Hapjeong is the east side of many foreigners' favorite city district: Hongdae. Hongdae is the site of the major art university in town, Hongik University (the suffix 'dae' is short for daehak or 'college') and thus the site of some of the best nightlife and coffee shops you'll find north of the river. Much of people's familiarity with this part of town is with the area's west end, the site of the ...