ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ɹˌiːdɪvˈɛləpmənt pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ænd ðə ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈoʊl nˈæʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi tə ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt, lˈɛd tʊ ɐ ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən ʌv slˈʌm kwˈɔːɹɾɚz ænd ɪndˈɪdʒənt tˈɛkstaɪl ˈɪndʌstɹiz ænd tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ðə tˈaʊn ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl ˌʌptaʊn nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv sˈoʊl.
A series of redevelopment projects starting in the 1970's, and the relocation of Seoul National University to the district, led to a reduction of slum quarters and indigent textile industries and transformed the town into a residential uptown neighborhood of Seoul.