Photo booths & ID photos

Four-cut selfie booths (Life4Cuts, Photoism), what to ask for at an ID photo shoot, and ID photo specs checked against official sources. For any other country, use your own government's photo rules.

Playbook

Plan poses before the countdown

Booths shoot a series of timed frames — decide your poses before you step in.

Bring K-Pop merch

Holding photocards / light sticks of your bias makes for canonical "in Korea" content.

ID photos: ask for no heavy retouching

Korea's passport and residence-card rules refuse photos altered with editing software or AI. Ask the studio for a natural photo that meets the spec.

Bring a contrast outfit

White walls + white shirt = washed out. Wear a deep color.

Grab the digital copy

Many booths show a QR code for downloading your photos — scan it before you leave.

Brands you’ll see

Life4Cuts

인생네컷 · selfie-booth

Price shown on the kiosk

The best-known four-cut (인생네컷) booth brand, with frequent character and artist frame collaborations.

A printed four-cut photo strip in the frame you pick.

Branch examples

See the official site for locations

Good

+ Frame collaborations change often.

Watch

− Price and payment options can differ by booth — check the kiosk.

Photoism

포토이즘 · selfie-booth

See the official site

Large four-cut booth brand whose studio line also takes ID photos.

Four-cut photo booths, plus Photoism Studio branches that shoot portraits and ID photos (증명사진) by reservation.

Branch examples

Photoism Studio (Seoul): Konkuk Univ., Itaewon, COEX Mall

Good

+ Studio branches do ID photos by reservation.

Watch

− Check the current price list on the official site before booking.

ID photo specs by country

Country	Size	Notes
Korea (residence card / ARC)	35 × 45 mm	White background, taken within the last 6 months, face 25–35 mm long, both ears visible, mouth closed, no Photoshop edits (Korea Immigration Service).
Korea (passport)	35 × 45 mm	White background, taken within 6 months, head 32–36 mm, no hat; edited or AI-altered photos are refused (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
UK (passport)	35 × 45 mm	Printed 45 mm high × 35 mm wide, plain cream or light-grey background, plain expression, mouth closed, not altered by software (GOV.UK).