[VIDEO] Inside a Seoul PC Bang, Where the Coffee Is Cheap and the Rigs Are Not
For this episode of Korean Next Door, we spent a day with Park Young-seo, a manager at a "PC bang," or internet cafe, in Seoul's Jongno District. When she graduated from high school and decided it was time to find a job, the PC bang was the first thing that came to mind — she had loved games since she was a kid, so the logic was airtight. At 22, she became a manager at the Red Force PC bang in…
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In Seoul's Jongno District, Park Young-seo, a 22-year-old PC bang manager, shared her experiences with Korean Next Door during a day spent at Red Force PC bang. The manager, who had always been passionate about gaming since childhood, found her first job at this joint venture between Nongshim and BNM Company. One of the most striking aspects of the PC bang is the extensive menu of 100 items, ranging from various drinks to food.
Surprisingly, the manager herself handles all the cooking and serving of these items. In addition to the delicious offerings, the PC bang boasts some of the most advanced gaming rigs available, renting for under $2 per hour. This affordability is a testament to South Korea's impressive technological infrastructure. After the economic crisis in the late 1990s, the government invested heavily in developing a nationwide broadband network, resulting in one of the world's fastest internet connections.
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