SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — On a recent evening at a sprawling PC bang near Hongdae Station, the crowd was strikingly international. Foreign visitors, headphones on, were absorbed in marathon sessions of Valorant and League of Legends. Some huddled in groups, strategizing in real time, while others queued for a turn at high-powered gaming [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Once a cornerstone of youth culture in South Korea, PC cafés—known locally as “PC bangs”—are vanishing at an accelerating rate. According to the National Tax Service’s statistical portal, the number of PC cafés nationwide stood at 7,280 as of October 2024, a sharp 7.6% drop from the 7,858 recorded a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Internet cafes in the greater Seoul area reopened this week after the government relaxed its social distancing guidelines for COVID-19, but few reported better business due to bans on food consumption and minors on the premises. Industry representatives said food sales account for a large proportion of their income, [...]