EPTJust to show what goes on in the night time of Hongdae. Really interesting stuff.
Hongdae Nightlife
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
Just to show what goes on in the night time of Hongdae. Really interesting stuff. | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
very beginning 5 sec mark of part 2 i can't tell if thats a night club waiter trying to drag a girl into a nightclub or a desperate guy failing w/ a girl he took out on a date just finished watching 2nd vid: man ur friend did a very good job | ||
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nekoconeco
Australia359 Posts
 so embarrassing.Interesting footage though especially that it is subtitled. | ||
Kiett
United States7639 Posts
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Waxangel
United States33605 Posts
On January 30 2012 10:21 Rekrul wrote: cool vids, lol @ the fight in part 1 and very beginning 5 sec mark of part 2 i can't tell if thats a night club waiter trying to drag a girl into a nightclub or a desperate guy failing w/ a girl he took out on a date just finished watching 2nd vid: man ur friend did a very good job storytime! we want storytime! | ||
Chill
Calgary25998 Posts
this video was awesome. really well shot  i went to hongdae probably a dozen times but never saw this kind of street stuff going on. looks fun | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
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Reason.SC2
Canada1047 Posts
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Sephy90
United States1785 Posts
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
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MegaFonzie
Australia1084 Posts
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SlowBullets
United States839 Posts
hahaha, too bad he sucked at freestyle. :/ But this video is great! Thanks for sharing. | ||
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zoLo
United States5896 Posts
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HuK
Canada1591 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66363 Posts
lots of drunk girls though, but i'm too scared to go too close cus i'm alone QQ | ||
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bjornkavist
Canada1235 Posts
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
but what happened in that fight. not sure why they started it. | ||
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lee365
United States448 Posts
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
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Chaggi
Korea (South)1936 Posts
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Suc
Australia1569 Posts
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wonkman
United States520 Posts
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Quesadilla
United States1814 Posts
The music scene here is awesome. One of my best friends in Korea is the singer of a band called The Geeks. They have been playing straight-edge youth crew hardcore for over 15 years and pioneered heavy music in Korea. The scene is so positive and has people from all different groups involved. The shows are DIY in any basement, bar or venue available. We always share food and drink after shows, especially when bands from Japan or the USA come into town. The street art is next-level, with tagged murals, provocative quotes, rebellious politics, and more. Hand-sewn clothes are being sold on the streets by fashion students. Hand-roasted and imported coffees are for sale up from subway exit 4, and Italian hole-in-the-wall's can be found at the drop of a hat. There's just a few things missing, as I mentioned. Everything in these videos is the real deal. That DVD방 next to Baskin Robins........ Fuck. | ||
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Straylight
Canada706 Posts
Thanks for sharing. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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mel_ee
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In the 2nd vid that dude trying to get that girl is clearly a waiter (from the walkie talkie thing on his back). haha edit: hate to say it but not enough people shuffling..(its maddening how much this song plays at one place in a span of 2-3 hours) | ||
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Galtakar
Sweden374 Posts
Only been to Hongdae once during nigh-time (last saturday actually). Fun place in all honesty. Went to a bar with a friend that she usually goes to. Quite god damn shocking how many foreigners that showed up though. And I fucking love the Silent Disco that was shown (the parts where people where dancing with headphones on). Looks so strange when they wear black headphones since they are camouflaged by the night. | ||
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Antimatterz
United States1010 Posts
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FraCuS
United States1072 Posts
Makes me wanna go to korea :D! well mainly cause of starcraft :3 | ||
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Tippany
United States765 Posts
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iSometric
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andeh
United States904 Posts
I've heard that generally that our servicemen are looked down upon because they cause problems for koreans. (I think I read that in one of rekrul's posts iirc) | ||
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Chaggi
Korea (South)1936 Posts
On January 30 2012 15:42 andeh wrote: Those white guys were probably us military people, right? I've heard that generally that our servicemen are looked down upon because they cause problems for koreans. (I think I read that in one of rekrul's posts iirc) you have good and you have bad. I know a few of my friends in the army base in Korea are completely ignorant of Korea and Korean culture. I think one took the taxi for 9 months before we introduced the subway. People don't really like that, | ||
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Tippany
United States765 Posts
On January 30 2012 15:42 andeh wrote: Those white guys were probably us military people, right? I've heard that generally that our servicemen are looked down upon because they cause problems for koreans. (I think I read that in one of rekrul's posts iirc) In regards to the former part of your post, I seriously doubt it. Those guys were throwing punches like drunk women. | ||
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Xenocide_Knight
Korea (South)2625 Posts
On January 30 2012 14:19 mel_ee wrote: edit: hate to say it but not enough people shuffling..(its maddening how much this song plays at one place in a span of 2-3 hours) Yea I'm with this guy. Your friend did a really nice job capturing different aspects of hongdae, but needs more shuffling! I can't count how many times I heard Party Rock Anthem this past winter in Hongdae. Didn't help once Lovely Dovey was added to the mix. | ||
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HuK
Canada1591 Posts
On January 30 2012 15:57 Xenocide_Knight wrote: Yea I'm with this guy. Your friend did a really nice job capturing different aspects of hongdae, but needs more shuffling! I can't count how many times I heard Party Rock Anthem this past winter in Hongdae. Didn't help once Lovely Dovey was added to the mix. shuffling is ssooooooooooooooooo popular in korea right now | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
The juxtaposition of the drunken foreigners getting into fights and the drunken Koreans getting into fights makes a great point: no matter where you go in the world there are stupid people. | ||
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Quesadilla
United States1814 Posts
On January 30 2012 15:42 andeh wrote: Those white guys were probably us military people, right? I've heard that generally that our servicemen are looked down upon because they cause problems for koreans. (I think I read that in one of rekrul's posts iirc) Yes and no. A lot of times it is military, but a lot of time it is "teachers"—especially in Hongdae. Most military isolate themselves to Itaewon or Yongsan. I quote that word because it requires no degree in education, no certification, or related major to acquire a teaching position in Korea. On top of that, the majority of teachers do not care which country they work in, because they work strictly for a paycheck. Korea has the highest paying positions and the highest amount of them available, so many foreigners choose Korea. +1 shuffling | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
I went out drinking somewhere in Korea back when for a TL meetup. This made me look up lilsusie's blog post on it out of nostalgia. Drinking in Korea is really fun. The drinking culture there is social, and the goal is to have a good time, not be all bro and get fucked up. I got fucked up anyway, though. @OP: Does your friend have other videos? Those two were incredibly well done and I'm curious what else he's worked on. | ||
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TheKwas
Iceland372 Posts
However, the fight part reminds me why i tend to hang out with Koreans rather than many foreigners in Korea. So many dickhead bros. I wish the military curfew extended to dickhead teachers who can't responsibly consume alcohol as well. | ||
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JollYRoGeR
Sweden342 Posts
Thanks in advance | ||
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KT s0ng
Korea (South)88 Posts
The magic of the Korea isn't in these videos (although I did enjoy Club Cocoon when I went). It's before all that stuff, when you are with your friends, relaxing and eating and drinking. Fucking waygooks man. EDIT: That aside, the video is very cool and I seem to have completely missed all the street performances whenever I've been | ||
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Zor222
United Kingdom88 Posts
On January 30 2012 10:39 Chill wrote: lol @ the fight gj english teachers bringing the US to hongdae hahaha this video was awesome. really well shot i went to hongdae probably a dozen times but never saw this kind of street stuff going on. looks fun Im curious too. Was there some kind of special event going on at the time of filming? Ive also hardly ever seen the random public performances and dont know how representative the video really is in that regard. On January 30 2012 12:15 HuK wrote: fucking foreigners Why cant all the trash just stay in Itaewon. Im visiting next month and if what someone else said is true about a load of foreigners migrating from Itaewon to Hongdae Im gonna be really fucking depressed. | ||
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wbirdy
Singapore335 Posts
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FractalsOnFire
Australia1756 Posts
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heha
Australia425 Posts
On January 31 2012 01:01 FractalsOnFire wrote: Awesome video man, whats the song in the club in part 1? I recognise it but i can't quite put my finger on it. Bugging me so much. You're a bitch . Went back to listen to it so I could help identify, now I'm going to be agonising about this while I sleep. Anyone? | ||
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Mawi
Sweden4365 Posts
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See.Blue
United States2673 Posts
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MK4512
Canada938 Posts
On January 31 2012 01:44 heha wrote: You're a bitch . Went back to listen to it so I could help identify, now I'm going to be agonising about this while I sleep. Anyone? Deadmau5 - Ghosts N stuff Also, very cool video, I'm going to Korea in teh summer, it will be interesting to see how the video matches what I see.. Definitely hope to catch those street shows... | ||
rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
me want storytime too!! | ||
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On January 30 2012 22:56 KT s0ng wrote: Ugh. This is the kind of fucked up hedonism I escaped when I came to Korea. The magic of the Korea isn't in these videos (although I did enjoy Club Cocoon when I went). It's before all that stuff, when you are with your friends, relaxing and eating and drinking. Fucking waygooks man. EDIT: That aside, the video is very cool and I seem to have completely missed all the street performances whenever I've been Um, in my experience of living here some Koreans are no better when it comes to drunken fights/shouting/puking everywhere etc. I've seen some incredibly immature drunken behavior on both sides, so it's kind of annoying to see people making blanket statements like 'Fucking waygooks man.' Not all of us 'waygooks' are the same you know. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On January 31 2012 08:21 NeverGG wrote: Um, in my experience of living here some Koreans are no better when it comes to drunken fights/shouting/puking everywhere etc. I've seen some incredibly immature drunken behavior on both sides, so it's kind of annoying to see people making blanket statements like 'Fucking waygooks man.' Not all of us 'waygooks' are the same you know. Well, stereotypes are rooted in reality. Plus, the "good" ones are much less impressivew than the type that brawls. =| | ||
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starplayer35
United States40 Posts
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hyptonic
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Where did you keep the camera? | ||
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ggggbabybabybaby
Canada304 Posts
The fighting is really dumb but as NeverGG pointed it out it's not 100% foreigners at fault. Also lol at the Turkish guy not getting let in the club and saying "I'm fucking Korean!". Poor guy. Overall the video is really well done and I'm going to just send it to people in the future when they ask me what it was like. Although a 3rd video showing Hongdae during the day would be pretty cool. Especially some footage of the free market. Hongdae is really polarized between its daylife and nightlife but both are pretty interesting. | ||
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FractalsOnFire
Australia1756 Posts
On January 31 2012 07:21 MK4512 wrote: Deadmau5 - Ghosts N stuff Also, very cool video, I'm going to Korea in teh summer, it will be interesting to see how the video matches what I see.. Definitely hope to catch those street shows... Ah thanks, i knew it sounded familiar. Stupid soundhound doesn't know its dance music pfeh. | ||
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snowbird
Germany2044 Posts
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DNB
Finland995 Posts
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
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KT s0ng
Korea (South)88 Posts
On January 31 2012 08:21 NeverGG wrote: Um, in my experience of living here some Koreans are no better when it comes to drunken fights/shouting/puking everywhere etc. I've seen some incredibly immature drunken behavior on both sides, so it's kind of annoying to see people making blanket statements like 'Fucking waygooks man.' Not all of us 'waygooks' are the same you know. I know, I know, don't worry. I am foreign and a teacher. I have many foreign friends (almost exclusively). I also have one mixed race friend and a gay friend! That said.......(nothing good comes after That said)....I think Koreans *are* better when it comes to those things. It is only my experience but I've experienced hundreds and hundreds of drunken escapades both at home and in Korea and in six months here only one of those spectacles has involved a drunken Korean. And he was like 60. The only time I've ever been touched in Korea is when I walked into a bar and after twenty seconds some drunk American grabbed my collar for absolutely no reason. The only time I've been annoyed or threatened or experienced drunken screaming in Korea is drunk foreign teachers. And I try to avoid foreign bars, so it's not proximity. Maybe it's different if you go out in Seoul every weekend. I have *seen* plenty of drunk ajusshis however  | ||
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ROOTIllusion
United States1060 Posts
. Can't believe your friend just stood there and recorded the fight, balls of steel.edit: op isn't recorder, friend is | ||
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
On January 31 2012 15:26 ggggbabybabybaby wrote: I lived in Hongdae all this past summer. The footage your friend captured out front of Book (or 1300K) really represents the spirit of Hongdae. Guys would always be giving away free energy drinks there and I would just grab a couple of bottles of Soju and chill listening to the live music. The fighting is really dumb but as NeverGG pointed it out it's not 100% foreigners at fault. Also lol at the Turkish guy not getting let in the club and saying "I'm fucking Korean!". Poor guy. Overall the video is really well done and I'm going to just send it to people in the future when they ask me what it was like. Although a 3rd video showing Hongdae during the day would be pretty cool. Especially some footage of the free market. Hongdae is really polarized between its daylife and nightlife but both are pretty interesting. Turks? They sounded more like Pakstani/Indian to me. | ||
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