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Jangma Rain — Seoul Rain Radio with a Live KST Clock

Monsoon rain on the Han River city, pajeon weather by law, with Seoul's true hour underneath.

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Seoul has a rule everyone obeys and no one wrote down: when the jangma rains come, you eat pajeon. The monsoon front parks over the peninsula each summer and the city answers with green-onion pancakes and makgeolli, because the sizzle of the pan sounds exactly like the rain on the awning. That's the sound-world this station lives in.

The bed mixes monsoon-weight rainfall on apartment-block balconies and bus-stop roofs with the Han River's hush and far thunder off the mountains. Seoul's clock holds steady KST — Korea keeps one time zone, no daylight saving — and the scene runs the city's full day, from misted N Seoul Tower mornings to rain-glazed midnight streets.

Made for studying (this is the city that invented the 24-hour study café), for sleeping through humid nights, and for anyone whose homesickness is shaped like rain on a gosiwon window.

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FAQ

What time is it in Seoul right now?

Live Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) is on the clock above, updated every second.

What is jangma?

Korea's summer monsoon season — several weeks when the east-Asian rain front settles over the peninsula and Seoul gets most of its yearly rain.

Why do Koreans eat pajeon when it rains?

Tradition says the pancake's sizzle mimics rainfall — and rainy days once meant farmers were home with time to cook. The pairing stuck.

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