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Why So Many Koreans Write in Cafés (Part 4)

09/07/202628/06/2026 by Kam Su Jin

An illustrated woman writes in her notebook at a Terarosa Coffee table, embodying Korean café notebook culture with N Seoul Tower visible through the window and the city street outside.

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Just Write Culture

In Korean café notebook culture, the table becomes a desk and the crowd enables thinking. Here’s what the café makes possible that home cannot.

Why Koreans Still Carry Notebooks in the Smartphone Era (Part 1)

09/07/202626/06/2026 by Kam Su Jin

An illustrated woman writes in a notebook at a Seoul café window, with Kyobo and Hottracks signs visible on the street outside and stacked notebooks on the table beside her.

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Just Write Culture

Korean notebook culture never disappeared — it just kept going. Inside the stationery stores, cafés, and daily habits where paper still does what no app can.