Seoul is a city of reinvention, where centuries-old palaces and hanok villages sit beside glass towers, Michelin-starred restaurants, and the headquarters of K-pop and K-beauty. It’s fast-paced work culture spills over into the evening as colleagues share meals together in casual restaurants late into the night — a cornerstone of Korea's hoesik culture — before capping it all off with a turn at the mic in a neon-filled noraebang.