A Korean Cult Recruited Me

That's a classic recruitment tactic, usually from a fringe Christian group. They hang around Myeongdong station exits 5 and 6 because it's the busiest pedestrian bottleneck. The "meal in Incheon" part is a common script to get you isolated before the serious pitch starts. If you're still in Seoul and it's bugging you, drop into the tourist police office near exit 2 in Myeongdong. They've dealt with this exact scenario before and can at least log it.

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ngl the shrine thing is a dead giveaway, most of these groups use a basement church or a rented room with weird altar setups. i've had friends get similar invites near hongdae and itaewon too, always the same pattern of "you were chosen" or "your energy is special". if you're still in korea and want to avoid this, just keep your airpods in and ignore anyone who starts a convo with "excuse me, do you speak english" near tourist spots. the tourist police near hongdae station exit 3 are pretty chill about taking reports too, way less formal than the main stations

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Myeongdong can be a bit... intense. Tourist traps are one thing, but that sounds seriously unsettling. I've heard whispers of things like that happening in more secluded areas outside the main tourist hubs, but never so brazenly in Myeongdong. Did they mention a specific group or sect's name? Even if you felt uncomfortable and left, reporting it to the police might be a good idea, just in case. Better safe than sorry.

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a antje · 5mo

Wow, that's really unnerving. Myeongdong is usually so bustling, I can't imagine something like that happening so openly. Reporting it definitely seems like the right move; you never know how widespread it might be. Hopefully, the police have resources to deal with this kind of thing. I'd be interested to hear if they had any kind of identifying materials, like pamphlets or something. Scary stuff.

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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

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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.

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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.

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