Experience at SM COEX (buy EXO album, watch EXO Concert Movie at SM theater, hangout with friends)

Do you stan SM entertainment artists such as EXO, DBSK, and Super Junior? If you are one of fans from SM artists and you happen to be in Korea right now, you probably don't wanna miss out the chance to visit a very cool place related with your SM favorite artists.

The place that i mean is SM COEX. Here, you can see many things related with SM artists such as their awards, photos, or the clothes used for their music video recording. Besides, there is also the shop where you can buy music album and official merchandise such as lightstick, photobook, even they also sell official pillow lol >< maybe u can hug it when u sleep hehe :) As for me, i bought EXO "kokobop" album here. They also provide cafe so u can buy drink or cake and just hangout with ur friends here.

they even sell Chanyeol Pillow

And on the very top floor, you can experience watching at SM theater. I tried to watch the movie about EXO concert in that theater once with my friend and it seriously feels like i was watching the "real" concert. Maybe because they provide a very wide screen and a very good sound system, that's why when u come here u should try watch in the theater. Really recommended.

In my opinion, it is the heaven for you who like SM artists so obviously a must visit for u who like SM artists like me.

watch exo concert movie with my friends at SM Theater

How to go to SM COEX:

Use subway, Samseong Station, exit 5 and 6.

How to go to One Piece Cafe (Cafe de One Piece) in Seoul

Hello friends, this time i want to share my experience going to Cafe de One Piece, that is One Piece Cafe and Restaurant located in Seoul, South Korea. Actually, at first, i was quite surprised when one of my friends said that there is one piece cafe in Seoul. Because u know one piece is actually the anime from Japan. However after i lived in Korea i realized that there are so many one piece fans in Korea because i could easily find many one piece related souvenirs which are sold here. Even they also made this very special One piece cafe and restaurant in Seoul which i think so cool because the cafe itself is made to resemble "Going Merry" ship. So pretty and so huge, almost like the real ship.

In this cafe and restaurant, u can find many food and drinks with the unique name, coz they made the name resemble with the character's name in one piece such as chopper waffle and etc. But i considered that the food and drinks sold with a very high price ㅠㅠ

Furthermore, they also provide souvenir shop so u can buy and grab the souvenirs that u like.

Overall impression for me this place is very instagrammable but if u come for food or drinks maybe not really the best option.

How to go to cafe de one piece Seoul:
Use subway, get off at Hongik University station, come out at exit 9.
Then, you just go to front gate of Hongik university.
The cafe will be at the alley in front of Hongik University, exactly next to Starbucks.

Cofioca, Favorite Bubble Tea Cafe for Korean Idol

This time i'm going to share about a bubble tea cafe in Seoul, COFIOCA. This place is quite famous among Kpop Fans especially because many Korean Idols bought their bubble tea in this cafe.

As for the size, this cafe is actually small, with only two or three tables and several chairs, so obviously it's not really the place for a long time hangout. But still you can enjoy your bubble tea in the cafe if there are not many people there. When i visited this cafe, many people also buy and take away their bubble tea.

And if you are a fan of EXO, you probably knew that this cafe is known for Sehun and Luhan's favorite bubble tea. When Sehun and Luhan still became trainee in SM, they often hang out in this cafe and enjoyed their bubble tea here. It was a good old time memories, wasn't it?

Overall, I like the bubble tea sold in this cafe. The taste is quite good and the owner of this cafe is super nice. And the very special thing from this cafe is that you can find and see many signatures from many KPop Idols. This because Kpop Idols who bought bubble tea from Cofioca usually will give their signature on the paper and then the cafe's owner will stick that signature on the wall of cafe. So that you can see the walls are decorated with many Kpop Idols' signature. So cool !!!

Therefore, based on my opinion, I think this cafe is a must visit place for KPop fan. If you happen to be in Seoul, don't forget to try bubble tea here. Who knows that you can coincidentally meet your favorite Kpop Idols here. Because there are some experiences that Kpop fan coincidentally meet Kpop Idol in this cafe (I didn't meet though huu, but maybe you would). So, wish you luck!!!

How to go to Cofioca:

• Use subway, get off at Apgujeong Rodeo, then come out from Exit 6 
• Then, keep walk straight, when you see Paris Croissant in front of you, turn to left. 
• After that, Keep walk straight, when you see GS25 turn to right.
• That's it, after turn right, you could see Cofioca will be next to GS25. 

How to go to Viva Polo - EXO Chanyeol's Family Restaurant

If you are a fan of EXO, especially if your bias in EXO is Chanyeol, I think you might be familiar with the name of Viva Polo.
Yep, as you might ever heard, Viva Polo is the name of Italian Restaurant which is owned by Chanyeol's mother. When I came to this restaurant, I luckily met Chanyeol's mom. She is super kind and she welcomed me warmly. However, I didn't take the picture with her because I was afraid that it will disturb her privacy.

Now, I will let you know how to go to Viva Polo:

Use subway, get off at Myeongil Station (Line 5, Purple Line), get out through Exit 1. 

From then, you could just walk a little by following my guide from the picture below. So, after exit, you could see a road in your right side, then turn right and walk besides the clothes store. Next, after clothes store, you could see a building with Viva Polo which is located on second floor.  

Viva Polo is on second floor 

I ordered Pasta

Inside Viva Polo

I could say the price in this restaurant is quite affordable. I ordered pasta which cost only around 10.000 Won. The place is really comfortable and it is full with all Chanyeol related things. Chanyeol's picture, drawing, art, and etc. EXO songs are also often played in this restaurant.

You can also see many photos of Chanyeol and many messages from fans that are put on the wall along the stairs which go to second floor. So, enjoy guys!!! 

DMZ Tour in Korea

Traveling in South Korea is probably what most people dream about. However, when you visit South Korea, do you ever think to go to the most dangerous place in that country? As for me, i've been there once. Yep, i went to Korean DMZ (Demilitarized Zone). It is probably one of the most dangerous place in the country because it's a buffer zone as well as a border between South Korea and North Korea, however don't worry, you can still visit that area.  There are some of sites that is provided for tourists who want to know more about DMZ and the truth behind that area.

As for me, i went to some of places in DMZ such as:

1. Imjingak Resort (Nuri Peace Park)

It is a park which full of message of peace for both South Korea and North Korea. 

2. The Third Tunnel

Based on the information from my tour guide, the third tunnel is the tunnel which is allegedly built by North Korean people so that they could go to South Korea secretly through that tunnel. However, North Korea people claim that it's not made by their people, but the tunnel was formed by nature.  Until this time, it is not clear how the tunnel could be formed because both sides have different opinion about this. (Please Correct Me If I'm Wrong about this info)

3. Odusan Observatory

In this place, there are many binoculars so that you could see North Korea's view. Well, it's not really clear for me, but some of my friends said that they could see North Korean flag (well, i don't know, coz i couldn't see it huuu). Anyway, in this place, we met one of the military man so that we didn't miss the chance to take a picture with him. 

4. Dorasan Station

Well, obviously you could see that the tracks in this station is tracks to Pyeongyang, the capital city of North Korea. However, it's actually a non-active station and there is no "real" tracks to Pyeongyang here. So, don't expect you could go directly to North Korea from here hehe. But, the hope is someday this station could be operated so that there will be a real track to Pyeongyang from this Dorasan station. In that day, maybe South Korea and North Korea has been reunited again. Hopefully!!!

I went to DMZ with my school fellows, and we use travel agent to go there. From what I know, DMZ is quite far from Seoul and the place is quite difficult to reach using public transportation. So that, I recommend you to go to DMZ by using travel agent. Or maybe you can try the travel train that go to DMZ directly (I ever heard about this travel train but i don't know specifically, maybe you can search more about this train to DMZ). The most important thing is, if you are an international tourist like me (not Korean), please bring your passport when you go there or you will not be allowed to enter the area. Enjoy !!!