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(Clockwise from top left) Rooftop bar Ugly Society and Deoksugung, or Deoksu Palace, in Seoul, and Songdo Central Park in Incheon. PHOTOS: GRACE MA, UGLY SOCIETY
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - It is only 4pm in Incheon, but the setting sun is already casting a golden glow as our water taxi slices through the man-made waterway in Songdo Central Park.

The autumn air is crisp, the sky a captivating azure, and skyscrapers gleam on the horizon. Families are strolling about with their young children and pet dogs, while couples are cruising in crescent-shaped motorboats.

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