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- ID HospitalA facial-bone and orthognathic surgery specialist hospital in central Gangnam with its own building and in-house anaesthesiology team.Gangnam/Cheongdam
- Samsung Medical CenterSamsung Group's tertiary hospital, strong in oncology, cardiology and organ transplantation, with a dedicated international patient centre.Gangnam/Cheongdam
- Asan Medical CenterKorea's largest hospital in Songpa, renowned for liver transplantation and gastrointestinal oncology.Central Seoul
- Severance HospitalYonsei University's hospital in Sinchon — one of Korea's oldest and most modern, a pioneer of robotic surgery.Central Seoul
- AmorepacificKorea's largest cosmetics company — owner of Sulwhasoo, Laneige and Innisfree — headquartered in Yongsan.Central Seoul
- LG Household & Health CareOwner of The History of Whoo, Su:m37 and The Face Shop — LG group's beauty and health arm.Central Seoul
- Olive YoungKorea's No.1 health & beauty retail chain under CJ — its Myeongdong flagship is a K-Beauty shopping landmark for tourists.Central Seoul
- Samsung ElectronicsGlobal leader in semiconductors and smartphones, headquartered in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.Gyeonggi/Pangyo
- NaverKorea's No.1 search engine and platform company — owner of LINE and Webtoon — headquartered at Green Factory, Pangyo.Gyeonggi/Pangyo
- KakaoOwner of KakaoTalk, the chat app used by virtually every Korean — headquartered on Jeju Island with a Pangyo office.Jeju
- Hyundai MotorThe world's No.3 automaker (with Kia), a hydrogen and EV leader, headquartered in Yangjae, Seoul.Central Seoul
- HYBEThe label behind BTS, SEVENTEEN and NewJeans — headquartered in Yongsan with the HYBE Insight museum.Central Seoul
- SM EntertainmentThe pioneering K-Pop label behind EXO, NCT and aespa, headquartered in Seongsu, Seoul.Central Seoul
- BonchonBusan-born Korean fried chicken franchise with its signature soy-garlic glaze, expanded to the US, Asia and Thailand.Busan
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