Number One Club in Ktown

We recently ran a poll to see what people thought the number one K-town club of all time was. I honestly thought Velfarre, my personal favorite, would at least put up a fight for top honors with Le Cercle but it really wasn’t even close. I think our visitors are simply too young to remember how great Vels was.



Part of the appeal of Vels was that it was the most poppin’ K-town club during the peak of K-pop and Trance in LA. I’m talking about when DJ DOC, HOT, DIVA, COOL, UP, CLON and SES all made the charts on a consistent basis. When the intro to Better Off Alone would make people fight for the 4 corner speakers and the 3 rows of steps against the back wall under the brightly lit V-E-L-F-A-R-R-E sign. It wasn’t as big and the décor wasn’t as nice as Le Cercle, but you'd still put up with Tiny’s dirty stares and condescending remarks at the door because that was the place to be on the weekends.

Part of me always hoped that they would resolve their 10 year battle to obtain proper licenses and reopen its doors to old fogies that want to relive their glory days. I recently took a walk down memory lane and drove by it only to see a foofoo French Restaurant. I hope they realize that the only escargot we eat in K-town is Gorbangyi and bring my club back.