I’ve never been a great fan of porridge, but I’ve always found it particularly comforting to have in cold weather, which is why I always make it a point to eat a bowl of piping hot porridge when I’m in Korea during the autumn and winter seasons. Unfortunately, MiGaBon, the extremely popular porridge restaurant in … Continue reading Bonjuk Porridge (Garosu-gil)
Besides visiting SM and JYP (which has sadly moved out of their old building) in the Cheongdamdong area, another company that you can definitely pay a visit to is FNC Entertainment. FNC is home to acts such as FT Island, CNBLUE, SF9, AOA, and now even our favourite host Yoo Jaesuk is in this company … Continue reading FNC Entertainment Building
SM Entertainment’s HQ in Apgujeong may not be open to visitors, but clearly, they have found another way to cash in satisfy SM stans. Described as the first and a one-of-a-kind entertainment space, and the ‘great experience you will ever have’, this already sounds extremely promising. Located right next to COEX, it’s not hard to spot … Continue reading SMTOWN @COEX ARTIUM
As you can tell from the name of this location, it’s targeted at K-pop fans (and I suspect international ones specifically). The main attractions here are the gangnamdols and entertainment agencies. As quoted from Visit Seoul.Net, Gangnamdols ‘is a symbolic sculpture of the K-Star Road, with the symbolic images of the famous K-pop groups printed … Continue reading Hallyu K-Star Road
UPDATE: A source on Trazy said that this HQ has been sold off and JYP has a new training center near Cheongdam Station. Not exactly sure how accurate this is since this center is still listed on JYP’s main website, but you can check out Trazy’s website to see this information for yourself. If you are a … Continue reading JYP Entertainment
This was an unexpected addition to our itinerary for a day at COEX but we decided to go for it since we hadn’t been to an aquarium for a few years. Plus point: It was the filming location for Running Man, as well as I Can Hear Your Voice! (above images retrieved from other websites) … Continue reading COEX Aquarium
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