Skytravel: First Stop: Seoul City-South Korea

Seoul "The Seoul Special City" is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. The Seoul National Capital Area is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25 million inhabitants, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province.
Seoul is considered to be a leading global city, ranking among the top ten global cities in the Global Cities Index of 2010. It is one of the world's top ten financial and commercial centers, home to major multinational conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai-Kia. In 2008, Seoul was named the world's sixth most economically powerful city by Forbes.Seoul has a highly technologically advanced infrastructure.

Culture

Seoul is home for 100s of museums. The National Museum of Korea is the most representative of museums in not only Seoul but all of South Korea.The Seoul Museum of Art and Ilmin Museum of Art have preserved the appearance of the old building that is visually unique from the neighboring tall, modern buildings.

Seoul has religious buildings that take important roles in Korean society and politics: Myeongdong Cathedral is a landmark of the Myeongdong district and the biggest Catholic church established in Korea, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, and Lutheran churches.Seoul Central Mosque

Hi! Seoul Festival

Seoul has attractive parks like: Namsan Park, Seoul Olympic Park, Tapgol Park

Seoul is also home to the world's largest indoor amusement park, Lotte World.

Sports

Taekwondo is Korea's national sport and Seoul is the location of the Kukkiwon, the world headquarters of taekwondo, as well as the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).

Language

The Koreans are one ethnic family speaking one language. They share certain distinct physical characteristics which differentiate them from other Asian people including the Chinese and the Japanese, and have a strong cultural identity as one ethnic family.

Music

Nowadays, Korean wave or "hallyu" is spreading to different countries in Asia and also in other continents. And, Seoul is the place where most Kpop music is produced. But before that, let's first name some companies influencing these big changes in music.