Seoul Complex Shopping Mall Offers Abundant Attractions During Chuseok Holiday

Lotte World Tower, Giant Lobster Balloon, and More
HDC Apark Mall's 'Chuseok Gift Proposal Exhibition'

A large complex shopping mall located in Seoul offers a variety of rich sights and activities during the Chuseok holiday period.

A 16-meter tall giant lobster balloon displayed at Seokchon Lake. [Photo by Lotte Engineering & Construction]

According to the industry on the 15th, Lotte Property & Development will showcase a giant lobster and Bonobono balloons at Lotte World Tower and Mall during the Chuseok holiday. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lotte World Mall's opening, the public art project 'Lobster Wonderland' is ongoing until the 29th. This project is a collaboration with Philip Colbert, a world-renowned pop artist from the UK, featuring a 16-meter tall giant lobster balloon at Seokchon Lake and two 12-meter tall lobster balloons at the outdoor lawn plaza, World Park.

At the Arena Plaza in front of Lotte World Tower, visitors can see a 10-meter tall giant Bonobono balloon. Lotte World is also hosting an offline pop-up store 'Hello! Bonobono, Find the Shell' in collaboration with the globally popular IP (intellectual property) Bonobono until the 22nd at the 1st floor Atrium Plaza and Arena Plaza of Lotte World Mall.

The Aquarium will present an underwater performance until the 18th on the main tank on basement level 2, where aquarists dressed in hanbok perform deep bows wishing for a happy holiday. Special Chuseok meals will be provided for sea lions and small-clawed otters, along with ecological briefings and on-site events.

Seoul Sky operates a 'Wish Hall' at the 121st floor gift shop where families can look at the full moon and make Chuseok wishes together. Using wooden identity tags called 'hopae' from the Joseon Dynasty, visitors can purchase a 'wish tag,' write their wishes on it, and hang it on folk paintings displayed in the Wish Hall to pray for good fortune.

Exterior photo of I'Park Mall The Garden.
Photo by HDC I'Park Mall

HDC I'Park Mall also offers various pop-up stores and activities at its Yongsan branch. On the 4th floor cafe street of The Center, a 'Chuseok Gift Proposal Exhibition' pop-up store runs until the 19th. Visitors can find gift-worthy desserts such as Dubai-style chocolates, traditional Korean sweets sets including hangwa & yakgwa, walnut candy and walnut pie, and enjoy on-site yutnori events at 1 PM and 3 PM daily.

At the D7 pop-up zone on the 7th floor of Living Park, food items such as fried chicken, steamed buns, rice cakes, various vegetable pancakes, meat pancakes, and hotteok are sold until the 26th. Until the 20th, the Living Park 3rd floor event hall hosts the official pop-up store of 'Nagano Market,' featuring Nagano Friends by Nagano, the artist famous for Nongdamgom and Meonjakkwi. It operates for customers with online advance reservations until the 13th, and from the 14th, admission is available on-site.

Additionally, HDC I'Park Mall Yongsan branch presents the 'Atom 70th Anniversary Pop-up Store' until the end of this month. It features limited goods only available at the pop-up store, Atom food products in collaboration with popular F&B brands, and an Art & Interior Zone exhibiting works by famous artists who reinterpret Atom, adding fun to the visit.