About HanBuddy

The team that makes “like a local” happen.

Small-group meetups in Seoul for the Korea locals actually enjoy. We plan it, run it, improve it. You just show up.

Guests in baseball jerseys taking a selfie in the stands at Jamsil during a HanBuddy baseball night

Why we started

Some of Korea’s best moments are locked behind “locals only.”

It started with a ticket we watched disappear: a Jamsil night game, sold out in seconds, on an app that wants a Korean phone number and a Korean card.

No Korean number, no Korean card, no ticket. HanBuddy unlocks those moments with a local buddy, all in English.

Run by us, every week.

  • We plan each activity ourselves

    One real Korean moment, not a landmark checklist.

  • A real person confirms your details

    No booking engine. We message you the meeting spot and everything you need.

  • Every run gets better

    Every guest fills in a survey, and it changes the next run.

4.8 / 5 average guest rating

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Our runs

Where we’ve been, and where we’re going next.

Meet the team

We’re ZeroOne, three friends from Seoul running HanBuddy together.

AI·SW Maestro logo

HanBuddy is the official project of team ZeroOne in AI·SW Maestro (17th), a national tech talent program by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT.

The best way to meet us is at a meetup.

Join the next one