DVD bangs are places that have a selection of movie rentals that you don't take home and return, but instead watch in a small, private room at the establisment. Apparently, according to some Korean friends, these places are sometimes used by people to fool around, especially younger adults who still live with their parents (or maybe the box of tissues in the room was just in case you wanted to watch a tear-jerker, who knows). So it may look odd for two girls to go into a room together, but Erin and I don't care about getting strange looks and we found the experience to be worth the wonder.
This particular DVD Bang we went to is on the north side of Yeokgok station on the fourth or fifth floor. It was clean and the Ajuma that worked there was nice to us. We went in and decided on 2 Days in Paris to watch. For 11,000won we got to pick out a drink and sit in our own private room to watch our movie on a big screen with great sound. The room was also very clean and cozy. Well worth the money and more enjoyable than going to a movie theatre, in my opinion. 
Just like being at home, but with a better entertainment system. I definitely recommend the experience if you're ever in Korea. These places are plentiful, so it's not hard to find one.
We actually haven't been back there since, but I definitely want to go again before I leave. It'd be cool to open one of the in the U.S.
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Ok, I just went to see Avatar in a different DVD Bang and it was even nicer. Bigger Screen, bigger sound, bigger couch! Why don't more people go to these!
ReplyDeletehi might be a bit random... but i stumbled upon your blog looking for information on bucheon as my sis will be going to the catholic univeristy of korea there in a few days to study korean. i was just wondering would you happen to know whether the taxi drivers are nice... i've heard that some of them are creepy and stuff just a bit scary... also would you know which bus to catch to get to yeokgok station and where to buy korean cds... a bit random but sorry for the inconvenience =S
ReplyDeleteHey there Jacqueline. Sorry this is so late...I haven't been on in a while. Do you still want more info? I will say that I've had no problems with creepy taxi drivers, but I also took it upon myself to learn a bit of Korean and I lived near Yeokgok station, so whenever I wanted to get a cab home I could just say: Yeokgok Nambu(south) Yuck(station) Ga-Jusayo(go please). It worked for me. As for the Korean cds, not sure, still having a problem getting all the K-Pop songs I grew to love while over there. And the bus system is very hard to figure out and only really worked for me once I knew how to read Korean...or you can always ask people. Most Koreans are helpful, if they can understand you.
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