Metroji clue #123

Seoul in five emoji

South Korea

Half the country lives in the metropolitan area. Flattened in the Korean War and rebuilt from almost nothing in a generation.

What each emoji refers to

Gyeongbokgung was the main royal palace from 1395, destroyed twice and rebuilt.
Hanbok is worn at festivals, and free palace entry for anyone wearing it keeps it visible.
Samsung and LG are both headquartered here.
K-pop is run out of a handful of agencies in Gangnam.
Late-night food streets, and a delivery culture that runs around the clock.

Seoul at a glance

Country
South Korea
Coordinates
37.57Β° N, 126.98Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Seoul.

City Distance Direction
PyongyangNorth Korea 200 km
BusanSouth Korea 330 km
FukuokaJapan 540 km
HiroshimaJapan 610 km
OsakaJapan 830 km
KyotoJapan 840 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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