fashion is fetish is fabulous is fun is fantastic!
얼핏 보기엔 어느 댁 규수가 애타게 님을 기다리는 모습처럼 보일지 모르나…
At first glance, you might think her to be a fair young maiden from the age of Chosun…
그건 천만의 만만의 콩떡.
But you would be wrong.
곧바로 훌러덩.
‘Cause she ain’t no lady, and it’s not that kinda party!
한마디로 스테이지를 뜨끈하게 달구었다.
This is DJ Aaron doing his best at a little drag show at Club Cargo in Hongdae, which hosted the “Hidden” party, and was absolutely fabulous!
장소는 2주전 홍대 놀이터 옆 Club Cargo. 파티 브랜드 Rainbow가 Club Cargo와 함께 처음으로 홍대에서 펼친 드랙퀸 “Hidden” party는 만족 스러웠다. 이번주는 Club Via에서 라고 하는데 이것도 볼만할 듯. 처음 가 본 카고는 사람들도 분위기도 정말 쿨했어요. 근데 장소 때문에 재밌었나? 아니면 Hidden이란 파티로 온 사람들때문였나요? 물론 둘다이죠. 클럽도 놀기에 좋고 물론 사람들도 흥미로운 사람들였죠.
The organizers of the “Hidden” party, which took place two weekends ago, are hosting another party called “Rainbow” again this Saturday, although this time it will be at Club Via in Hongdae. Since I haven’t been to Club Via, I can’t tell you much about it. The “Hidden” people seemed to throw a good party, though Club Cargo was the host. Which was more important to the fun? Neither, I think. The club is cool, and the people were cool.
신나라 하는 바텐더 언니들.
Here, even the bartenders and staff feel the funk, because the cozy atmosphere really makes it a fun and safe place to dance and just have a good time.
드랙쇼 뒤에 또 빠질 수 없었던 게 고고보이들. 무대 앞은 그야말로 인산인해.
And of course, there’s the drag show, along with the male gogo dancers who are the main attraction!
댁 규수가 애타게 님을 기다리는 그녀…아니죠! 그녀는…진짜 잘 노는 애이네! 너무나 자아알…?!
So that’s the Chosun maiden, then! She really knows how to work the crowd!
그리고 옆에 도와주는 ‘고고댄서’들도 보기 좋은 것같아. 특히 앞줄에 있는 여자들한테! 그래도 무대웨이 있는 액션보다 더 재밌는 사람들도 있었죠. 춤추고, 친절하게 서로 얘기도하고, 너무 편하고 진짜 쿨하게 놀던 사람들이였네요.
And so do her gogo dancer helpers! Still, there was a lot more to the party than just the show. Any party is made fun by the people who attend it, and these were some of the coolest folks I’d seen.
이 형광색 티셔츠는 최고! 손으로 쓴 글씨도 같고.
Loved the neon t-shirt. And the hand-drawn look.
그 의상이랑 사랑에 빠졌다!
And loved that outfit, girl!
이 친구의 태도도 최고! ㅋㅋ 얘기해보니까 이 친구도 파티 프로모션하는 일도하니까 또 다른 파티에 대해 알게 된 거예요. 진짜 흥미로운 사람들이 사방에 막 나타나고 있었어요!
Ditto for her attitude! As it turned out, this young lady is also a party promoter, and is also having another party this weekend, which you can learn more about here. There was so much going on and interesting folks were coming out of everywhere, it seemed.
한국사회에 여러 공간들 중에는 바로 여기가 진짜 인종, 국적, 성차별, 그리고 동성애혐오증업없이 편한 마음으로 놀 수 있는 데예요. 다 황영한 느낌이 나는 것처럼. 근데 단일 한가지 편견이 있네요. 그 건 바로 좁은 생각, 또 좁은 마음이 있는 사람이다. 그런 사람들이 물론 필요도 없고 일단 안올 거아니야, 그쵸? ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 누구나 남의 쿨한 속마음을 볼 수 있다면 그 사람은 바로 진짜 쿨한 거지.
This is one of the few places in society where, whatever your race, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation, everyone is welcome. The only discrimination that goes on here against people with narrow minds and cold hearts. Indeed, those with the ability to see the true cool in people can be called truly “cool.”
그리고 진짜로 쿨한 사람들이 쿨한사람들이랑 낄리끼리 하는 거네! 작년 여름에 밑에 툴한 지나가는 죽이는 문신이 있는 여자를 보고 찍었는데 그녀는 너무 빨리 걸어가고 있었기 때문에 금방 없어졌죠. 근데 이젠 이 클럽에서 봤던이 금방 알아봤죠. 역시. 그때는 홍대에서 봤고 또 보게 된 거지. 난 쿨한 데로 왔으니까 볼 수 있는 가능성이 높은 거죠? 그쵸. (작년의 글을 봐봐요.)
And it seems cool people do stick together! As an avid street fashion photographer, when I saw this very cool woman on the dance floor, I instantly recognized her, since I had shot her in Hongdae the previous summer! (See the post from last year.)
이 건 바로 운면아닌가? 그때는 초상권침해가 될가봐 어굴을 잘랐는데 지금 만나봤으니까 드디어 이 멋진 사실을 우리 독자들에계 알릴 수 있네요. 그리고 그 문신은 진짜 죽인다야. 이 클럽는 이런 사람들을 끌릴 수 있으면 owner가 어떤 분일까요?
But she had walked so fast, we couldn’t catch up to her to get her contact information, so we couldn’t include her full face on the site. But now, since talking to her, we can! Is this not fate? Or perhaps is it that cool people all tend to hang out together? If the woman with the snake tatoo is any indication, check out the club’s owner.
참. 이렇게 멋쟁이로 나오시면 어떡하냐? Club Cargo에 잘 다니는 멋쟁이 애들이 왜 많이 가는지 느낄 수 있다. 야아아아. 진짜 멋지네요.
With fly and fashionable owners like this, it’s no wonder Club Cargo can so easily draw the cool crowds they do.
CLub Cargo의 다음 번 파티는 이번 주말이며 연국에서 온 DJ Storm과 MC Rage는 DJ로 나오기 했고 또 다른 정보 필요하면 여기로. 그리고 말했던 Club Via에서 진행할 “Rainbow”이란 파티를 깜빡 잊지 말고 그 파티에 대한 정보는 여기예요. 아니면 둘로 가고 왔다갔다하면서 밤새해요!
Club Cargo’s next party is this weekend, where they will be hosting DJ Storm and MC Rage from the UK. You can get more info about here. Also remember the “Rainbow” party at Club Via, which you can find out more about here. Why not go to both, and go back and forth? I think we will be.
한국의 가장 재미있는 클럽, 그리고 가장 잘 만들어진 파티라고 손꼽히는 클럽들과 파티들이 바로 여기에! 재미있게 놀고 이 정보를 여기서 얻었다는 사실을 꼭 입소문낼 것!
And party on at one of the best little clubs in Hongdae, with some of the best parties you can find in Seoul!
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7 Responses for "In the City: Hongdae Club Parties!"
omfg thanks for not telling your readers beforehand about this party. but thanks really for telling us this time. i will definitely be at either one or both of them. CAN’T WAIT. great post btw
It’s the eternal dilemma — endorse a party, but what if it’s not that good? Now that I see that most of these are recurring parties, I try to get a sense of one and some pics before endorsing it. Don’t want to send the readers anywhere actually not fun! Hehe. There are several good ones this weekend, though.
The party at VIA, I’m so into it. Of course you were there.
I CAN NOT believe you bumped into the tattooed woman! You may just be creating a photo archive of everyone in Seoul. Keep this up and you’ll know half of them too.
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The fabled tattoo lady — oh, my God! Seriously, I think a lot of things are coming together now, and our luck is slowly turning. I am just trying to get us to the point of hitting critical mass with something, and the efforts of a few key others has really made the difference in days of late, especially when it comes to ExpatJane. She da bomb, you know. I think she has magical powers.
But we still miss your creative content ideas and what you always brought to the table! When we get big enough, I still haven’t forgotten the promise to try to offer you a way to be here without having to teach, but where you can just be fabulous and creative, and we’d be able to support you in that.
Anyway, we’re continuing to truck along, and we’re feeling like we’re getting more traction. Rubber to the road, baby!
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