15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
‘Life 4 Cuts' Korean photo booth trend hits Hong Kong – 4 popular ones to try
Gone are the days when photo booths were only for taking passport photos.
In Asia, photo booths where users can customise their snaps with decorative stickers, filters and more have been popular since the 1990s, when
purikura booths debuted in Japan.
More recently, South Korea's 'Life 4 Cuts' (L4C) have become popular, especially among members of Gen Z. This type of photo booth prints out four snapshots on a vertical or horizontal strip embellished with colourful borders and filters.
What is more, at some stores customers can pay to have their photos made into wearable accessories.
Life 4 Cuts on display at Hong Kong photo studio Photo Lab+. Photo: Nancy Wang
You can experience the fun for yourself at one of the many L4C booths that have recently popped up across Hong Kong. Here are four offering different styles.
1. FotoDopa
Have you ever wanted to take a photo with your celebrity crush to mark a special occasion? At this self-service photo booth in Mong Kok's New Town Mall, you can do just that.
