Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024
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High-tech photo booths have been around Korea for decades, and they’re now making their way to SoCal. For the uninitiated, these aren’t the cramped vintage booths you’ll find in the corner of your neighborhood dive bar. Taking photos at Life4Cuts — with locations in Koreatown (marked on this map), Buena Park, Rowland Heights and Stanton — is an experience. Enter the storefront (solo or with friends), fix your hair and makeup at the vanity (there are Dyson hairdryers available), choose from an array of headbands, plushie hats, sunglasses and other adorable accessories and props, pick a photo booth (each has a different background) and step inside. Once you’re in the bright and spacious room, select a photo frame (K-pop fans might opt to interact with Treasure or Seventeen, two current options) and start posing. You can use the self-timer or the remote control clicker. The photo prices range from $6 to $10, depending on the size and frame. There’s also a QR code option if you want to share your photos with friends. Mike Seok, Life4Cuts’ chief marketing officer, said that K-culture isn’t just popular culture but service culture. While the photo booths were created in Korea, “We can bridge that experience here and let it evolve and let it grow,” he said.

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