears.
Sometimes the landlord goes bankrupt and you can't get your money back.

Not recommended for foreigners.

In the case of "깡통전세", you may end up waiting in the house longer than the contract period to get your money back.
It is not recommended for foreigners with a fixed return time.
The security deposit is very large, close to the sale price.
If there is a rental fraud case, you can lose a lot of money.
Therefore, it is not recommended for foreigners visiting Korea for a short period of time.

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Do you want to know realtor fee of these house?
With the mobile app, you can easily calculate the real estate brokerage fee in Korea.
However, the menu of the app is Hangul, Korean characters.
So, I will post a translation of the app's menu into English.

A translation of the realtor fees app's menu

    

With this mobile app, you can easily calculate the real estate brokerage fee in Korea.

If your phone is Android, you can download this app.
The brokerage fee calculated on the app is the legally set upper limit in KOREA.
You can negotiate with a real estate agent at that price or a lower price, and pay. 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apphouse.housefee

However, the menu of the app is Hangul, Korean characters.
This is a post a translation of the app's menu into English.


Menu name
- Real estate brokerage fee calculator
- Checklist, check before writing contract
- Checklist, check before brokerage contract
- Checklist, How to Keep a Deposit
- Checklist, check before direct transaction contract
- Information to refer to when signing a contract and homepage


Realtor fee Calculator

Select menus
Select: "주택, 오피스텔, 기타" "House, Officetel, Other"
Select: "월세, 전세, 매매" "Wolse, Jensei, buy/sell"

주택 Houses: The majority of houses in general
오피스텔 Officetel: a high rise building in a commercial area, as specified in the leagal paper. you see a more detail in this blog post.
기타 Other: All real estate other than residential offices

월세  Wolse: Deposit and Monthly fee
전세  Jensei: High-deposit, no-Monthly fee
매매  buy/sell: Buying and selling a home

Depending on your selection, the following input menus will appear differently for each type of property.
Input menus
보증금     Deposit :
월세       Monthly Rent fee :
매매가격    Sale Price :

Enter the price in man-won (만원, minus 4 digits.)
For example 10,000,000KRW (approx. 10,000USD), enter 1000. 

Cap rate: automatically calculated based on the amount entered upper.

Brokerage fee: automatically calculated based on the amount entered

Brokers might ask for a price that includes 10% VAT. 
It depends on whether the realtor is a regular taxpayer or a simplified taxpayer.
The brokerage fee shown here is the legal maximum.
Pay the broker at or below this price


Entering cap rates directly
When buying or selling an expensive home,
to negotiate lower cap rates and VAT rates.
This is the menu to use.


Click the "Save 저장" button, and you'll see the results organized, as shown on the page above.
Click the "Share 공유" button to send the results via KakaoTalk, text, etc.
Click the "Copy 복사" button to copy the results to the clipboard.


If you click the "List" icon at the right end of the app bar, you'll see a window like the one above where you can select each menu.


Each of the site information you need to contract appears.



You can find out who owns the house by looking at the legal house registry payper.
Above is the website of the Supreme Court where you can check the land registry.
You can copy and share the address of the Supreme Court site. 


You can download a standard lease agreement, broker verification document, brokerage fee rate table, and more.

To calculate Korea Realtor Fees automatically.

    

With this mobile app, you can easily calculate the real estate brokerage fee in Korea.

If your phone is Android, you can download this app.
The brokerage fee calculated on the app is the legally set upper limit in KOREA.
You can negotiate with a real estate agent at that price or a lower price, and pay. 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apphouse.housefee

However, the menu of the app is Hangul, Korean characters.
So, I will post a translation of the app's menu into English.
https://koreahouse.blogspot.com/2023/09/a-translation-of-realtor-fees-apps-menu.html


With App, You can download a copy of the legal house register paper, rent contract form, realtor confirmation manual form.
It also shows a checklist to be checked before signing a contract.

You can calculate the realtor fee in one second and make the contract easy and safe.
It provides essential information such as issuing a copy of the register and classifying unauthorized brokerage.
You can download the standard lease contract and the confirmation manual.
It is possible to calculate brokerage fees, save notes, or share them with others.
When writing a contract, when making a direct transaction, when using an intermediary, it tells you the checklist and how to keep my deposit.
The brokerage fee calculator app solves these questions at once.

As soon as you enter the number of monthly rent, jeonse, and sales of real estate such as studio apartments, apartments, and officetels
It calculates the results immediately on the spot and shows them.
You can copy the calculation results on a clipboard, share them via Kakao Talk, text, etc.

It also provides important information essential to real estate contracts.
Provide precautions when writing a contract, how to keep your deposit safe, and important site information necessary for the contract.
You can check and download the registered copy, standard rental contract, confirmation manual, and brokerage fee table.

Key features of the app include.
Feature Details:


- Brokerage fee calculator: It calculates prices easily and quickly, including sales of houses, officetels, and other real estate, brokerage fees and additional taxes on jeonse and monthly rent.
You can also calculate the brokerage fee by putting the upper limit rate and the additional tax rate directly.
Users can easily see the estimated cost of real estate transactions in advance.

Share and save calculation results: You can copy calculation results to a clipboard and save them to a memo app, etc.
You can record it by sending Kakao Talk to me through the share button.
You can easily send it to others through KakaoTalk or text messages through the sharing button.
Easily share or save brokerage fee calculation results with others.

- Checklist before writing the contract: It tells you what to prepare before writing the contract and what to check importantly, so you can proceed with real estate transactions more carefully.
- Brokerage Contract Checklist: Provides a checklist of things to watch out for when using a real estate agent.
- Checklist of direct transaction contracts: Tells you what to be careful about when you sign a property through direct transactions.
-How to keep my deposit: A list of things to watch out for in order to keep your deposit safe. Describes how to safely conduct financial transactions with the owner, deposit insurance, etc.


- List of required sites for contracting: You can download the standard rental contract, confirmation manual, and brokerage fee table.
It shows the Internet sites required for the contract, such as checking the registration copy.
You can copy and share relevant addresses.

Each checklist lists descriptions,
The list is linked directly to the relevant real estate Internet site.
Links are linked, making it easier for users to find the information they need.
Allows you to copy and share addresses, enabling you to quickly access critical resources needed for real estate transactions.


It's an app that can be useful for everyone from those who are new to real estate contracts to those who are experienced.
Download a calculator that relieves fear and anxiety when signing a contract now to make it easier for you to resolve your contract!