Woori Bank's special collaboration branch located at Musinsa Terrace in Hongdae district, Seoul. Courtesy of Woori Bank

By Anna J. Park

Woori Bank has decided to extend for three more months the operations of a special branch that collaborated with online fashion platform Musinsa. The branch is located at one of the fashion brand's off-line shops called "Musinsa Terrace" in the trendy Hongdae district of Seoul, where customers can listen to various vinyl records and take photos.

The store is called "Won Record," as the place offers music listening zones that play various Christmas carols. Visitors can listen to vinyl records of famous singers, including Mariah Carey and Michael Buble. Won Record was supposed to run until Dec. 18. But following the bank's decision, it will remain open to the public until March 19 next year. The store is decorated in blue, which is also the color of Woori Bank's logo.

During the past three months, over 15,000 customers visited the place, generating over 2,000 Instagram posts about their visits. Mostly, millennials and Gen Z customers have turned out to have positively evaluated the branch's operations.

"The bank has thoroughly prepared the branch, so that customers visiting Won Record can spend a joyful Christmas season," an official at Woori Bank said.

Musinsa Terrace Hongdae is located on the 17th floor of the AK& building, where customers can have a scenic view of Seoul and enjoy coffee and music, as well as buy Musinsa's goods and merchandise. Musinsa Terrace differs from the fashion retailer's main offline store located in the Hongdae area. After starting as a small online fashion shop, Musinsa has now grown into Korea's largest fashion online retailer, operating various offline stores in Seoul.