City Pop mix with 7 Grandmothers and 1 Grandfather Who Knit in Seoul underground
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City Pop mix with 7 Grandmothers and 1 Grandfather Who Knit in Seoul underground
70 768 просмотров · 13 дней назад
NO PAUSE
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70 768 просмотров · 13 дней назад
Eommasohn Knitting Shop, Cheonggye 5-ga Underground Shopping Center, Seoul
In the 1960s and 70s, knitting was a means of survival for Korean women. Using flat knitting machines, they spun sweaters and socks, turning every single strand of yarn into meals for their families.
By the 1980s and 90s, the knitting shop had evolved into a neighborhood gathering space—a true community hub. It wasn’t just a retail store selling yarn; it was a sanctuary where buying yarn came with free knitting lessons. Small shops sprang up in every alleyway, where people would take off their shoes, gather on raised floors, chat the day away, and knit scarves. The very supply hub behind all those neighborhood shops was the underground arcade of Cheonggye 5-ga.
Though countless knitting shops vanished with the rise of mass-produced fast fashion, a piece of that era remains preserved beneath Seoul. Deep in Cheonggye 5-ga underground, Eommasohn Knitting Shop stands exactly as it once was. Seven grandmothers and one grandfather still gather today—sorting skeins of yarn, casting stitches, and sharing everyday laughter.
Today, right where they sit, NO PAUSE spins City Pop to the steady cadence of their needles.
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