# Seokchon-dong hair salon for a 0.5-tone-darker root touch-up: Mad Hair - By Yerin Ohn (https://superchart.com/en/@garosu-small-pouch/) - Written Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Hair & beauty salons › Songpa, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written following a sponsored visit to Mad Hair. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@garosu-small-pouch/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@garosu-small-pouch/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/index.md) ## In short Mad Hair is a hair salon in Seokchon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, tucked into a quiet alley west of Seokchon Lake. Ahead of a trip to Shanghai, the writer had grown-out roots colored at Mad Hair, where Deputy Director Yeonwoo mixed the shade 0.5 tone darker than the existing hair so the color would blend naturally as it grows. The root touch-up finished cleanly with no visible band, and Mad Hair felt like a salon worth settling into. ## Good to know - **Location**: Mad Hair, 2F, 47 Songpadae-ro 49-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul (alley west of Seokchon Lake) - **Hours**: Mon–Fri 10:00–20:00 / Sat–Sun 10:00–19:00 - **Service received**: Root touch-up (scalp protectant applied first) - **Stylist**: Deputy Director Yeonwoo - **Amenities**: Drinks and snacks served, plenty of books in the waiting area *as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026* ## Why a root touch-up at Mad Hair in Seokchon-dong before a Shanghai trip I got a root touch-up at Mad Hair, a hair salon in Jamsil-Songpa's Seokchon-dong. Lately I'd been looking in the mirror and something felt oddly dated. Turned out the culprit was my grown-out roots! With a Shanghai trip coming up soon, I rushed over to Mad Hair for a root touch-up and came home very satisfied! > 📍 Jamsil-Songpa Seokchon hair salon: Mad Hair ⏰ Hours / Mon–Fri 10:00–20:00 / Sat, Sun 10:00–19:00 ### Before: awkwardly grown-out roots ![Hair showing grown-out roots before the touch-up](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-01-odb7j-900.webp) ![Back of the hair showing exposed roots before dyeing](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-02-7aa7f-900.webp) You know how awkwardly grown-out roots always look worse than you'd expect? So messy... and dated. If you dye your hair you'll get it — you basically need a root touch-up once a month! But you also have to go somewhere that's actually good at it, otherwise you end up with a visible line, so picking a salon is always a worry. ![Grown-out roots more visible under bright lighting](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-03-o0mri-900.webp) In bright light the urgency of the root situation was even more obvious... It's hard to find a salon that's genuinely good at root touch-ups without leaving a line, which is exactly why I hadn't been dyeing my hair often. But this time, Mad Hair in Songpa did such a lovely job that I think I've found my regular spot! ## Where Mad Hair is and its opening hours ![Exterior of Mad Hair in the quiet alley west of Seokchon Lake](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-04-y4uww-900.webp) Mad Hair is located west of Seokchon Lake! It's tucked into a quiet alley, so it never feels crowded, which I loved. Get your hair done, take a walk around Seokchon Lake, then head straight into a date — sounds perfect! ![Mad Hair entrance with hours posted](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-05-5t43a-900.webp) This Songpa hair salon is open every day of the week, weekdays and weekends alike, so you can drop by anytime! ## Inside Mad Hair: floor-to-ceiling windows and the waiting area ![Open, bright interior of Mad Hair with floor-to-ceiling windows](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-06-1ng6v-862.webp) The inside of Mad Hair is clean and bright with floor-to-ceiling windows, giving it a really open feel! When you're at a salon as a woman, appointments can take a while, and feeling boxed in makes it worse — but Mad Hair's openness meant I could get my treatment done without any of that stuffiness! ![Styling chair and mirror at Mad Hair](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-07-1hmyz-900.webp) ![Mad Hair waiting area with books](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-08-awn0m-900.webp) I arrived a little early for my appointment, and the waiting area was set up comfortably so I could wait at ease. If you come with a boyfriend or kids for their haircuts too, everyone could wait without any discomfort! There were also plenty of books, so you could feed your mind while you wait or even during the treatment. ![Books placed in the waiting area](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-09-e5cbc-900.webp) The owner also brought out drinks and snacks, so my energy never dipped while waiting or during the treatment! ![Drinks and snacks provided by the owner](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-10-lnbzv-m-900.webp) ![Drinks and snacks set out before the treatment](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-11-10g1e-m-900.webp) ## How the root touch-up went, from scalp protectant to scalp massage Since I was getting a root touch-up at this Songpa salon, they first applied a scalp protectant and checked my hair color! I have sensitive skin at the back of my neck, and the stylist caught that right away, carefully checking in about anything uncomfortable — I was really touched by the attention to detail. ![Dye being applied to the roots during the treatment](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-12-tr4o7-m-900.webp) They applied the dye to my roots very meticulously! Such a clean application, no discomfort at all — perfect!!! ![Shampoo and blow-dry after the color application](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-13-2th56-m-900.webp) After the color had processed for a while, they shampooed and dried my hair! Maybe because Deputy Director Yeonwoo, who took care of me, is a man with a strong hand pressure, the shampoo turned into an actual scalp massage — so, so satisfying! Refreshing~~~ It felt like I got a bonus scalp massage on top of the root touch-up, which made the whole thing even better. ## After: root color 0.5 tone darker than the existing hair ![After shot of the hair once the root touch-up was finished](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-14-baxmm-m-1200.webp) ![Roots blending naturally into the existing hair color](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-15-m14mw-900.webp) Root touch-up complete!!! At first I thought, is this a bit dark? But apparently they deliberately mixed the color about 0.5 tone darker than my existing dyed hair, accounting for the fact that the color lightens over time. That way, as my hair grows out, it connects naturally with my original hair color! Having someone check such fine details and kindly explain why they did it that way made me even happier with the result! ![Finished look after the root touch-up at Mad Hair](https://img.superchart.com/images/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip-16-1tdf0-900.webp) If you're looking for a Songpa hair salon that's great at root touch-ups, I highly recommend Mad Hair and "Deputy Director Yeonwoo"! ## Where it is - Mad Hair (마드헤어) - 2F, 47 Songpadae-ro 49-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 송파구 송파대로49길 47 2층 마드헤어 - 37.5059741, 127.0994833 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A7%88%EB%93%9C%ED%97%A4%EC%96%B4/@37.5059741,127.0994833,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@garosu-small-pouch/madhair-songpa-root-color-before-trip/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt