
From the JoongAng Daily, three weeks ago:
A small record shop in Suncheon, South Jeolla named Billboard Records shut down three years ago. The event is far from the biggest news in town, but for its owner and customers, the closure was deeply felt.
“Even now I find myself wanting to drive to the shop and go in,” said Jung Hyun-bin, the former owner.
The article continues by mentioning other, larger record stores in Seoul that have closed in recent years. It also focuses on Bae Chan-dong (배찬동), a Suncheon native and director of the documentary Billboard Records (빌보드레코드), which opened at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival. It continues:
Bae said his movie about Billboard Records wasn’t supposed to be such a personal journey.
“I originally wanted to make a movie about the record industry in general, but I got caught up in this highly personal story about the passing of an important part of our culture.
“As my research into the film grew deeper, I realized that Billboard Records’ closing had had a much bigger impact on people and their lives than I’d thought.”
The 2007 PIFF program is available here, in .pdf form, and the short profile of Billboard Records is on the book's 83rd page (page 45 of the file).
I have no idea where the shop was located, and "it's between the flower shop and the soju hof" doesn't help, especially since the still is from two years ago. I tried to put my best Naverstalking skills to work by searching for the flower shop and the telephone number on the "for lease" sign. There is a 순천화원 a few blocks west of the bus terminal, though that's a generic name that could appear on a number the city's hundred-plus flower shops. I can't make out the reflections on the window, and when I looked out the window from inside the shop the only thing writing home about is the ghostly face against the glass.


Actually a translucent poster of a singer I can't make out
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