Singing here, although the bypassers can’t hear your voice, you will still feel like you are a busking singer performing in the middle of the street. The other type of coin noraebangs can be everywhere on street corners, they look like phone booths or ATMs. One type is a small coin noraebang room in a building. There are two types of coin noraebang rooms. However, you can also sing by the hour, about 5,000 won / hour.
You just need to put money in and choose the song. Each small and beautiful noraebang coin room can be enough for 1-4 people. In any university area, you can find many coin noraebang rooms. You may be surprised when apart from your registered time you can still sing for another 10 minutes or 20 minutes. There are also some noraebang rooms that offer F&B (food and beverage) service where you can refill soft drinks, juice, beer or ice cream with an extra 1,000 won per person. Korean people often go to normal norebang rooms, but you can also choose to go to high-end ones. Usually norebang rooms have beer, soft drinks and snacks. Each single room in different noraebang rooms often has a different style, for example, Korean style, French style, Bar style, etc. There are many different styles in Korean karaoke rooms. However, don’t mind too much if you got a low score as these karaoke machines don’t have any criteria for scoring. After you completed one song, a score will be shown on the screen with a maximum score of 100 points. If you are a K-POP fan, you can even dance while singing your favourite song. There will be a waiting list before your chosen song is played. You have to find the number of the song you want to sing in the song book and enter it using the remote control. If you can’t read the Korean lyrics, you can choose to sing many English songs. And there are of course many Korean songs. There are quite a few collections of English songs, Japanese and Chinese songs. Most karaoke rooms are equipped with 2 microphones, one tambourine, a remote control for song selection and a song book. So if you want to practice singing alone, you can come to the solo norebang practice rooms. With some solo practice rooms, one person singing in the morning is only 2,000 won, and the afternoon is about 4 ~ 6,000 won per hour. Luxurious noraebang rooms will be more expensive at about 20,000 ~ 30,000 won per hour with more diverse services. The average hourly price is from 5,000 ~ 15,000 won depending on the time and the number of people, mornings (9am-12am) are twice as cheap as evening. There are also discounts for off-peak hours. Noraebang prices are calculated based on an hourly basis and the number of people. Korean students often meet their friends, go shopping and have dinner in restaurants before going to noraebang.īesides Hongdae, you can also come to other crowded areas in Seoul like Gangnam or Myeongdong. Having fun in this area is very convenient because everything is available. This area has many restaurants, clubs and especially, noraebang. Hongdae (subway line 2) is the entertainment area for Seoul students so if you want to experience noraebang culture in Korea, Hongdae is a place not to be missed. You will find a lot of karaoke rooms around the universities. Sometimes 노래연습장( norae yeonseupjang - singing practice room) will be written on the boards in front of the noraebang rooms.
You can look at the signboard and you'll see the word 노래방, the Korean name of norebang. Some Koreans even choose noraebang to sing until dawn when they miss the last train. Likewise, norebang is a great place to stay awake after drinking. This is also the place where they can go with their friends and sing their favorite songs. Many Koreans start drinking with friends at bars and restaurants and then ending up in norebang. Nowadays, you can find norebang everywhere in Korea, especially in recreational areas or student areas. It became popular in Korea in the 80s and 90s after karaoke machines were invented in Japan in the 70s. Noraebang (노래방), formed by norae (song or sing) and bang (room), literally means a room to sing.
Therefore, in today's article, let's learn about Korean noraebang culture before you have a chance to experience it with your friends. As an expat in Korea, you will have at least one time to experience this culture either with classmates or colleagues. You may probably see many scenes in Korean dramas that were filmed in noraebang. Among these, noraebang or karaoke is one of the popular ways for Koreans to relieve stress after stressful school hours or hard working days. South Korea is famous for being home to many entertainment places. Things to know about Korean Noraebang (Karaoke) Culture
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