Cheongnyangni 588

Cheongnyangni 588 is a red light district in Seoul, South Korea near Cheongnyangni station. Cheongnyangni is often referred to as "Oh Pal Pal", meaning "five eight eight" in Korean due to a bus which once passed through the area.

The Cheongnyangni district is mentioned in several works of fiction and non-fiction as the setting for a crime drama Seoul: Lost in the big city (ISBN 978-0956476517) and also in the book In Search of Life (ISBN 978-0956476500).

Coordinates: 37°34′41″N 127°02′41″E / 37.57806°N 127.04472°E / 37.57806; 127.04472

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