Record Stores / South Korea

Record Stores in Seoul, South Korea

34 record stores — last verified July 2026.

• Bang's Records

  Open 1pm–5pm today

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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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• The DISK

  Open Hours not listed

  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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• Dive Records

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open 1pm–9pm today

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open 3pm–9pm today

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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)

  Open 11am–9pm today

  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 West

  Open Hours not listed

  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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• Mosaic Seoul

  Open Hours not listed

  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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• Moss Records & Coffee

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open 12pm–7pm today

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  Basement Donggyo-dong record shop with in-store pickup, a quieter alternative to Hongdae's bigger-name stores.

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• Popsy Petel

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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)

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open 1pm–9pm today

  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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• TW Records

  Open 12pm–8pm today

  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

  Open Hours not listed

  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

  Open 11am–9pm today

  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)

  Open Hours not listed

  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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