There are three famous areas for clubbing : Gangnam, Hongdae and Itaewon. They have different atmosphere, so you can feel various excitement. You can dance and drink overnight because all clubs are operated all night long.
1. Gangnam
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Gangnam is one of the richest district in Korea and famous area around the world because of 'Gangnam style' of the Psy's song. Most of the people who go clubbing to Gangnam area are well dressed and look luxurious. The most famous club in the area is NB(Noise Basement). There are a mix of spaces including the main dance floor, a bar upstairs and downstairs and a large staircase where you can scope out the crowd. The main dance floor plays Hip Hop, and if hip-hop is not your thing, there are other rooms where you can pound away to the ever popular house music, or whatever else the DJ is spinning. If you want to people watch, the second floor offers a nice balcony, but works as a back-up dance floor, too. It's never a dull night at NB.
2. Hongdae
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If you visit Hongdae area, you can see many people who have strong individuality and unique fashion styles. Hongdae respects people's personalities and diversity of style, so the dress code is more free and funky compared to Gangnam when you go clubbing in the area. There are more than 20 clubs within the area, and M2 is one of the most well-known of them all. It showcases some of the biggest superstar DJ's in the world. The genre is Electronic music such as House, Trance and Breaks.
3. Itaewon
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Itaewon is well known as 'Foreign Town'. Many restaurants serving international dishes are found in this area including cuisine from India, The United States, Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy, England, France and Mexico, which are not widely available in Korea. Therefore, the uniqueness of the clubs in Itaewon is that there are lots of foreigners and different age groups from 20's to 40's, whereas almost all of the clubbers are 20's in Gangnam and Hongdae. One of the most popular clubs in Itaewon is B One. It is very crowded even on weekdays as well as you have to wait for entrance at least 30 mins on weekends. It has different lounges which divides into distinctive themes such as authentic European funky lounge, Cross lounge and VIP rooms.
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