Busan Nightlife

Nightlife

The best thing about Busan, is that there is something going on every night. The nightlife is concentrated in primarily 4 areas. The PNU area around where i live has mainly just bars to hit up which isnt good for me because I prefer the club scene. KSU and Seomyeon are good with a mix of good bars and clubs to hit up. Haeundae Beach is where you will find your big house clubs. Not on par with the above four but Gwangan-li Beach has some decent ocean front bars and lounges with good views of the Gwangan Bridge at night. I personally like Seomyean the best so far. Haeundae and KSU have to many westerns guys walking around for my liking. Gaming Kgirls is not easy so and the number of girls that like western dudes is small so the less competition the better.

Haeundae Beach

I love the scene here at night. Long boardwalk. People chilling everywhere. Lots of high end clubs. Im surprised there isnt any good hiphop clubs here.

Club Elune - Busan's main attraction. Nice house club attached to Paradise Hotel that gets international DJ's.

Maktum - Similar to Club Elune, this is a another big house club. Lots of western guys go here. They will provide you with good entertainment throughout the night on how not to pick up Kgirls. Im not that big on house music but the DJ here plays a good mix of hiphop & top 40 also. Favorite club in Haeundae.

Murpii Bar - Another upscale house club like Elune and Maktum. Havent been here yet but it has been around for a longtime so im assuming it draws a good crowd.

Fuzzy Navel - Decent place with a dance floor and pool table.

Miami88 - Has two locations and is a pretty chill lounge playing hiphop and top 40. Took a girl here last week.

Rock n Roll House - If your the rocker type this place is for you. It is on the 14th floor of the SeaStar Building. Cheap drinks and lively crowd. Place has a pool table which I like. Mostly western people at this bar. Almost looks like a bar in the US if it wasnt for the handful of Koreans there.

Neo StarFace - Salsa lessons during the week.

Pale de CZ - This is not a club, it is like an area with many bars and lounges down from Club Elune. Two levels if I remember correctly.

Thursday Party - Western bar chain found all over Busan. Many Koreans and foreigners go here for the wide beer selection and darts.

KSU

Probably the most popular place with the westerners. Esp the girls. Alot of underground venues here for the alternative crowd.

Blue Monkey - Cross between a lounge and a bar.

Club Fabric - Interesting place with cool brick layers for walls.

Club Realize - Alternative joint playing rock n roll, goth, metal, punk, thrash ect. Id imagine the girls here would be kind of easIER lol. Id have to survive the death on my ears though.

Ghetto - Thought this place was gonna be mainly hiphop but it is a kind of urban house scene. Good drink prices. Alot of young koreans go here. Not many westerners surprisingly.

Long T Bar - Good spot for $5 long islands and for playing a game of pool.

The New Foxy - Havent been here but it should be good if its like its counter part in Seomyeon. Great for hiphop!

Vinyl - Place to be if you like live music.

Seomyeon

The downtown area of Busan with a good mix of venues. Tons of Koreans go out here to party. There is one club that seem to be jumping that I forgot the name of right down the street from Foxy.

Club Foxy - This is my favorite club so far. Two stories. First floor is playing house, second floor is playing real hiphop and it has a lounge off to the side. On top of that there is also and seperate bar for siting away from the noise on the second floor also.

Champion Nightclub - Upscale club, dress to impress here.

Fuzzy Navel

Thursday Party

Metal City & Rock n Roll Bar - Im grouping these two together. Both play metal and have live music.

PNU

This is mainly just a bar scene area near the Pusan National University. So lots of college girls walking around.

Soul Train - Probably my favorite bar in PNU. Mostly westerners but the ratio is usually pretty good if you get there early. You can pick your own music from a computer which is pretty cool.

Crossroads - This bar is right above Soul Train

The Basement - Was here last weekend and it aint bar. It is abit small but it does have a lil dance floor and a pool table.

Someday - Not that great. But it is worth a quick walk to see if there is any talent in there. Won tons of shots playing darts here.

Gwangan-li

Cool laid back beach area lit up at night with the crazy lights of the Gwangan Bridge. One of my favorite spots in Busan.

Club 3f - House and techno joint

Enoch Mansion - This place plays a bit of everything. Alot of techno though.

Beach Bikini Bar

Fuzzy Navel

Thursday Party

Strip Clubs / P4P

There isnt any strip clubs to my knowledge in Busan. But they do have these things called booking / hostess clubs. Where men go to meet women and women go to meet men, although many are just there to get free drinks and shit. Bring a fat wallet to one of these places. Never know you might get lucky. As far as P4P goes there is an area dedicated just for that. The area is called Texas Street. It is comprised of Russian and SEA bar / whore houses. Been meaning to go check this area out but havent done it yet. Sounds like a fun time.

Final Thoughts

I love Busan the city. Has beautiful mountains and beaches. Good nightlife. Lots of stuff to do. Great transportation system. Good mix of westerners to boot. If you are planning on moving here Id highly suggest staying in Seomyeon because of its central location. (easy cheap taxi ride at night when the subway closes) If not Seomyeon that Haeundae or Gwangan-li Beach. Also I forgot to mention about the food, but be SURE to try some good Korean BBQ! It is not expensive and real good!