Seoul

Seoul is one of the most iconic city in Korea. It is the setting for **Terror Man**, **Reawakened Man**, and **Distant Sky** and many more.

## Background

A huge metropolis where modern skyscrapers, high-tech subways and pop culture meet Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. There are many notable attractions such as: Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Gyeongbokgung Palace, and Jogyesa Temple.

### Geography

Seoul is in the northwest of South Korea. Seoul proper comprises 605.25 km2, roughly bisected into northern and southern halves by the Han River. The city is bordered by eight mountains, as well as the more level lands of the Han River plain and western areas. Due to its geography and to economic development policies, Seoul is a very polycentric city.

### Locations

The following districts, neighborhoods, landmarks, location and addresses are in alphabetical order in terms of its category. Majority of these are actual real life places. Below are currently known that appear in the Super String Universe:

1. (Province, Cities, & Towns are regular font, neighborhoods are underlined and locations are italicized). (Some exceptions may apply).
2. (Keep in mind that the following may be incorrect in placement as we aren't confidentially sure besides googling).

#### Districts

Seoul is divided into 25 districts or gu (Korean: 구; Hanja: 區). Songpa District has the most people, while Seocho has the largest area. Each district is divided into "dong" (동; 洞) or neighborhoods, which are further sub-divided into tongs (통; 統). Some districts have only a few dong while others like Jongno District have a very large number of distinct neighborhoods. Below is the list of districts:

* Dobong District (도봉구; 道峰區)
* Dongdaemun District (동대문구; 東大門區)
* Dongjak District (동작구; 銅雀區)
* Eunpyeong District (은평구; 恩平區)
* Gangbuk District (강북구; 江北區)
* Gangdong District (강동구; 江東區)
* Gangnam District (강남구; 江南區)
* Gangseo District (강서구; 江西區)
* Geumcheon District (금천구; 衿川區)
* Guro District (구로구; 九老區)
* Gwanak District (관악구; 冠岳區)
* Gwangjin District (광진구; 廣津區)
* Jongno District (종로구; 鍾路區)
* Jung District (중구; 中區)
* Jungnang District (중랑구; 中浪區)
* Mapo District (마포구; 麻浦區)
* Nowon District (노원구; 蘆原區)
* Seocho District (서초구; 瑞草區)
* Seodaemun District (서대문구; 西大門區)
* Seongbuk District (성북구; 城北區)
* Seongdong District (성동구; 城東區)
* Songpa District (송파구; 松坡區)
* Yangcheon District (양천구; 陽川區)
* Yeongdeungpo District (영등포구; 永登浦區)
* Yongsan District (용산구; 龍山區)

#### Known Locations

* Dongdaemun-gu - One of the 25 districts. Myunghoon Park lives here
	+ *Gyewon Park* - A possible fictious park
	+ Sinseol-dong -
		- *Sinseol-dong Station* - location of Yak's dimension shifting device.
* Dongjak-gu - One of the 25 districts.
	+ Dongjak-dong - A neighborhood.
		- *Seoul National Cemetery*- The grave for Deokman's task members.
	+ Heukseok-dong - A neighborhood where the Red Mafia caused a gas explosion in Reawakened Man Season 1.
* Gangbuk-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul; an underground water pipe exploded.
	+ Bukhan Mountain - A mountain and location of some of PVP's matches There was also a granite radiocarbon dating research from **Distant Sky**.
* *Gangbyeon-ro* - An expressway to connect Seoul and Namyangju. The place where Obeid fought Hwan the second time.
* Gangdong-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul.
	+ Amsa-dong - A neighborhood in Distant Sky that was risen to the sky.
* Gangnam-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul; the start location of season 1 Distant Sky.
	+ Cheongdam-dong
		- *Cheongseong Gallery* - Baeksoo hosts the sponsorship event between the new girls of Kallas and potential future customers. It is here the Siwoo is selected by Chansoo Lee
	+ Hannam-dong - Briefly seen on a sign. Was destroyed in Distant Sky
	+ *아로마마사지* - A massage place that Lilia was using.
	+ *Gangnam Animal Hospital* - Haneul attempted to get inside when Heyool saved him as it crumbled.
	+ *Gangnam Broadcasting Company* - Haneul head there to turn on a spot light truck.
	+ *Gangam Station* - During Distant Sky, 50,000 dead, titled "811 Gangnam Incident."
	+ Yeoksam-dong - The possible location of Bitnara's home. At nonhyeon Avenue.
		- *Yeoksam High Street* - the location of Gangnam High.
			* *Gangnam High School* - The school where Bitnara attends.
* Gangseo-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul. Gangun Lee, White Snake member, controls this area.
	+ *Gimpo Airport* - The place where Yeongha's class went to Jeju Island. It is also the place where Miho was going to fly to from Jeju Island.
* Gwanak-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul.
	+ *Gwanak Mountain* - Located at the south of Seoul, this is the place where Seungah Yoon was killed by White.
	+ *Seoul National University* - renowned university that Heyool was admitted into. In Season 3, when Heyool reaches the surface, by chance, she stumbles across the university entrance with it's signature gate, to her horror, finding people hanging off the gate instead.

* Guro-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul; this district is home to Red Brick and one of the branches of Unknown.
	+ Oryo-dong - Hwan used this neighborhood to fool Sangyu
* Jongno-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul; A district where the shootout between Jungwoo and Y&Y Group took place.
	+ *Gwanghwamun* - the main and largest gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was the location where the protest of killing Lilia takes place. It was also said the largest emergency shelter is located there. The location of statue of Admiral Yi Sun Shin, in commemoration of Admiral Yi Sun Shin who was one of the greatest generals during the Joseon period. When Haneul and Heyool reach the lava section, they were shocked to see the statue floating in the lava, meaning it had shifted all the way from Jongno-gu.
	+ *Hwajin Building* - The building where Yerin's conference to reveal Dowon Group's actions was located
	+ *Clevil Tower* - The location of MUNT's Main HQ.
	+ *City Hall* - The location of a shelter that Haneul wanted to go. It was moved into Gangnam due to the disaster.
* Jung-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul; the location of City Hall. It is where Haneul attempts to go to seek shelter.
	+ *Namsan Mountain* - a peak that was destroyed in Distant Sky.
	+ Sogong-dong - A neighborhood.
		- Euljiro - An avenue. Location of Daehan X System Tower.
	+ *UKW Bar* - A part of Unknown. It is Sihwan's territory.
* Mapo-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul.
	+ Gongdeok-dong - A neighborhood where it is close to Sangdam-dong. Hoyeon mentioned it
	+ Hapjeong-dong - A neighborhood where Jungwoo's home is located.
		- *Hapjeong Station* - A metro station.
		- *Hapjeong Precinct Office* - A place where Junwoo Han slaughtered numerous policemen.
		- *Yanghwa Bridge* - A bridge located at the Han river and between Mapo and Yeongdueongpo. This is the second terrorist attack that Jungwoo was in.
			* *Han River* - A major river in Seoul as the fourth longest river.
			* 1*53 Yanghwa-ro* - A street address where Hayun's unnamed tower is located.
	+ Hongdae-dong - A neighborhood that was addicted to pentakill.
	+ *Juno* - A club where Yeongha meets Elrim.
	+ Mangwon-dong - A neighborhood where Suho Jin attempted to arrest Jungwoo.
	+ Sangam-dong - A neighborhood .
		- *Secret Bunker* - Seokyoung Min's current home and research place.

* Seocho-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul
	+ *Cheonggyesan Mountain* - during Distant Sky, at the moment of the disaster, there is a mushroom cloud at Cheonggyesan Mountain, but Heyool believes it was not nuclear. It extends over the district of Seocho-gu in Seoul and the cities of Gwacheon, Uiwang, and Seongnam in the province of Gyeonggi-do.
	+ Seocho-dong - A neighborhood where MUNT side office is located.
	+ *Woomyeon Mountain* - The mountain where Hyungseok Cha was killed.
* Seodaemun-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul. A safehouse build by the government for Changhyuk Yoo. It use to be Dasom, where politicians and business figures ran dirty businesses.
	+ Sinchon-dong - A neighborhood where the Daehan Department Store was located.
		- *Sinchon Severance Hospital* - Location of where the door to the surface is at.
* Seongbuk-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul. most of the events of Reawakened Man and Hanlim Gym occurs.
	+ *Beach PC Cafe* - place where Yeongha and friends spend their summer.
	+ *Etude House* - an actual makeup store that Hanlim works as part time.
	+ *Geumgang High School* - A highschool where Hwan and Yeongha attended.
	+ *Geumgang Park* - An actual park that Hanlim trains Yeongha.
	+ Jeungneung-dong - A neighborhood where police suspected that Inwan Capital were located.
	+ Sagnam-dong - secret base where Seokyoung Min is located where he is conducting the research on Okta Particles. It is the place where Jungwoo take Yerin Cha to get cured from the poison injected in her.
	+ Sillim-dong - Rwaureo, a PVP player, lives here.
	+ *Suho's Villa* - His home that was burned to the ground by an unknown culrpit.
* Seongdong-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul.
	+ Majang-dong- A neighborhood where the butcher gang is located.
* Songpa-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul.
	+ Jamsil-dong - A neighborhood in Distant Sky and Terror Man. It was the place where Jinmyung tower was located.
	+ Lotte World Tower - the tower that Miho Won is in during Super String: Marco Polo's Travel to Multiverse (Webtoon).

* Yongsan-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul.
	+ Itaewon - a commercial area
		- Itaewon-dong - current location of Yak's electronics store.
	+ *Air Raid Shelter* - A place where Y&Y temporary research facility was held.
	+ *Namyeong Human Rights Center* - A place where Jaehan Shin was hiding.

* Yeongdeungpo-gu - One of the 25 districts of Seoul. Johan tried to visit to find his birth parents. However, his flight was hijacked by Miho Won to get him to travel to Jeju Island instead.
	+ Yeouido - A main Island and the location of MUNT's Main HQ. There is a Daehan Hospital located here where Yerin Cha was treated during Terror vs Revival and where President Hyunok Choi was treated during Terror Man Season 2. Was the first area to be destroyed in Distant Sky.

#### Others

* *Chun Song Prison* - A fictitious prison that imprison Suho Jin and Deokman.
* *Gwang Ahn Bridge*- A possible fictitious bridge that Jungwoo blown up to save Suho and Deokman.
* *Jeungduk Bridge* - A possible fictitious bridge that is near the Jeungduk Church.
* *Maun Mountain* - a possibly fictitious mountain in either Seoul or Gyeongi-do (It is unclear).
* *Pello Art Center* - An art building own by one of Kisoo's son.
* *Seobu Highway* -
* *Seong-bukdong 121Gil* - An address that is under a highroad when Bongchun sends in to Suho to arrive.
* *Seoul Metro* - Iconically seen in Distant Sky.
* *Sudogwon* - An area that was affected by heavy raining during the Jewoo math field trip.

### History

The capital of South Korea, is a huge metropolis where modern skyscrapers, high-tech subways and pop culture meet Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. its population is of 9.776 million people, Settlement of the Han River area, where present-day Seoul is located, began around 4000 BC.

## Webtoon Appearance

### Distant Sky

In the distant sky, the city is shown to have been almost completely destroyed after several sinkholes formed causing many buildings and people to fall in, above ground was not any better as the surface was contaminated by radiation due to a nuclear warhead being launched at it, which mutated many survivors, not long after the event, survivors groups began to form and hope for rescue teams to arrive at the city, this would never happen, in the sinkholes, survivors would begin to either go insane and resort to cannibalisms or would commit suicide after loosing hope of rescue, as well as animals turning feral, to make matters worse, leeches would begin to appear and attack anyone who didn't have a light source.

On the surface the entire place became a nuclear wasteland, though the military did arrive and begin to round up survivors, only to use them as lab rats for lab experiments. At one point in the webtoon, a part of Seoul is shown to still be intact but was empty (after its remaining population presumably evacuated due to the disaster) Hanuel and Heyool would reunite there but the military spotted them and launched a nuclear missile, completely destroying the area (not before Hanuel and Heyool where rescued and left the city by plane).

At the end of the webtoon, Heyool would wake up in a crashed cryopod and find herself near a city (its unknown whether its Seoul or another city) after seeing its city lights. seeing she was now in an alternate timeline where the disaster never occurred.

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## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul#Geography
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul
4. ↑ Terror vs Revival, Ep. 60
5. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep. 4
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Distant Sky, Season 2, Ep.2
7. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 3, Ep.8
8. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 1, Ep.4
9. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 1, Ep. 1
10. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 1, Ep.3
11. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 2, Ep. 5
12. ↑ Reawakened Man, Season 0, Ep.33
13. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep.52
14. ↑ Island, Part 2, Ep.66
15. ↑ https://en.snu.ac.kr/snunow/snu\_media/news?md=v&bbsidx=121471
16. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 3, Ep. 5
17. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwanghwamun
18. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 3, Ep. 17
19. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue\_of\_Admiral\_Yi\_Sun-sin
20. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi\_Sun-sin
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Distant Sky, Season 1, Ep. 11
22. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 1, Ep. 3
23. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 3, Ep.7
24. ↑ Terror Vs. Revival; Ep. 50
25. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 1; Ep. 75
26. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 1, Ep. 5
27. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheonggyesan\_(Seoul/Gyeonggi)
28. ↑ Terror vs Revival, Ep. 34
29. ↑ Distant Sky, Season 4, Ep. 21
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Hanlim Gym, Season 1, Ep.82
31. ↑ Terror vs Revival, Ep. 39
32. ↑ Hanlim Gym, Season 2, Ep. 47
33. ↑ Island, Part 1, Ep.18