PC bang
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Template:Koreanname noimage A PC bang are Internet cafes in South Korea. They are ubiquitous in South Korean cities, numbering over 20,000. [1] (http://mcel.pacificu.edu/aspac/papers/scholars/parkb/park.htm) 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 USD$.80). 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 a room or place for a PC. But the literal meaning "room" is not exactly accurate.