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A KNACK Seongsu

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Seongsu · Hair salon + head spa

A cut-focused Seongsu salon built around structural, sculptural styling, with a scalp head-spa treatment on the side.

A:MUU Hair Salon

에이뮤헤어 (명동)

Myeongdong · 4.9 (60) · Hair salon

A 28-year veteran director — layered cuts, perms, and head spa, popular with visiting travelers.

Argyol

아르결 (성수)

Seongsu · K-beauty styling & head spa

K-beauty styling bar with a 15-step head spa; four branches across Seoul.

Beauty for Smile

뷰티포스마일

Seongsu · Hair salon (color & perm specialist)

A Seongsu color specialist known for soft balayage and voluminous perm work using premium haircare lines.

Cutloose

컷루스

Cheongdam · 5.0 (34) · Hair & makeup

Cheongdam K-pop hair and makeup studio; the director's creative styling made their Instagram the portfolio.

ESYUN Hair Extensions

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Apgujeong · Hair-extension specialist studio

A hair-extension (붙임머리) specialist studio near Sinsa, with profile branding in Japanese as well as Korean.

Hautbeaute

오보테 (청담)

Cheongdam · Hair & makeup

A celebrity-favorite hair and makeup atelier on Cheongdam-dong.

Herique Hair

에리크 (명동)

Myeongdong · 4.6 (460) · Hair salon

Well-reviewed Myeongdong hair salon with 460+ ratings.

HOSU DOSAN

호수도산

Cheongdam · 4.6 (19) · K-pop hair & makeup

Premium K-pop hair and makeup on Dosan-daero; idol-style makeovers, bookable via Creatrip.

iimi Hair & Makeup

이미헤어&메이크업 (홍대)

Hongdae · K-pop hair & makeup

K-pop idol-style hair and makeup, popular for profile shoots — five minutes from Hongik Univ. Station.

Jenny House

제니하우스 (청담)

Cheongdam · 4.5 (128) · Hair

The celebrity hair house — Jenny House's Cheongdam flagship.

JUNO HAIR Gangseo

준오헤어 (강서구)

Gangseo · Hair salon

Gangseo branch of the JUNO HAIR chain.

JUNO HAIR Garosugil

준오헤어 가로수길점

Garosugil · Hair salon

Garosugil branch of Seoul's largest salon chain — a reliable first cut, with 50+ Klook bookings.

JUNO HAIR Myeongdong

준오헤어 명동스트리트점

Myeongdong · 4.6 (154) · Hair & head spa

Myeongdong Street branch of the JUNO HAIR chain — hair and head spa.

Lee Chul Hair KerKer

이철헤어커커 (왕십리)

Wangsimni · Hair salon & perms

Wangsimni outpost of the long-running Lee Chul salon chain.

Lovey

러비 (압구정)

Apgujeong · Hair & makeup

Hair and makeup studio in Apgujeong.

Moi Hair & Makeup

모이헤어메이크업 (홍대)

Hongdae · 5.0 · Hair & makeup

1:1 tailored hair and makeup consulting in Hongdae.

Normalshop

노멀샵

Cheongdam · Hair & makeup

Hair and makeup studio near Gangnam-gu Office Station — pets welcome.

OLRANG

올랑 (합정/홍대)

Hongdae · 4.5 (379) · Hair styling

Hapjeong salon where each designer runs their own book.

ONYAD Hair

온야드 (압구정로데오)

Apgujeong · Hair & head spa

Famous on social for 'On-spa' personal hair consulting; Seoul Forest flagship plus five branches.

Parkjun BeautyLab

박준뷰티랩 (명동/강남/청담)

Myeongdong · Hair, head spa & makeup

Total beauty lab known for its signature 15-step scalp treatment; a favorite among visiting travelers.

Rolling Jay

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Cheongdam · Hair & makeup

Hair and makeup salon between Cheongdam and Gangnam-gu Office Station.

Soonsiki Seongsu

순시키 성수

Seongsu · English-friendly hair salon

The Seongsu branch of Soonsiki, a multi-location Seoul hair chain built around English-friendly service for international guests.

Soonsoo Cheongdam

순수청담본점

Cheongdam · 4.8 (8) · Hair, makeup & wedding styling

Cheongdam total beauty salon — hair, makeup, weddings, and celebrity styling.

Texture Apgujeong Rodeo

텍스처 압구정로데오점

Apgujeong · Color-specialist hair salon

A colour-focused hair salon on Apgujeong Rodeo, part of a small two-branch brand that treats dyeing and bond-repair as its signature.

The Boutique Hauve Dosan

더 부띠끄 하우브 도산점

Apgujeong · Full-service hair salon

A large, newly opened Apgujeong-Rodeo salon with around twenty chairs and a proprietary damaged-hair perm-and-treatment line.

The Gravel

더그래블

Cheongdam · Men's private hair lounge

A high-end men's-only "gentlemen's hair lounge" in Cheongdam offering one-to-one private styling, scalp spa and hairpiece work.

Typer Haus

타이퍼하우스

Apgujeong · Men's premium hair salon

A men's premium hair shop near Apgujeong Rodeo station, backed by a well-known men's-hair brand and branded entirely in English around the line "Type Your Persona."

UNIQUE-by

유니크바이 (홍대)

Hongdae · 4.7 (81) · Hair styling

Hongdae hair styling salon.

VOG Hair

보그헤어 (홍대)

Hongdae · 4.8 (87) · Hair (halal & foreigner-friendly)

Halal- and foreigner-friendly hair salon with English-speaking stylists.

VOID Cheongdam

보이드바이박철 청담본점

Cheongdam · 5.0 (22) · Hair & makeup

Small Cheongdam studio praised for natural styling and attentive consultations.

WENEEDBLACK The Cheongdam

위닛블랙 더청담점

Cheongdam · Premium hair salon

A newly opened Cheongdam hair salon under the WENEEDBLACK brand (operator LIVEX), with modern, trend-led cut and colour work.

Ye_Lead Hair

예리드 (명동)

Myeongdong · 4.8 (123) · Hair

Premium salon built around an 18-step signature scalp treatment.

Yoning

요닝 (청담)

Cheongdam · K-pop hair & makeup

Premium K-beauty hair and makeup in Cheongdam; idol styling draws a celebrity clientele.