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Before anybody comments, yes I'm aware NYE isn't massive in S Korea, but last year most certainly was massive and the atmosphere in Hongdae was incredible, so safe to say NYE was massive that year.
The Visit Seoul website has an English events calendar that updates weekly, but for Hongdae specifically the Korean site "Seoullove" lists smaller club parties that never make it to the English sites. If you use Chrome's translate feature, you'll find a few basement clubs near the Hongdae street market doing wristband entry packages for around 30,000 won including drinks. Just be aware those tickets usually go on sale December 20th and sell out in two days.
Hongdae on New Year's Eve? Expect absolute mayhem. Prepare for crowds, find a place early, and maybe bring earplugs. Good luck!
Check the Hongdae Free Market Instagram page closer to the date, they usually repost club events and pop-up parties that don't make it onto the big English-language sites. Most of the action will be at the clubs along the main street near Sangsu Station rather than the central Hongdae area, since the big NYE crowds tend to cluster around the Mecenatpolis mall and the playground. The smaller basement venues near the Hongdae street market also do their own thing with wristband entry, but you have to grab those tickets by December 29th or they sell out.
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Dogdogdog's Secret?
the whispering thing is real but its not about the sauce lol. that guy runs a 2am handoff with the chicken supplier, they drop off fresh birds from a farm near Chuncheon three times a week instead of using the frozen stuff most hongdae spots rely on. thats why the texture hits different, not the sauce itself. if u go back ask for the neck & wing combo off menu, its cheaper & honestly the best cut they do
the thing nobody mentions is that Dogdogdog's sauce gets its body from cheong, the Korean rice syrup, not sugar. thats why it coats the wing so thick and stays glossy instead of going sticky. i asked a guy who worked there and he said they also add a splash of maesil (plum) extract at the end off the heat. that fruity tang under the garlic is what you're tasting. go on a weekday before 6, weekends the wait hits 40 min easy.
honestly the "secret sauce" thing is prob just marketing. every fried chicken place in Seoul has a version of that story. the real difference at Dogdogdog is they double fry in rice bran oil and toss the wings in the sauce twice, once right out of the fryer and again after a 30 sec rest. thats where the crunch comes from, not some mystery ingredient. if u wanna taste the actual base, order the banban half plain half spicy and dip the plain one in the spicy sauce yourself.