How do you party in Itaewon after the tragic crowd crush

Moving on from pain: A woman walks past newly unveiled-lettering that reads October 29 Memorial Alley under Korean writing that translates as Alley of Memories and Safety, in memory of victims of the Oct 29, 2022 crowd crush that killed more than 150 people during Halloween celebrations, at the site of the tragedy in the popular Itaewon nightlife area in Seoul. — AFP

On a Saturday night in October, dozens of people were lined up outside the Waikiki Beach Pub in the narrow alley behind the Hamilton Hotel, in Itaewon, Seoul.

“We should have arrived before 8.30pm,” one said. “There are always lines around 8.30pm these days during the weekend. I heard that we need to wait more than 30 minutes to enter.”