Sogyeok-dong
Sogyeok-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 소격동 |
| • Hanja | 昭格洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Sogyeok-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Sogyŏk-tong |
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| Coordinates: 37°34′47″N 126°58′51″E / 37.5796°N 126.9809°E | |
| Country | South Korea |
Sogyeok-dong (Korean: 소격동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 法定洞) administered under its administrative dong (삼청동 行政洞), Samcheong-dong.[1][2]
Name
[edit]Sogyeok-dong derives its name from Sogyeokseo (소격서; 昭格署), a government office in the Joseon dynasty in charge of performing Taoist rites. There were calls to abolish the office from neo-Confucian scholars, and after the Imjin War, it was completely abolished, however the name of the neighborhood remains until today.[3][4]
In popular culture
[edit]Singer-songwriter Seo Taiji was born in this neighborhood[5], and in 2014 he produced a song titled "Sogyeokdong" in collaboration with IU, another famous singer. The song would be released in two versions, one in Seo's vocals and another in IU's, both of which are successful in the charts and sales.
Attractions
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 종로구 (Jongno District 鍾路區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website.
- "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website.
- ^ 소격동 (Sogyeok-dong 昭格洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "The origin of Sogyeok-dong' name" (in Korean). Jongno District official site. Archived from the original on 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ Im, San-ha. "이름에 남은 제사의 의미" [The meaning of the sacrifice left in the name]. love.seoul.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ Cha, Joo-hwan, "소격서 (昭格署)", 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2025-02-13
- ^ Jeong, Hae-wook (2014-10-02). "서태지 '소격동', 감성과 시대 정신의 오묘한 동거" ["Seo Taiji's "Sogyeokdong", The Delicate Cohabitation of Sensibility and Zeitgeist"]. Newstomato (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-02-13.
External links
[edit]- Jongno District Official site in English
- (in Korean) Jongno District Official site
- (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno District by administrative dong
- (in Korean) Resident office info and map of Jongno District
- (in Korean) Origin of Sogyeok-dong's name[permanent dead link]
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