| Ssangmun-dong | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 쌍문동 |
| • Hanja | 雙門洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Ssangmun-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Ssangmun-dong |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.81 km (1.08 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 84,893 |
| • Density | 30,000/km (78,000/sq mi) |
Ssangmun-dong (Korean: 쌍문동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Dobong District, Seoul, 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 Korean drama Reply 1988 and the 2021 Netflix hit series Squid Game.
- Dooly the Little Dinosaur
- Old Miss Diary
- Reply 1988
- Squid Game
- The Bathhouse People
- Yeongsimi
References
- ^ 동별 인구현황 (in Korean). Dobong District official site. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- Kim Il-woo (2007-10-13). "The origin of the dongs" (in Korean). Dobong District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- 쌍문동. Doosan Encyclopedia.
- 둘리·덕선·기훈은 왜 하필 쌍문동에 살았을까. Hankook Ilbo. 2021-10-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [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
| Administrative divisions (dong) of Dobong District | |
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| Neighborhoods | |
| See also | |
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