Le Privé
Korean club in Los Angeles, California
Le Privé was a successful Korean club or "K-Club" in Los Angeles which was believed to be the largest Asian dance club in North America.
Significance and Design
The significance of this club had been reported in a variety of news media including LA Weekly, Asianweek, KoreAm Journal and the Seoul Times.
The club featured Gothic accents, gargoyles with lights piercing from their eyes, plush velvet couches, private karaoke rooms, a large dance floor that had an integrated floor illumination system, and marble trimmed bathrooms. The club was located on 721 S. Western Ave and opened in 2000, but closed in 2006. In 2007, it reopened under new ownership and a new name, Le Cercle.
A traditional bar set up where patrons would buy drinks at a localized station was not used. Instead, patrons were required to reserve a table/booth and order a bottle of liquor at a set price, which a waiter would bring to them along with a plate of fresh fruit. This was common practice at the venue, as well as other Korean-American clubs. A novel idea at the time, this practice made its way into the Hollywood clubs along with the Las Vegas night club scene.
Booking
"Booking", a unique Korean club practice in which waiters introduce club patrons to each other, was common at Le Privé.
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