Ssangmun-dong (Korean: 쌍문동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Dobong District, Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]
Ssangmun-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 쌍문동 |
| • Hanja | 雙門洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Ssangmun-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Ssangmun-dong |
 | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 84,893 |
| • Density | 30,000/km2 (78,000/sq mi) |
Name
editThe 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").[3]
In popular culture
editThe 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.[4] The location was popularized internationally by the 2015 Korean drama Reply 1988 and the 2021 Netflix hit series Squid Game.[5]
- Dooly the Little Dinosaur[6]
- Old Miss Diary[7]
- Reply 1988[5]
- Squid Game[5]
- The Bathhouse People[7]
- Yeongsimi[8]
References
edit- ^ a b 동별 인구현황 (in Korean). Dobong District official site. Retrieved 2011-02-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kim Il-woo (2007-10-13). "The origin of the dongs" (in Korean). Dobong District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 쌍문동. Doosan Encyclopedia.
- ^ 둘리·덕선·기훈은 왜 하필 쌍문동에 살았을까. Hankook Ilbo. 2021-10-28.
- ^ a b c Kim, Soo (October 9, 2021). "5 Korean Elements of Netflix's 'Squid Game' That Got Lost in Translation". Newsweek.com.
- ^ "Dooly the Little Dinosaur - The Adventure of Ice Planet". HanCinema. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b [아무튼, 주말] 성기훈도, 덕선이도, 둘리도 여기서 살았다… 대중문화 聖地 된 쌍문동. The Chosun Ilbo. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ [이미애의 문화 담론] '레트로' 열풍. Yeongnam Ilbo. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
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