12.21pm
i had a couple of objectives that i had to achieve once i got to seoul and that was to go to the YG entertainment building near hapjeong-dong, mapo-gu area where big bang's recording company was located. "home" to also 2ne1, PSY etc.
thank god one of my husband's colleague who was so kind enough to take us around over the weekend, took us to the YG building. you see, just so happen he likes big bang and 2ne1. (i was like YES thank you very much!! that saved me a trip on my own trying to locate the building without getting lost). he had GPS so we found the place in no time.
before heading over to YG, we had our lunch in a tiny but popular dumpling restaurant called jonny dumplings(that served different types of dumplings which is to die for!) over in itaewon, (which i think wasnt very far from hapjeong-dong.)
here's some shots that i managed to take in record time. oh and by the way, not too far away from this building, we saw a couple of girls loitering about and taking pictures in hopes of catching a glimpse of any of these famous artists popping out of the building or heading in. hahaha..now thats what i call die hard fans (well including myself of course!)
this is the main entrance to YG entertainment building. no frills. lots of black cars with heavily tinted windows. im guessing that the big vans probably belonged to big bang or 2ne1? hahahaha
you know come to think of it, i didnt see any kind of signboard saying that this is YG building but everyone(fans!) knows that this is the real deal. but it makes me wonder now if there really was some kind of signage anywhere around indicating YG entertainment
thats me there, poorly dressed. hahaha hey, you know i was "unprepared". gimme a break ok guys! anywho, just directly across from the buidling, there was a whitewash wall where fans wrote or spray painted their messages to big bang, 2ne1 etc. i read somewhere on i think someone's blog that every couple of months, some kind soul would get white paint just to repaint that wall and messages that had been written would be wiped off. too bad. i would've loved write something but i didnt have the correct pen or ink marker or a spray can with me as it was an impromtu visit. oh well.
the side of the building. frankly if you asked me, there wasnt much to look at in this area. its very low key if you know what i mean. no frills about like no restaurants or big shops etc, the street was pretty quiet and not much activities going on. i only spotted a tiny convenience shop just at the corner of the street and that was pretty much it. the building is located just off the main street, away from all the noise.
that's jonny dumplings in itaewon. if you ever make it to seoul, just go there. you wont regret it, trust me! having those hot dumplings on a cold cold day was absolutely food for the soul. believe you me.
oh and just in case you want to try and go on your own (to YG entertainment building) and have your own little adventure, here's the directions on getting there. (please google it again before going just to be doubly sure). note - that this is just my rough guide.
1. get yourself onto the seoul metro line 2(light green color line) or line 6 (brown) and alight at hapjeong station.
2. use exit 8. walk on until you see SK gas station
3. keep on walking on till you see a CHEERS convenient store (i think) which is on your right hand side, then keep on going. you are on the right track.
4. now not too far after that, you will come across a light brownish building which is the Circle Hotel and yet another SK gas station thereafter.
5. continue walking straight on till you come to a crossroad. once you've crossed the road, you'll see like a 2 storey building(there's a restaurant which has an orange and white signage).
6. keep going on and moving forward and you'll see a white apartment buiding (reckon more than 10 storeys). you're almost there
7. once you see the white apartment building, make a left turn and you'll slowly see YG building in a distance, which isnt very far away.
8. finally, make your last left turn again and you will see YG building. well done, you've made it!!
9. the address is - 397-5 YG building, Hapjeong-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, South Korea, 121-886.
well ok, thats my story on how i achieved one of my objectives or should i say, on my to-do list. my next blog would probably be about my trip to teddy's twosome+ cafe and haroro's restaurant(a cast from a very popular not to mention hilarious korean variety show called running man) which is i think called phaljamakchang (팔자막창.)
alright then, i shall be off now. hope you enjoyed my blog for today. stay tuned for more of my adventures in seoul. hehehe
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1.29pm
p/s - i had a lot of "homework" to do before this trip. had to do some research and stuff plus i had to plan a rough itinerary for the weekend because my husband let me take "charge" as he doesnt have any clue whatsoever when he's in a foreign country and if im with him, he'll just follow me everywhere. thankfully we're usually on the same page most of the time! lets just say we wont waste our time going to museums or art galleries unless there's ample time. (which we didnt have much of anyways)
pp/s - 5/8/2015 - just a heads up. i heard that YG is planning to build another YG building. i cant confirm it yet but i think i read somewhere that thats the plan. when and where, i dont know. so if you are planning to pay a visit to this current YG building, please do so before they all move out.
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