The photographs are available in print, digital and GIF format

The photo studio is a small space painted in warm tones of purple. We are greeted at the counter by its co-founder, who goes by the name, Bhagyashri. She has just finished cleaning up the studio before the day begins, and explains about the concept. She suggests we choose from the different frames available. Options include one-framed polaroid pics to six-framed polaroid pics, all priced at R200. We pick the more famous one — four-framed pictures — and move on to choosing our props next. A wall displays over 50 props — cowboy hats, plush hats, caps, funky goggles in all shapes and sizes, among others. “Most of these are imported from South Korea,” she informs, and recommends that we choose at least four props. However, overwhelmed with options, we lose nearly 20 minutes before we settle down with our final picks.

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We carry the basket filled with adorable wearables into a room, where to our astonishment, the photo machine is exactly like the ones the writer has spotted in K-Dramas. This one, too, is imported from South Korea. It is a self-service machine where you choose your mode of payment (if it is online, ask for a code at the reception), pick the number of the frames you want and get ready to be clicked. The fun part begins now. You can choose and play around with filters, templates and emoticons to enhance your final copy of the photographs. You get nearly a minute for each frame to make up your mind before the camera automatically captures a photo. However, you get three retakes for each frame that allows room for trial and error. 

We leave the space with a pleasant surprise: on scanning a QR code that appears after your photograph has materialised, you can get a digital print and a GIF of the polaroid as well. The photobooth allows you to borrow a moment from your favourite K-Drama, and makes for a perfect spot to spend some quality time away from your screens with your friends, irrespective of whether you’re a fan.

K Pose
AT Opposite SBI bank, Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West. 
Time  12 pm to 11 pm; all days 
Call  9920707413 
Cost Rs 200 (for any photo strip); Rs 100 (for additional copies) 

Also check out

Street Fashion Korea for South Korean apparels 
At Plot B, Shop No 15, 79, near Seawoods Station East, Sector 23, Seawoods, Navi Mumbai.
Log on to @streetfashion_korea

Wardrobe wow

The space is best-known for their wide range in Korean bags

A 10-minute-long autorickshaw drive from the photobooth to Gautam Nagar in Borivali will take you to N.Cat, a whole new world of Korean accessories. Here, you can expect everything right from imported Korean goggles, bags, caps, bows, chains and earrings to a separate section just for men’s accessories including the same range of accessories.

N.Cat
At Kent Garden Shopping Centre, Dr DG Palkar Road, Borivali West. 
Time 10.30 am to 8.30 pm, all days 
Log on to @ncatindia

The Guide’s top picks

1. Clutch Bag 
Cost Rs 2,000

2. Q necklace 
Cost Rs 1,477

3. Q necklace (black, for men)
Cost Rs 652

4. Piercing 
Cost Rs 869

5. Sunglasses
Cost Rs 2,652

4/4 Exceptional, 3/4 Excellent, 2/4 very Good, 1/4 Good, 0/4 Average. K Pose and N.Cat didn’t know we were there. The Guide reviews anonymously and pays for services