Love Your BTS & Seoul! Seoul Travels for ARMY
Hallyu icon BTS will hold their final concert for their “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” tour at the Olympic Main Stadium in Jamsil for three days on October 26, 27 and 29. While the attention of ARMYs from around the world is turned to Seoul, we’d like to introduce the ARMY Tour that follows in the footsteps of BTS.
Tour Course
VR Square Hongdae Branch – RM Bench in Seoul Forest – Dosan Jokbal – Beat Phobia Sinnonhyeon Branch
VR Square Hongdae Branch
More fun and inspiring than you can imagine
VR Square in Hongdae is the VR experience center that BTS visited on Episode 81 of Run BTS!. The Avenue Café on the third flood was the location for the filming of the opening of Run BTS! Episode 81, and hanging on one wall are the goggles that the members wore during filming.
Floors four through seven are home to VR gaming rooms. BTS enjoyed the Exiting VR/Emotion and Racing VR/Overtake in the Green Zone on the fourth floor, the Shooting Battle VR/Battle Arena on the sixth floor, and Sky Walking on the seventh floor. There are photo zone stickers on the floor of each filming location for visiting ARMYs, so be sure to check them out.
VR Square Hongdae Branch
☆ Address: 3F-7F, Haechang Building, 68, Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
☆ Hours of Operation: 11:00-23:00 (weekdays, national holidays, Sun.), 11:00-24:00 (Sat.)
☆ Contact: +82-70-5173-1435
☆ Directions: Exit 1 of Line 6 Sangsu Station(#623), walk 3 min.
RM Bench in Seoul Forest
Rest in the forest while listening to RM’s music
Seoul Forest, a place for resting amongst nature in the city, is divided into four themes: Culture & Art Park, Eco Forest, Experiential Learning Park, and Marsh Plants Gardens. Among these parks, the Culture & Art Park sits in the deepest part of the forest, and at the entrance to the Ginkgo Tree Forest is BTS’ RM Bench. In light of the 4th anniversary of RM’s mixtape, fans adopted this bench through the bench adoption program.
On the bench nameplate are the lyrics to “I Believe” and “Moonchild,” songs from RM’s mixtape. If you’re tired of traveling around the city, why not come get some rest here while listening to RM’s music?
RM Bench in Seoul Forest
☆ Address: 273, Ttukseom-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
☆ Hours of Operation: 00:00-24:00, every day, open year-round
☆ Contact: +82-2-460-2905
☆ Website: seoulforest.or.kr
☆ Directions: Bundang Line Seoul Forest Station(#K211), walk 13 min.
Dosan Jokbal
A tasty restaurant that captivated the appetites of V, Jin, and Jimin
This restaurant that is known to have been visited by V, Jin, and Jimin has also been frequented by other celebrities as a popular restaurant in Cheongdam. Unlike other common jokbal (pig’s trotter) restaurants, Dosan Jokbal has a classical interior design like that of a wine bar or an Italian restaurant. Dishes that the members ordered are the bossam (vegetable wraps with pork), kalguksu (noodle soup), and gogi mandu (meat dumplings).
The simple, refreshing bossam with the fat removed and the spicy but cool kimchi are the perfect combination. Enjoy that with the rich broth of kalguksu for a clean finish to the meal. Unique dishes like the fried jokbal with a crunchy outside and soft inside and the salad-style, mango jokbal with fresh mangoes and vegetables are also popular.
Dosan Jokbal
☆ Address: 8-8, Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
☆ Hours of Operation: 11:00-01:00 (next day) (Mon.-Sat.), closed Sundays
☆ Contact: +82-2-6094-1112
☆ Directions: Bundang Line Apgujeong Rodeo Station(#K212), walk 9 min.
Beat Phobia Sinnonhyeon Branch
A time to become Sherlock Holmes
Beat Phobia is an escape room café that was visited by members Jin and Jimin. “Escape room” is a game in which players break out of a closed room by solving problems within the given amount of time. This game is so popular that it even has its own fanbase. Beat Phobia (Sinnonhyeon Branch) has eight themed rooms with six different game themes from which visitors can choose.
The most popular themes are “White Day” and “Love Maker.” “Love Maker” is an easy-level game that even beginners can enjoy. Before starting the game, participants receive a guide on the precautions and regulations, and because Beat Phobia is commonly visited by foreigners, there is an English manual available at the café.
Beat Phobia Sinnonhyeon Branch
☆ Address: B2, Novel Tech Building, 115, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
☆ Hours of Operation: 12:00-24:00 (weekdays and national holidays), 10:30-24:00 (weekends)
☆ Contact: +82-2-6408-6408
☆ Website: www.xphobia.net
☆ Directions: Exit 3 of Line 9 Sinnonhyeon Station(#925), walk 3 min.
Source: visitseoul.net
