It looks like there is one less area of prostitution in Seoul:

The largest red-light district in Seoul near the Chongnyangni train station is expected to be closed down next year following the city’s urban redevelopment project.

Seoul City Monday announced a plan to expand a road in Chongnyangni, eastern Seoul, which passes through a concentration of brothels.

The city said it expects to spend about 13.2 billion won ($13.5 million) to purchase the land for the road expansion. The city has already spent 4.8 billion won to buy land owned by the state-run Korea Railroad, which is at the edge of the area slated for redevelopment.

The construction is scheduled to start late June and be completed by December next year.

One down about 100 more to go in Seoul. I like how prostitution is illegal in Korea but reports of brothels are common knowledge in the local papers.