The Magpie in Hongdae WAS, until the building owners kicked them out to renovate everything.

Then it was the 711 near the Starbucks in Beomgye.

Now it's red wine at home. :(

In order of where I drank most often:

Goose Goose - Incheon
Seoul Pub - Itaewon
3 Alley - Itaewon
Woodstock - Sinchon
Nashville Club - Itaewon (1996)

There was a bar in the Russian district of Busan I frequented 2002-2006 when I lived an hour away. I witnessed two fights after which there were rounds of free drinks (wouldn't that encourage bad behavior?). Lots of smoking, laughing, card games even, the music English and Russian. It closed down in '06. I can't recall the name. The front door had a long brown handle with a silver plate behind it. No windows. It was across the street from the import shoe store.

my favourite place used to be Exit Bar in hongdae. CO2 mentioned Magpie, and Exit Bar was in the same place before Magpie.

man, that place was great. hanging around in hongdae park was generally great back then, too

91-97 it was The Golden Gate located on the hill. Unfortunately that Korea doesn’t exist any longer