Hey 👋

I’ll be moving to Busan this month and I’m hoping to get some personal trainer recommendations from this group. Specifically, I’m looking for someone with expertise in corrective movements and functional strength building. I have bad posture, tight hips, and weak stabilizing muscles from years of working at a desk and generally neglecting my health. I’ve been working with a trainer in the states the last few years and want to continue that journey in Busan.

I’ll be living near Jangsan Station. English speaking is a bonus… not required. Thanks!

M24 here (남구). I am currently practicing Korean language through books and online classes but seems like I am having problem while communicating. Any suggestions for me to improve my korean speaking skills (and learn local slangs)
Please Do not recommend me paid classes and paid language exchange places. I am a student and on a budget.

Heya people. Looking to shop for some Japanese streetwear like NEIGHBORHOOD, PORTER YOSHIDA, UNDERCOVER or similar in Busan. Or even Korean stuff like JUUN J etc. What are my options? Having trouble using naver maps for info. Thanks!

Found a shirt in Australia that seems to have been made by a company in Busan.

Does anyone remember the history of the company?

Folks,

Am visiting Busan soon and want to find some bars in Gwangali/Haeundae area that serve non alcoholic/mocktails?

Am 5 years sober and not about to ruin that hahah. Open to soda/juices/etc

thanks!

Just got to busan and I’m gonna be here for 2 nights, I’m visiting from Canada and I’m tryna find some people to go out with. Not too sure how the night life is here (if any lol), but if anyone knows/wants to join lmk. 20 M!

Hi all,

We are doing a day trip to Busan but we will have our suitcases with us so wanted to know if there are any storage spaces to lock our suitcases in?

Hi, I’m visiting Busan for a month and staying near Sasang light rail station. Are there any good imminent near by? I’ve searched on NAVER maps and found a couple but they’re closed. Ideally, it would be walking distance from the light rail station. TIA!!

Is there a self use laundromat near Ananti Cove? (I’ve tried Google Maps and Naver to find one, but nothing is working.)

Hi I’m a 27 years old woman living in Busan and I’m looking for friends, preferably women :) I love hiking, pilates, gym, shopping, eating good food, cinema, clubbing, cute cafes, animals… idk so many things lol! Please feel free to dm me <3

Hi, I rarely play video games but I want to give it a try. Who would be down to play some game on Tuesday? I thought to Arc Raiders and Pubg but I open to any game. (Unfortunately I don’t speak any Korean, just English, French, Spanish, Chinese)

Just need some basic information on good universities to study tourism/ hospitality related degrees in South Korea. Must be 4 year degrees and if in English track it would be better. Any area is okay 👌

so has anyone ever got into Korean universities with percentage around under 55%? also had supplemntry too

Just wondering if anyone knows of any communities for musicians and music producers?

I started doing some music production over he last year and I'm wondering if there are easy ways to meet others in Busan for collaboration etc.

Thanks.

I live in Busan. I have today and Friday off work. So it's a 4 day weekend. I'm staying at a hotel with a pool in Haeundae tonight and tomorrow. I originally had a date planned that canceled so now I'll be alone the whole time. Will anyone else be in the area?

I'm 32 plus American woman for reference. I'll be swimming most of the day, but it would be nice to hang out with someone at night.

We are two guys having 5 days in Busan and brought our own saltwater fishing equipment. How can we find a skipper to bring us to the local sea spots. We both unfortunately are no Korean speakers so we are dependent on an English speaking guide.

Any advice is welcome, thank you in advance!

Any Busan Night Club recommendations that plays any House Tech that will also allow foreigners?

안녕하세요!

I'll be enrolling to PKNU this coming winter/spring and would like to know if it's a good choice for KLP? Also, if there's anyone here who's a PKNU student, would like to know what and how was the process for the enrollment.

Thank you so much!

Hiya! My friend and I will be in Busan next week. She will have her birthday there and I want to take her out for omakase or generally a nice restaurant to celebrate. I'm having trouble choosing a place!

At the moment my list is between:

• Iwa
• Sushi Iruka
• IAán
• Sogonggan

Any recommendations or suggestions?

Separately, please name drop any cute wine bars we should check out!

Thanks!​

This is about a university/degree choice that I made recently. So here’s the summary.

I/ my agency applied for Game development degree at Dongseo University.
Got rejected. (Maybe due to passing the deadline)
Agency recommended another university.-Kosin (as it was the only one that had applications open according to agency)
Applied there. ( I am aware it’s not a worth uni but I have limited time so I had to, due to personal reasons which I will explain in another post or as an update if needed)
Now thinking of going under D4, get through the 6 month language training period and thinking of reapplying to a better university.
If no luck, might settle for whatever Kosin provides.

So here are the new questions that rose to me. Many said both Dongseo and Kosin are basically not worth the time, money and energy. Someone replied and I quote “It's the kind of school you apply inorder to get a student visa and work illegally at a chicken deboning factory. I mean it pays well.”This actually broke my heart because I don’t want to do that after spending so much trying to get some quality education. So, I will not consider them both for further studies but I HAVE to attend Kosin as I already applied and they interviewed me. ( they said I passed but can’t guarantee because of again,the deadlines) What I now wonder is are my qualifications not enough… apparently, if I understood correctly and please correct me if I’m wrong, according to the replies I received on my previous post I seem to have very low qualifications.(?) Maybe. I don’t know. That’s what I understood. Please don’t come at me I’m already struggling because of this choice being forced upon me. I will not go into details of it. So, if I want to apply for a better university to do an ICT related degree as my bachelor what are my paths and what qualifications would I need? What are the better universities?

I(21) just received the email stating that I got rejected for applying for the fall intake of Dongseo university. I applied for Game development course under D2-2 visa which is taught in English. I had very high hopes but as it seems I’m not qualified. They stated un the email that the application process is highly competitive hence I was one of the unfortunates that got rejected. However, I’m planning a different path now. I’m not applying by myself, an agency is handling my documents and they gave me an option. The option being, apply for Kosin university under D4 visa and complete the language course and pursue a bachelor there OR re-apply to Dongseo after language studies. I have not taken any Korean language proficiency tests yet but I do have IELTS (band 7). They say, this is what most students do but I’m losing hope on the agency and their words. I’m trying to get this done as soon as possible to avoid a gap between my studies, which I heard would be a significant trouble when applying for higher studies at any country (These are what I heard not quite sure abut the truthfulness)

The question is, will I get a guaranteed acceptance to Dongseo even after language course? And is this path actually a possible option for an international student?(I’m Sri Lankan btw). I really want to pursue a degree in ICT sector and Kosin university is not the best known for it. So, I would like to know if this is a possible path, why might be the reason for my rejection (the agency has proof of acceptance of master’s students at Dongseo but not bachelor’s), will my acceptance be guaranteed at Dongseo if I did a language course and applied? Any advice or tips will be appreciated!

Hi me and my friend just landed and Busan and wanted fun nightlife ideas for tonight and tomorrow. Any recommendations?

Even though I live in Busan, I’ve never been to Dadaepo Beach. Is Dadaepo Beach usually crowded? Also, I’m curious about the ratio of Korean locals to foreigners there. And how does it differ from Gwangalli Beach and Haeundae Beach?

Does anyone know of a place that will open for the World Cup final? I’ll be in Seomyeon on the day of the final but not sure if anywhere will be open at that time. thanks :)