Relaxing haircut & hair styling in the newly remodeled "historic" 성우이용원 Seongu Barbershop in Seoul, South Korea.

In 1927, Mr. Lee’s grandfather opened the barbershop. At that time, he was the second Korean who was given a permit for barbering by the occupying Japanese.

It was in the 1960s when Mr. Lee began cutting hair. He learned everything from his dad and worked with him until his dad decided to retire. In the 1960s, Mr. Lee remembers there used to be 4-5 barbers working at the shop.

Shortly after filming with Mr. Lee in 2019, a severe storm damaged his shop beyond repair. Mr. Lee told us thankfully no customers were in the shop at the time!

Sadly, restoration was not possible so a new barbershop was constructed instead. Mr. Lee says he is very happy with the new shop and enjoys working there 💈❤️ He has been overwhelmed with lots of new customers visiting the shop now so he continues to be very busy cutting hair.

Although his beloved shop has changed, inside the spirit of the old shop remains... The potato starch, watering cans, bar soap to wash your hair, vinegar rinse, pink towels, and red phone ☎️

Mr. Lee has been keeping an eye on the number of views his videos have and is amazed with the popularity of our original videos! 🙌🏼

Watch our original Haircut & Hair Styling video at Seongu Barbershop👇🏼    • 💈 성우이용원 Haircut & Hair Styling in Sou...  

To see more of the videos we filmed in Korea, check out this playlist👇🏼
   • Barbershops of Korea 🇰🇷  

Mr. Lee is a little over 5’ tall so uses a footstool to stand on while working with his customers. You’ll also see him still using potato starch in my hair as a visual aid. In the past, barbers used powders that contained asbestos so Mr. Lee switched to potato starch as it is not harmful.

S P E C I A L T H A N K S

Lee Nam-yul, Barber and Owner
Seongu Barbershop
04183 4-1 Hyochangwon-ro 97-gil
Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu,
Seoul, South Korea

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