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In better times: Fans of South Korean K-Pop group Super Junior attend a concert in Shanghai. © Reuters

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- The morning commute into Seoul from the nearby suburb of Ilsan used to take as long as an hour and a half by car. Now the trip can be made in about 30 minutes.

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