MODECi was founded in 2017 by Henz Shop, the Seoul streetwear label whose building at 86-22 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-gu became the home for two distinct music venues: Henz Club in the basement and MODECi on the fifth floor. The rooftop position gives the room a panoramic view over the Hongdae rooftops that is unusual in a city where clubs typically run underground. Wooden floors, minimalist lighting, a Funktion-One sound system, and a clear sightline to the DJ booth on the top floor are the defining physical features.
The programming sits at the intersection of hip-hop, funk, and the deeper end of soul-rooted house, the lineage that runs from Chicago and Detroit through to the contemporary selectors working in that tradition. International bookings have included Theo Parrish, Larry Heard, Muscle Cars, and DJ Python. The crowd skews music-literate and younger than the Itaewon rooms, drawing from the Hongdae and Sangsu-dong circuit of artists and producers who live nearby.
MODECi is reachable via Sangsu station (Line 6, exit 1) or Hongik University station. Its position in the Henz Clothing building means it shares infrastructure and community with Henz Club below, two rooms, two registers, one address.
Location: 5F, 86-22 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul (Sangsu station line 6, exit 1). Instagram: @modeci_seoul. RA: ra.co/clubs/140937.
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Quick answers
Where is MODECi?
On the fifth floor of 86-22 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-gu, in the Hongdae area, with a rooftop view over the neighbourhood. Henz Club sits in the basement of the same building.
What music does MODECi play?
Hip-hop, funk and the deeper, soul-rooted end of house in the Chicago and Detroit lineage. Theo Parrish, Larry Heard, Muscle Cars and DJ Python have all played here on a Funktion-One system.
Who started MODECi?
Henz Shop, the Seoul streetwear label, founded it in 2017 in its own building.