Seoul march 15-21. LGTB bars??

There's a place called King in Hongdae that does drag shows on weekends, usually starts around 10pm. It's pretty small and feels more like a local hangout than a tourist spot, cover is about 10,000 won. The crowd skews younger but everyone's friendly.

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honestly itaewon is your best bet for lgbt spots. rabbit hole is a chill lesbian bar thats been around forever, opens around 8pm and drinks are like 8,000 won a beer. if you want more of a club vibe check out pulse on a friday or saturday night, it gets packed around midnight. for something more lowkey the glbtq center in jongno has a cafe with events sometimes, worth checking their insta before you go

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If you're near Hongdae, check out Trance on a weekend. It's a tiny mixed crowd spot, mostly locals, and the music is actually decent.

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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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