In Seoul’s bustling wholesale district, a new kind of makeover is drawing crowds – not for faces or wardrobes, but for mirrors, combs and even ballpoint pens.
By midmorning, the accessory supply arcade on the fifth floor of Dongdaemun Shopping Complex in Jongno-gu is already packed. Inside narrow stalls, shoppers huddle over trays of pastel beads, cartoon charms and glittering trinkets, assembling what they call “bit-kku” (decorating combs) and “geo-kku” (decorating mirrors).
