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5x5 Nail Studio Seongsu

오오네일 성수

Contemporary nail art studio

The studio keeps separate accounts for its class offerings and design archive, a level of documentation that's closer to a working design studio than a typical walk-in nail shop.

Neighborhood: Seongsu
Best for: elaborate custom nail art booked in advance, with English-speaking staff on hand
Instagram: @5x5nailstudio
Address: 서울 성동구 상원2길 5, 2층

About: 5x5 Nail Studio (오오네일) runs two Seoul locations, one in Seongsu and one in Yeonnam, and has built a large following around nature-inspired nail art — marble, stone-texture, and watercolor motifs among its signature styles. Appointments, which typically run about an hour to ninety minutes depending on the design, are arranged through Instagram DM or KakaoTalk rather than a booking site.

English-speaking staff support the international clients who make up a large share of its bookings, and the studio maintains sister accounts for its class offerings and design archive — worth a browse before messaging to book, since custom pieces are usually chosen from a reference photo.