Record Store Day in Seoul, South Korea
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Seoul, South Korea
Independent record shops open in Seoul, South Korea right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Bang's Records
Small Sinsu-dong shop revered as one of Korea's best jazz-vinyl specialists, stocking treasure-filled crates of LPs, cassettes and CDs played back on a serious hi-fi setup, open just a few afternoon hours a week.
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- Buruttrak
Myeongdong record shop trading since 1978 and designated a Seoul Future Heritage site — the narrow stairwell where 1997 film 'Contact' was shot. Floors run pop/gayo (1F, plus rare 80s-90s Black American singles), classical CD (2F) and classical LP (3F-4F) across 100,000+ records.
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- CD 마트
Also known locally as Jongno Eumaksa (종로음악사), a 30-plus-year fixture across from Jongno 3-ga station stocking domestic and imported LPs and CDs in a resolutely analog, retro-scented storefront -- a favourite quick stop for Jongno's vintage-hunting crowd.
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- Clique Records
Euljiro record shop by day that turns into a listening bar by night, with a curated vinyl/tape/CD selection, staff picks and local-label recommendations.
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- Coda
Small record shop in the Myeongdong Underground Shopping Center run by a helpful owner, known for hard-to-find Korean and K-pop vinyl plus rare Japanese-artist pressings.
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- Dive Records
Small, beautifully curated Euljiro LP shop run by an audio/furniture designer, with a tightly edited selection and turntables to try in-store.
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- Dol Records
Shop near Seoul's Hwanghak-dong flea-market district dealing in antique phonograph records and classic used vinyl, with staff happy to help less-certain collectors.
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- Dope Records
Hongdae-area shop packed with used and new vinyl, CDs and cassettes across punk, alt-rock, metal and hip-hop, plus vintage band merch and Korean-artist sections.
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- Gimbab Records
Hongdae vinyl institution stocking new LPs, CDs and cassettes across pop, rock, electronic, jazz, hip-hop and Korean/Japanese releases, plus RSD exclusives and audio gear.
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- It's Pop Records
Owner-curated Mapo-gu shop specializing in obscure 1960s-70s Western LPs — prog and psych rock, krautrock, jazz, country, folk, swamp, AOR and rare groove — with occasional indie in-store performances and listening sessions.
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- Libingsa
One of several vinyl stalls in the Hoehyeon Underground Shopping Center near Myeongdong, with genre-sorted used LPs from roughly W20,000 and pricier modern or mint-condition pressings.
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- LP사구팔구
Small, cluttered secondhand vinyl and CD shop in Jongno's Sungin-dong stocking Korean and overseas music at reasonable prices, in a cramped space that reviewers describe as an old-school crate-digging spot with a memorably blunt owner.
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- M2U Record Sinchon
Small Sinchon shop stocked with older K-pop albums at affordable prices, with browsable racks of both CDs and LPs.
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- Manhattan Records Seoul
Seoul branch of Shibuya's famed hip-hop record specialist, stocking new and used 12-inches, singles and merch for Hongdae's hip-hop heads.
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- Metavox
Second-floor Hongdae crate-digging spot with a tightly packed but well-curated mix of new and used vinyl, from classical first pressings and jazz to rock and Korean releases.
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- Mio Records
Euljiro shop with an exceptional niche curation of IDM, trance, techno and jazz vinyl, run by a knowledgeable owner often spinning something great in-store.
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- MIXOP
New record shop on Gyeongnidan-gil near Noksapyeong Station, affiliated with a local DJ, curating LPs alongside pop-up events.
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- Mono Records (모노레코드)
Recently opened Gangseo-gu record shop three minutes from Magok Station with underground parking, stocking roughly 30,000 new and secondhand LPs and CDs across gayo, pop, jazz, rock and classical, and buying old collections.
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- Mosaic Seoul
Sindang-dong record shop (with a second Sangsu-dong branch) beloved for a huge, well-curated used-vinyl selection spanning rock, jazz, soul/funk/disco, club, hip-hop, world and Korean/Japanese pressings, plus cassettes and turntable accessories.
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- Mosaic West
Sangsu sister branch of Mosaic Seoul packed with an eclectic used-vinyl selection for club music, hip-hop, jazz, new wave, disco, ambient and experimental listeners, with cheap 12-inch bins under the racks.
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- Moss Records & Coffee
Gwangjin-gu record shop and cafe selling new vinyl alongside used CDs and cassette tapes, with reasonably priced coffee and music books to browse — a relaxed break spot for collectors.
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- My Own Private Cinema
Movie-memorabilia shop tucked into Jongno's retro Sewoon Arcade selling film posters, postcards and stickers alongside soundtrack LPs -- a favourite detour for cinephiles who stumble onto it, with a well-followed Instagram archive.
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- PeterPan
Basement Donggyo-dong record shop with in-store pickup, a quieter alternative to Hongdae's bigger-name stores.
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- Popsy Petel
Small Donggyo-dong shop mixing 70s-80s nostalgia with current releases, a quieter find away from Hongdae's busier strips.
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- Record Stock
Euljiro LP shop with a cozy seating area for listening to records before you buy, popular with visiting collectors for its fair prices.
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- Seoul Record
Long-running Jongno record shop inside Samsung Jongno Tower, with decades of used LPs and cassette tapes spanning K-pop eras and international pressings.
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- Seoul Vinyl
Two-floor Yongsan spot billed as Korea's first vinyl bar and shop: a ground-floor listening bar (currently not operating) below a second-floor record shop specializing in black music and city pop, open daily except Sunday.
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- Soria (소리아)
Serious secondhand vinyl/CD dealer operating since 2011 out of Jongno's Sungin-dong, with a deep, constantly-updated catalog spanning Korean psych-rock and folk originals, jazz, classical and rare Western rock pressings up to high-value collector items.
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- Sounds Good Store
Jazz-focused record shop and lifestyle store in Yeonnam-dong stocking roughly 3,000 secondhand LPs plus CDs and cassettes — 1950s-80s jazz and 60s-80s soul/funk sourced from US dealers — alongside own-brand goods and apparel.
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- The DISK
Basement record shop near Sogong-dong with a tightly curated, well-kept selection across many genres, praised for records in 'ace conditions'.
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- TW Records
Record shop tucked above fashion brand Mardi Mercredi's Hangangjin cafe/store, three minutes from Hangangjin Station -- a hip-hop and R&B/soul-leaning selection with dog-friendly, cafe-adjacent vibes and a very active Instagram and YouTube mix series.
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- Vinyl & Plastic
Hyundai Card's Itaewon vinyl specialty shop and listening space: browse and buy new and used vinyl, or sit at a turntable corner and spin up to three records.
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- Welcome Records
Est. 2019 record shop, cafe and bar now on Apgujeong-ro after relocating from its original Haebangchon spot; sells vinyl and runs its own pressing partnership with Champion Pressing.
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- Yeeum Record YS (예음 레코드 YS)
Friendly Jongno record shop where the owner lets browsers cue up albums themselves and talks through the stories behind them -- reviewers describe a welcoming, treasure-trove feel across a wide genre spread, though it can get crowded.
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See the full record store listing for Seoul, South Korea.