of Yu Jaeseok, Hwang Kwanghee that got the greatest response of participants because they could meet generous people, food, and experience the modern and tradition of Seoul.
Muhan Dojeon (Infinite challenge) Channel：MBC
Directon：Kim Taeho, Park Changhun, Jo Ukhyeong, Oh Mikyeong.
Script : Lee Eonju, Sin Jeonghee, Kim Ranjoo, Lee Yujeong, Lee Jiye, Yang Suwha, Lee Yeongju.
Appearance : Park Myeongsu, Yu Jaeseok, Jung Junha, Jung Hyungdon, Haha, Hwang Kwanghee and foreign tourists.
Air date : 7th November. 2015 ~ 14th November. 2015.
The official website：
http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/challenge/main.html Synopsis : There are the unpredictable challenges that presented in the every new situation of the men, who proudly say they’re far below the average.
Visited course.
Namsangol Hanok Village - The lunch box café in Tongin market – Deoksugung Palace.
Course 1. The gentle atmosphere of the Korean-style house, which is located under the Namsan Mountain. : Namsangol Hanok Village.
The first destination of the Midnight in Seoul, which Yu Jaeseok, Kwanghee, and foreign participants wore Hanbok and arrived is Namsangol Hanok Village. Namsangol Hanok Village is the place, which restored 5 Hanoks that registered in the folklore data of the Seoul city that once seperated and arranged furnitures, according to the statues of the people, who once lived there.
You’d better check the schedule of annual cultural performance and festival on the official homepage in advance because they manage a lot of cultural events for the visitors. I would like to recommend the explanation of the heritage of the traditional culture if you want more detailed information about it.
Namsangol Hanok Village. Address：Namsangol Hanok Village, 28, Toegye-ro 34-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
Phone number：+82-2-2261-0517
Hours of operation : 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on weekdays (October-December) / Closed on Mondays
Homepage：
https://www.hanokmaeul.or.kr/en
Second course. The lunch box café that filled with humanity: Tongin market.
Tongin market Address：18, Jahamun-ro 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
Phone number：+82-2-722-0911
Hours of operation : 07:00 – 21:00(different per branch), The whole market closed on 3rd Sun. / Dosirak Cafe: 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. every day
Homepage：
tonginmarket.modoo.at
Tongin market, which is located in the Seochon village is the traditional market that shows the daily life of Korean, and it is getting popular with the lunch box café that operated with the idea of the vendors to revitalize the market. It became more popular after broadcast on famous TV programs like Muhan Dojeon, Running man.
You could make your own lunch box after changing your cash in yeopjeon and choose some foods from the shops, and it is only available in Tongin market.
Tip
· You can buy the yeopjeon with from the lunch box café on the right of the market entrance, and they sell 1 yeopjeon as 500 won. Buying 10 yeopjeon for a person is enough.
· You could make your lunch box with the shops, which set up the sign like ‘We are joined in the lunch box café’ in the tongin market, and the market operated on every Monday, but the lunch café will be closed on that day.
It would be good to walk down the Seochon village, which connected to the back gate of Tongin market if you stuffed your stomach with generous lunch box.
Course 3. Gentle palace of the night that has a long history : The night visiting of the Deoksugung Palace
The highlight of the Midnight in Seoul course is the night visiting course of the Deoksugung Palace, which every participant turned into the modern boys and modern ladies in 1900’s Kyungsung. The appearance of the palace, which softly spread under the darkness of the sunset is different with the afternoon.
Firstly, Seokjojeon, which was broadcast on the air for the first time through the Muhan Dojeon tour is the Western style building of the Korean Empire that completed in 1910, and it is the representative modern building in Seoul, which made for the Jeongjeon (It was the palace that Kings meet his subjects in the morning.) of the Korean Empire after the nation of the Emperor proclaimed by Gojong. It is born again as the Korean Empire History Museum after the restoration that lasted 5 years, and visitors could see private spaces like the reception room, dinning hall, Empire’s library, and Golden colored bedroom.
You can visit the Deoksugung palace at night. Address：99, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
Phone number：+82-2-771-9951
Hours of operation : Entrance time: 9 a.m.~8p.m., all visitors should leave the place at 9 p.m, close on every Monday of the month.
Homepage：KO
http://www.deoksugung.go.kr / ENG
http://www.deoksugung.go.kr/en/
Tip You could see the 1st and 2nd floor of Seokjojeon without reservation. However, guided tours are only available in Korean. Audio guides are available in English, Japanese, and Chinese. For more information, refer to link below.
Homepage
http://www.deoksugung.go.kr/en/c/visitor/2
When you came out from Seokjojeon Hall, don’t forget to visit Jungwhajeon Hall, which is called as the flower of Deoksugung and Jeonggwanheon, which is the first café of Korea, where Emperor Gojong used to drink coffee.