{
  "id": 17926056,
  "title": "Seoul selects 10 hidden night spots to revive local businesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/seoul-selects-10-hidden-night-spots-to-revive-local-businesses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/others/20261103/seoul-selects-10-hidden-night-spots-to-revive-local-businesses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul is focusing on revitalizing lesser-known parts of the city by unveiling 10 night attractions as part of the 2026 Seoul Starlight Attractions project. This initiative aims to breathe new life into underutilized parks, streams, walking paths, and historic districts, transforming them into evening recreational and sightseeing destinations. The project seeks to enhance the city's nighttime appeal, encouraging visitors to linger, engage in cultural activities, and patronize nearby businesses such as restaurants, cafes, and traditional markets.\n\nOne of the selected sites is the Heukseok Waterfront Trail in Dongjak District. This area, situated beneath an Olympic Expressway bridge, will undergo a transformation featuring media art installations, landscape lighting, accessible walking paths, a running track, and riverside seating with panoramic views of the Han River and Nodeul Island. In western Seoul's Seodaemun District, the Baramsan hill area of Changcheon Neighborhood Park will be revitalized into a night-view haven.",
  "summary": "Seoul is looking beyond its famous landmarks to brighten overlooked corners of the city, betting that better nighttime attractions can draw visitors into neighborhood streets and give local businesses a boost. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has selected 10 locations for its 2026 Seoul Starlight Attractions project, which will transform underused parks, streams, walking paths and historic…",
  "key_points": [
    "Seoul launches 2026 Seoul Starlight Attractions project.",
    "10 hidden night spots chosen to revive local businesses.",
    "Heukseok Waterfront Trail and Baramsan hill revitalized."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Targeting underutilized parks and historic districts for nighttime transformation shifts the city's tourism focus toward local businesses and lesser-known neighborhoods to encourage longer visitor stays.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}