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Sewoon Arcade was Korea's first all-in-one electronics market and is one of its oldest. Located in Jongno, in the heart of Seoul, it is the center of the downtown electronics industry. Shops here sell a wide range of products, including electrical and electronic parts, electrical materials, computer semiconductors, audio equipment, electronics, CCTV, game machines, karaoke machines, and lighting. Skilled craftspeople who can work with these devices and products are also based here. Reflecting its long history, major Korean companies such as TG Sambo Computer, Hancom, and Commax are known to have started here. In 1945, Japan was clearing this site as an evacuation clearing, an empty lot kept free of buildings in case of bombing by the United States and other Allied forces. After the Korean War, people who had lost their homes built large numbers of shacks and began living in the area. In 1966, it became Korea's first urban redevelopment project area. Architect Kim Swoo-geun designed the complex, and Sewoon Arcade opened just two years later, in 1968. The building has four floors, with sections for home appliance distributors, household appliance wholesalers, electrical and electronic parts specialists, and electronic parts and product repair shops. ◎ Hallyu Travel Tip: The Drama Vincenzo In the drama Vincenzo, Italian mafia lawyer Vincenzo (Song Joong-ki) joins forces with the tenants of Geumga Plaza, where gold is hidden, to protect the building from a powerful group. The building that appears as Geumga Plaza is Sewoon Arcade in Seoul. Its retro atmosphere makes the scenes in the drama even more memorable.