A PC bang is an Internet cafe in South Korea. They are ubiquitous in South Korean cities, numbering over 20,000. PC bangs are similar to British and American Internet cafes, but most cater more to online game playing for the younger generation of Koreans. On average, use of a PC bang computer is priced at around 1,000 Won per hour (about ^*1). Lately, however, the popularity of the PC bang has dwindled, mostly due to the abundance of broadband Internet connections in Korea.

In Korean, "Bang" (방) means "room", so the term literally means PC Room. But the literal meaning "room" is not exactly accurate.

See also

• South Korea
• Contemporary culture of South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

Korean culture | Korean terms

피시방 | PC bang