On our way home from seeing How to Train Your Dragon (awesome & so cute!), we decided to walk through Nowon's Culture Street. We came upon a street noraebang (music room/karaoke) session!
Although Nowon is pretty far from Seoul center, it's pretty lively on the weekends. People come from even 10 stations away in any direction to party and have a good time since Nowon is the biggest district within that radius. It was no surprise that there were many people eating, drinking, and having a good time all over this street. However, today we encountered something very different. There in the center where the clown statue blows bubbles and smoke was what looked like a public noraebang session. There was a clothes rack of costumes and wigs. There was a sound system complete with mics and screens running the selected song's words. And making full use of this equipment were random people willing to put their pride on the line to sing in front of everyone on Culture Street. The three sings were saw were all guys singing Korean songs. One duo actually sang a Korean song with English words. Most were very impressive. Others tried their best to be impressive but at times wouldn't be able to reach certain notes. People smiled and chuckled, but at the end of each person's performance, applause encircled the brave singer. I am so impressed with the district of Nowon making this service available to the public. What a great way to get the masses together and enjoy what they love so much in this country: singing!
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