Key points. the Itaewon Halloween tragedy has prompted finger-pointing, anger, regret, and even additional suicides of involved officials. South Korea will have to reckon with growing social ...

Hye Minyi can still vividly recall what happened in Itaewon, South Korea, on the night of October 29, 2022. That was when the trendy nightlife district in the heart of Seoul became the site of one ...

Seoul marked a somber anniversary over the weekend, a year after nearly 160 people died in a crowd surge in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in the city. Oct. 29, 2022, had started as a long ...

Itaewon, the neighborhood where at least 151 people were killed in a Halloween crowd surge, is Seoul’s most cosmopolitan district, a place where kebab stands and BBQ joints are as big a draw … ...

Song Chae-rim (second from left) was one of 159 people killed during the Itaewon crowd surge during a Halloween celebration, seen here at a public memorial to the victims of the tragedy, Oct. 13 ...

The billboard includes the names of the 159 victims who lost their lives in the tragedy. It was first put in place around the disaster’s first anniversary.

Two years after the Itaewon tragedy, foreign families of victims continue to grapple with profound grief and unanswered questions as they seek closure and accountability.

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A Post reporter who lives in the Seoul district covered the tragedy that night and for days after. A month later, she reflects on the difficulty of moving on.

The Itaewon Halloween tragedy underscores the complex relationship between South Korea and America and the particular grief of Korean immigrants who know both worlds well.