Ssangmun-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of

Dobong District Dobong District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. As of 2020, Dobong has a population of 315,979 and an area of , and is divided into four administrative neighborhoods. The district is located in northeastern Seoul, bordering ...

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, South Korea.

Name

The name of the neighbourhood literally means two doors and originated from the fact the region used to have two ''yeolnyeomun''—a special door awarded to a '' yeolnyeo'' (or "virtuous woman").

In popular culture

The location has been used in many South Korean shows because the area was once home to a lot of old buildings and alleyways, and is characterised as a place where rather impoverished people live. This makes it easier for writers to establish "rags to riches" stories and to communicate a sense of warmth to the audience and a place with nostalgic quality. The location was popularized internationally by the 2015

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'' and the 2021

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'', where it was the home of Seong Gi-hun and his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo. * '' Dooly the Little Dinosaur'' * ''Old Miss Diary'' * ''

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'' * ''The Bathhouse People * '' Yeongsimi''

References

External links

Dobong District map
Neighborhoods of Dobong District {{Seoul-geo-stub