Sunday, August 17, 2008

Places to Go... in Seoul!!! :-) # 24

<< Sin Cheon >>
In Seoul, many areas are populated especially by college students. Sin cheon is especially popular spot among college students because it has many unique and trendy yet affordable places to eat and also have fun.

Things to do in Sin Cheon
-Cafes in Sin Cheon
After strolling around Sin Cheon area and if you want to rest some time, walk into nearby cafes on the street!

1. Mindeulae Youngto (Book cafe/study zone)
-Since Sin cheon is popular among young college students, there are a lot of book cafes where visitors can come to read books, study, or have a meeting and have coffee or other drinks (free refills!)

2. W-Style Shop
-it is a cafe where people can use KT-Wibro(accessing internet while moving freely) in diverse ways
-it has basement to five floors where different services are provided
-W Hall (basement): W Studio 1(audio), W Editorial Room 1(editing UCC and audio), Book Cafe, play station, X-box game zone, mega TV service,
-W Gallery (1st floor): Information, W Stage(where different performances take place), Gallery Zone (UCC gallery)
-W Life (2nd floor): W Experience (using KT Wibro, people have free access to internet), W Center (Wibro service center)
-W Community (3rd floor): W Community (rooms for 14 people, 8 people, and 4 people (total of five rooms), W OA Room (printer, copy machine are stationed to be used), W Bar (coffee and other drinks are provided)
-W Studio (4th floor): W Studio 2(video), UCC film recorder and editor is present, W Style Shop
-W Cafe (5th floor): W Cafe (outdoor cafe), Dr. Fish (with Dr. Fish (special type of fish) people can enjoy foot spa), W Style Shop

3. Ggot hyang gi ga duek han Man hwa Cafe ("Comics Cafe full of Flower Scent" in Korean)(Comics/Book cafe)
-It is a cafe where people can read comics or books and enjoy drinks and light snacks!
***fee: ₩15,000 per hour,₩30,000 for 3 hours,₩50,000 for 5 hours,₩80,000 for 8 hours

-Movie Theaters
Sin Cheon also has many movie theaters where people often go and watch moview with friends or thier dates.

1. Artreon
-It is a whole building that is for movie theaters, other art exhibitiona and rest spot. The newest movie theater in Sin Cheon.

2. Megabox (Sin Cheon branch)
-one of the most popular movie theater branches in Korea.
*** there are smaller theaters such as XD Multi Movie Theater, DVD Cine, etc.

-Karaokes
Koreans love going to Karaoke. It is a fun experience to visit one of the Karaokes in Korea, which have the most developed and well equipped rooms.

1. Luxury "秀"(<-Su)Noraebang(Karaoke in korean)
-One of the biggest Karaoke chains in Korea(luxuriously equipped with sofas, high quality audio sound system, complimentary drinks or ice cream, etc).
***fee: about less or equal to ₩20,000 per hour
***when not so busy, they give 30 extra minutes

2. Music Cube Noraebang
-Also a luxury Karaoke.
***fee: about ₩15,000 per hour

***there are other Karaokes too!

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