Korea | SeoulFidtastic 2017 | Travelog

Here's another travel post! In 2017 we travelled to the land of kimchi... It's a very delayed post (almost 3 years late) but without further ado, here's what we did in...

Korea! 🇰🇷

We were there for 8 days this time and unfortunately, I didn't take many photos. I have never been the type to take many photos on trips but this time, I've taken more photos than usual. I'm just not used to snapping every moment but rather live and enjoy the moment.

I'll be just picking out some highlights to share! Who knows how long it'll take me to finish writing this post or when it'll be published. 

Crash Landing On You 사랑의 불시착 | First Impression

So I’m writing this as I wait for the latest episode of “Crash Landing on You” to air on Netflix. 

Here are my first impressions of this drama. 

Daehanminguk 2014 Day 9 ♥︎

20th June 2014.
Daegwanllyeong Sheep Farm. Gangnam. 

It's going to take quite some time before I actually finish documenting this Korea trip. Hopefully it would be before my next Korea trip whenever that may be. Maybe with the next trip, I should try to do daily posts, so that I wouldn't have so much backlog to clear.

Anyway, moving on! This was the first day of traveling around Korea without Vaneh and LT.. Just the two of us.. On this day, we met up with our Korean friend Joohee! We planned to go to a sheep farm and she wanted to come along. And oh boy were we glad to have her with us because it was definitely so much easier getting to the sheep farm with her around and she was a great guide! We had no worries when we were going around with her ♥

We woke up early that day and headed out to meet Joohee. I think we went to Dong Seoul Bus Terminal at Gangbyeon Station. We meet Joohee at Gangbyeon and she brought us to the bus terminal. Unfortunately, we didn't take any photos of the bus terminal or the bus ride. Nonetheless, it was a pretty new experience since I've not been on a long distance bus in Korea before.

We mostly followed Joohee to the bus but the destination was displayed clearly on the front of the bus as well. You would need a little bit of knowledge of the Korean language unfortunately. We were traveling to 횡계 which was the last stop on the bus route. It was a pretty comfortable bus and it was around an hour and a half. I ended up sleeping through the journey. Traveling is tiring. Haha.

 The Daewanlleong Sheep Farm was some distance, roughly 10 minutes away from the 횡계 bus terminal so we had to take a taxi there. There were a few taxis waiting by the side so we easily got one. Joohee took the taxi drivers calling card so we could call him to pick us back to the bus terminal.

The ride to the sheep farm was rather bumpy as we were going uphill. It was located probably on a hill or higher land, however it's called and it was drizzling! It was colder than we expected and everything appeared foggy.

We didn't expect weather like that since it was summer! But I think this location probably had a different weather from Seoul. I'm not familiar with Korea's geography so I can't further comment.

Joohee searched for places to go for lunch but due to the weather, we decided to just eat where we were at. It was like a food court like dining area and it was warm inside! We ordered something simple but it was good too. Bulgogi!

We had a quick lunch before heading to the Daegwanllyeong Sheep Farm. We had to walk a little to get to the farm. Once we walked past the signage, it was quite a distance before we got to the ticketing counter. We purchased the tickets and they gave us coupons which we could use to redeem the sheep's food to feed them. We had to walk more before getting to see the sheep.

It was still drizzling so we used an umbrella most of the time during our visit. We didn't expect the cold weather so I think I was wearing shorts. The raindrops wasn't the usual kind but a little of the misty kind so our legs were wet, thus making it colder.

The farm was really big and there was grass everywhere! It was pretty refreshing since the view was different from Seoul and it was something we couldn't see back home.

When we got to the place where all the sheep were kept, we didn't hesitate to getting down to feeding them. We exchanged our coupons for a basket of sheep fodder.

It's not a very big basket but enough to last for awhile. Joohee and my sister got a basket each while I saved my coupon for later on. I didn't end up feeding the sheep though, gave the basket to my sister who fed the sheep continuously while I snapped photos.

A really nicely woven spider web! Taken by my sister. Thankfully the spider was no where in sight.

The little lambs were kept in one pen together so we headed over to feed them but the bigger ones would literally snatch the food from us. They would prop themselves on top of the tiny ones and reach for the food. Not nice, no snatching.

After feeding, we took a walk around the farm. There were sheep grazing on the other side as well. It was really quite a pretty sight. The area was big and the sheep were just scattered everywhere. 

Some people brought their baskets over to this side to feed the sheep but we already used up our fodder so we just walked around. I was quite amused by the little sheep droppings that decorated the field. Teehee. So typical of me. 

Just as we stopped to admire the sheep and take some selfies, a sneaky little fella escaped from under the fence, crawled under the board walk and popped his head out to have his own little feast before going back under the fence. It was like a free performance for the people who were around that area. I did snap some shots but I can't locate the photos... But here's a selfie of us!

We headed back the same way we came and it was really much better to have Joohee around! It would have been difficult to get to and from the sheep farm but we would probably have gotten lost a bit more.

We arrived back in Seoul in the evening and we went to Gangnam. I can't really remember how we got to Gangnam but we most likely took the subway.

Up till now, I find Gangnam confusing. It's really hard to get around as every turn and every alley are quite similar and after turning into smaller road, it's hard to find your way back to the main road. During this trip, we've been to Gangnam twice and both times Joohee brought us around. I think if we went by ourselves, we would have to ask for directions or use Google maps.

Anyway, Joohee brought us to eat Korean BBQ and oh boy, I love makchang (pig intestines)!!

Doesn't it look good? Ughhh... Why don't they have this at local Korean BBQ restaurants? I can only eat this in Korea...

It was my sister's first time eating this and of course she loved it. I think we ordered an extra serving at the end because she wanted more. It's seriously one of my must have meals in Korea. They should really bring makchang into Singapore. Also, since this was a restaurant that Joohee frequented, she managed to get service from the restaurant ahjumma. Hehehe. 'Service' is the best. 

What is 'service'?
'Service' is basically something that you get for free when you visit a place often. At some places you can request for 'service' to be given to you provided you've really been to this place enough for the owners to recognise you.

Simple explanation of what the term service means. I think some Koreans do just ask for the service, I'm not sure if I would dare to do the same though. You can ask for 'service' at the noraebang (karaoke) too. They would add an extra hour for free.

In Korea, people like to eat so definitely after dinner, we went for dessert! The dessert place was in Gangnam too. I'm not sure how we got there but I do remember the name of the cafe! It's Lga! We had the coolest bingsoo ever! We waited for about half an hour or more for our dessert, felt like it was the longest wait ever!

The view from our seat. The cafe was full inside so we chose an outdoor seat but since the weather is cool at night, it still felt like there was air-con. I think the cafe culture is very prominent in Korea. We were sitting at a cafe and across the streets there were a few other cafes.

Finally, our melon bingsoo arrived!

The same bingsoo from two different angles. It's seriously as big as it looks! It came with a side of red bean, which went really well with the ice shavings. Yummy ☺

It started drizzling just as we were about to finish our dessert. And oh boy, the journey back to our guest house was really shocking. Didn't expect so many people to board the train. Even when the train was full, people would still push their way in. We were trapped, literally, being the shorties amongst the relatively taller Koreans. Had to hold onto my sister's hand to make sure we wouldn't get separated. I guess that's Gangnam for you. It's always crowded no matter what time of the day.

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So that's how our 9th day in Korea went! The highlight of every holiday definitely has to be eating good food. Hehehe.

I know it took me forever to blog about this trip and I've still about 5 days left to write about. Do stay tuned and hope there were some useful information for those planning to visit Korea too. 

Daehanminguk 2014 Day 8 ♥︎

19th June 2014.

Busan!

Haeundae Market, Haeundae Beach. 

Paused blogging about my 2014 Korea trip for some time and I think it's time I continued writing about our trip. Details are really hazy by now! As to exactly what time we woke up and stuff like that, I can't recall them anymore, much to my disappointment. Despite that, most of the details are still fresh in my mind as though the trip was happened recently.

Also, this Korea trip post would be the first one since I've changed my blog URL. Previously it was almostkoreanme and therefore you would also notice the change in the watermark for the photos. Do not fret, it will not affect the content or anything else. The old posts are still around too, just with a different URL.

Moving on! On day 8 on our trip in Korea, we left Seoul for a day trip to Busan!! It was also Vaneh and LT's last day in Korea.

I don't remember how early we woke up but it was early. Since the train from Seoul to Busan would take about 2.5 hours, we didn't want to waste any time. Many of you would probably be thinking why didn't we just spend a few days in Busan? I'll go into details at the end of the post ^^

So anyway, regarding the KTX tickets, the original pricing would be quite costly so we did some calculations and decided on getting the student day pass. It was a more tedious process but it would allow us unlimited amounts of tickets purchase within the day! Since we were travelling once in the morning (Seoul to Busan) and once more at night (Busan to Seoul), it was something like a two for the price of one ticket.

I would really recommend you to do some research on all the possible ticket prices before going on the trip. I think it would really help you to save some money. Just an extra note: Korea has a lot of different discount coupons available for tourist so do take some time to check out all of them before your trip. 

Moving back to the KTX! It was a pretty interesting experience. The only train that we take often in Singapore is the MRT and that's just like a subway. So it's a new experience taking a long distance train and it travels within the same country!

The exterior of the KTX train!

The car number and seat number will be printed out on your ticket so not to worry. Besides the cars are connected so even if you do board the wrong car, you can search for the correct car on board. I didn't see the train conductors around much but I think they should be around to assist you if you're unable to find the car and seat. 

The interior of the KTX train! It reminds me of a bus. It's quite similar to that.

The seats were pretty comfortable. That's important especially if you're travelling for a few hours. I usually fall asleep quite quickly on moving vehicles so it wasn't a surprise that I slept through most of the journey. 

If you looked closely in the photo, you would've noticed that the seats are facing different directions. I think they do allow passengers to specify which direction they want to face. It's especially important to those passengers with motion sickness >.< 

Do note that they don't serve food on the KTX. You can bring your own food or buy from them. However, I would think the food they're selling would cost more than food from a convenience store.

Also, the announcements in the KTX are in both Korean and English so it shouldn't be a problem for tourists. They will play the announcement before arriving at each stop so it'll give you time to prepare as the train only stops for a few minutes at each stop. 

After resting in the train (and freaking out about the news that Baekhyun and Taeyeon were dating), we finally arrived in Busan! 

We walked out of the KTX station and headed to the Busan subway station that wasn't too far away. We were able to use our transport card from Seoul so it was convenient. It took us around 40 minutes to arrive at Haeundae station. There were maps upon leaving the subway station so it wasn't too difficult making our way around. 

We found the Haeundae market quickly! And it looked like those markets we often see in Korean dramas and variety programs. Since Busan was near the sea, it was seafood galore! The fish were all laid down and arranged nicely on the table. 

For a market, you would notice that it's pretty clean and not like the local wet markets. Maybe because it's located outdoors so there's more ventilation. Also, there isn't any pungent fish smell too!

Surprisingly for a tourist location, there wasn't any crowd. There weren't many people around in fact. Maybe we went during a non-peak period. Or everyone was enjoying their summer holidays elsewhere. It wasn't too difficult to get around the area since it was pretty much one straight route.

Looking for food places wouldn't be difficult as well. The restaurants would slowly increase as you continue walking. There were restaurants side by side and with a similar menu even! So it was pretty competitive. The ahjummas would stand outside their shop asking in various languages if you wanted to come in to eat. We checked out the menus to a few restaurants before we went inside.

We were looking for a 회 (raw fish) restaurant but sadly, it didn't seem like they served that. So instead we settled for eel.

Apparently eel is popular in Busan. Since it's really fresh. The literally like kill the eel only when you've placed your order.

This photo was taken by my sister. I was quite grossed out by the process so I stayed inside the restaurant watching our bags. My sister even took a video of the process! The eel was squirming around on the cutting board as the ahjumma was cutting it up...

Moving on to the less grosser part...

Always generous with their side dishes (ban chan)! 

The ahjummas set up the table nicely and they helped us with cooking the eel. So basically, the eel was still wriggling when they placed it on the foil over the stove. Seemed like I was the only one bothered by the wriggling eel. My sister and friends went ahead and ate it after it was cooked but I couldn't bring myself to just pick a piece up and eat it. 

The finished product! The one on of the left side was eel cooked with the red pepper sauce and the one on the right was just seasoned with pepper and salt.

I preferred the one with the sauce as it masked the fishy taste of the eel. I'm not really a fan of seafood so I wouldn't really enjoy a dish like that. However, some of you might actually enjoy this, like my friends did. They said it tasted like chicken! It's actually a good experience trying something new like this. I'm glad I tried it although I didn't enjoy it.

After lunch, we headed to the beach! It wasn't too far from our lunch area and we didn't have difficulty finding the beach. I can't remember the exact route we took but it shouldn't be that difficult since we managed to find it rather easily.

Comparing it to local beaches, I would say the Haeundae Beach is quite large. It's a straight stretch so it does look quite nice from wherever you're standing.

A panorama shot from where we stood at the 'entrance' to the beach. Of course, what do tourists do at tourist destinations? Take photos of course!

Since Vaneh brought her selfie stick, we were fooling around with it.

She had the bluetooth remote so we just snapped away.

I spy my sister and LT in the distance! There were little umbrellas set up around the beach which I thought was kind of cute especially if you're a beach goer, it's so convenient!

Here's Vaneh taking a selfie! Hehe. Thought I'd feature everyone in this post!

You would have noticed that we're all wearing long sleeves in these photos. The sea breeze was surprisingly cold. Once we got to the beach, we took out our cardigans and looked like obvious tourists being the only ones on the beach wrapped up. Everyone else wore swimsuits or tees and shorts. We really did find it cold though. Haha.

We continued walking around the area, nothing much to see but we just enjoyed the cool air and scenery. I think we left the area around 5ish in the evening and took the subway back to the train station.

We arrived at Busan station rather early, way before our train back to Seoul. Since we've purchased the student day pass, we went to the counter to ask if we could change our tickets. We managed to get on an earlier train. Of course, we slept throughout the train ride back too. We arrived back in Seoul past dinner and I can't remember what we had for dinner. We must have been too hungry because none of us took photos of what we ate. Haha.

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As mentioned earlier on in the post, there were many reasons as to why we decided to just go to Busan for a day. We were discussing before the trip and decided that it would cost too much to stay in Busan for a few days. And if we decided to go to Busan for a few nights, it would also mean that we would need to consider additional costs for the lodging there. The guest house in Seoul had a discount promotion if you stayed there for 14 days straight. Also, if we decided on a day trip, we could get the student day pass which would be way cheaper as well.

Hope you enjoyed the lengthy read of what we did on our 8th day in Korea! I'll probably try to finish blogging about this trip before I go on my 2016 Korea Trip! Yes! I'm planning to visit Korea again in 2016. Haven't decided where to go but most likely Seoul to see the Cherry Blossoms and maybe outside of Seoul for a Hanok stay. Planning to do more sightseeing than before.

So till then, do check out my previous posts from my Korea Trip 2014 and stay tuned for posts on day 9 to 14!

Beauty Observations In Korea ♥︎

Another blog post on Korea! I hope you're not bored of me talking about Korea just yet! There are still many things to talk about and share. It's been about a almost a year since we went to Korea! I've already forgotten most of what we saw and did there but I'll try my best to write my observations down for those who are interested :)

So let's get started! What I saw in Korea about fashion, hair and makeup!

Fashion

In terms of fashion, Korean people are quite fashionable! But that's a fact that most people already know. I'm, unfortunately, not really a fashionable person. I don't keep up with trends and I wear whatever looks nice and comfortable. So I think my sister had more fun shopping there than I did.

It was summer when we were there so everyone was in their summer outfits. I saw loads of people wearing denim shorts, cropped or baggy tops, plaid or patterned shirts with folded up sleeves, sun dresses and high waisted or normal patterned skirts!

I think at that point in time, patterned skirts were the trend, so even when we went shopping, those skirts were placed near the entrance and they costed more. My sister managed to get a few as most were quite expensive and we decided they were over priced. I think the prices of clothing in Korea really follows the trend. So if it's currently popular, it'll cost more.

We went to places like Dongdaemun where it's known for cheap clothing but honestly, we were very disappointed. We did our shopping elsewhere. As long as there were nice clothes and something that catches our interest we would go there.

Hair

With regards to hair, Korean people in general, they have really nice hair styles. Maybe they've just got really good hair stylists at their hair salons so no matter which hair salon they go to, they'll have really nice hair!

I noticed quite a variety of different hair styles. Long hair, short hair, curly hair, straight hair... but there was one thing that was really common... they really liked having bangs. Sure, there were people with long fringe but there were more than a handful of people spotted with bangs. Their bangs always looked so perfect and curled so nicely.

Something else that stood out was the hair colour. I think it was common for them to have variations of dark brown hair. I didn't see many with light brown or blonde hair. Then again, this is based on my memory and it's a little fuzzy now... 

Makeup

Korean girls (and some guys) are generally pretty good at applying makeup! Although it may seem they apply thick and heavy makeup, the concept they are going for is the natural look.

I noticed many girls using brown eyeshadows and have their eyeliner drawn pretty thinly. It looks like they have no makeup on. They have very nice and neat straight eyebrows as well. Natural looking makeup makes it seem like it's natural beauty and at the same time it covers all flaws.

For the lips, gradient lips is still the trend in Korea. It just makes the lips slightly coloured so it's not too bright or overpowering but it's just nice to add some colour to the face. And of course, it's very natural.

As for eyebrows, really needless to say, straight brows are in. Everyone is sporting straight and thick eyebrows. Straight and thick eyebrows makes you look younger and with eyebrow gels or mascaras, you can have your eyebrows match your hair colour. Well, I wouldn't be surprised what kind of makeup product would come out next since Korea's makeup industry is doing pretty well.

Plastic Surgery

This didn't come as a surprise. I mean when people mention Korea, they would think of Korean dramas, Kpop but also plastic surgery. I think plastic surgery might even be the first thing that people think about actually. Haha.

Back in 2012, I didn't see many post surgery patients walking around but this time round, we saw so many! It's actually quite scary at times. It's rude to stare but you can't help not staring especially since the patients' faces are bruised green and blue and there are blood clots here and there. Yes, they are just walking around without any bandages or masks to hide their faces.

Of course, over the years, definitely there would be an increase in patients with more publicity and more good reviews regarding Korean plastic surgery clinics.

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Well, there. That was some of my observations I made during my trip in Korea last June. It's based on what I can remember and purely my own opinions. Thanks for reading through all that! Haha.

To conclude, I've come to realise that Korea generally puts a lot of focus and emphasis on outward appearances and beauty. Not just for females but it's for males too. I mean the fact that your outward appearance can determine whether you can get a job or not, I mean that speaks volumes right? And also the fact that there is a plastic surgery program to help people improve their lives proves even more how much Koreans focus on beauty.

It's not wrong to want to look pretty on the outside but most importantly, what is on the inside matters most! :)

Daehanminguk 2014 Day 7 ♥︎

18th June 2014.
Myeongdong, Sukira (KBS Building). 

Details of our trip are starting to get sketchy by now but I'll try my best to give an accurate recount of what we did and also to provide useful tips and advice!

If I'm not wrong, this was the day we tried to locate Eunhyuk's cafe, then known as Tous Les Jours. Unfortunately, we arrived in the area but it was too near closing time so we decided to hop into a cab and head to Yeouido for Sukira instead.

I don't think we did very much on Day 7. We basically blocked out this day to just well... Shop. What's a holiday without shopping right? Hahaha. So since we stayed opposite Myeongdong, we spent the bulk of the day combing their streets and emptying our pockets.

We probably started the day out late since we stayed out pretty late the day before, waiting outside the SM Building. If you've not read about our experience, do check it out!

As we started our shopping trip around Myeongdong, we stopped at Olive Young first! This I remember clearly because Olive Young was having a sale! Olive Young is something like a drugstore and in a local context, it's like Watsons. Sadly, I didn't manage to get anything there. But of course, I went crazy at the other road shop brands like Etude House, The Face Shop, Innisfree, etc.

We went back across the street to the side where we were staying on. In front of the subway entrance, there's this Korean restaurant that serves food at a pretty decent price. We ate here the most I think. Of course, we had Macs a couple of times too.

My all time favourite Jjajangmyeon!

Mandu!

Tangsuyok! Which is just sweet and sour pork.

After lunch, we headed to Lotte Young Plaza. It's a new mall that is catered for the younger crowd. It's actually a departmental store I think but selling more... well... fashionable stuff. We went there basically for the SM Popup Store and also StyleNanda.

Address: 81, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 서울특별시 중구 남대문로 81 (소공동)

Yes, we did quite a lot of damage at the SM Pop Up store. I can't remember what we got exactly but we spent quite some time there deciding what to get. Of course, we were happy with our purchases. Hehehe.

We then headed up to StyleNanda to check out their 3CE makeup products. We ended up getting a few items as well. You can check out the items I got and my thoughts on them here.

After leaving Lotte Young Plaza, the 4 of us decided to spilt up and do our own shopping around Myeongdong. I think we spent about an hour or so combing the streets and buying whatever we needed to buy. I went with my sister so we got some gifts for friends and family. And as usual, my sister got some stuff for herself on my tab. Hahaha. That's what older sisters do don't they? They pay for your things.

We met back at the guest house to drop off our things before heading to Macs for dinner! Macs tastes good everywhere!

I usually make it a point to try Macs in whatever country I visit, to like see the difference. In Korea, they have really good coke and fries. Hahaha. It's interesting how the coke is served in a plastic cup. So you have to empty the cup at the counter and separate out your trash for I'm guessing recycling purposes.

After dinner... Here comes the interesting part of our day!

We planned to drop by Eunhyuk's cafe Tous Les Jours before going to Sukira. Since my sister was a fan of Eunhyuk, it was kind of a must visit place.

Address: Digital-ro 26-Gil Street, Guro-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul. High End Building, Uunderground 5B1 Floor, No. 105

We took the subway and alighted at Guro Digital Complex station and when we got out of the station... We were feeling pretty lost. It was almost 9pm and we were no where near the cafe, plus the street was rather quiet as well. So we googled for the closing time of TLJ and sure enough, it closes at 9pm!

We stood by the roadside deciding whether we should continue to look for the cafe and try our luck, maybe it would still be open. Eventually, we decided to just catch a cab and head to the KBS Building because we definitely wouldn't make it in time before the closing time. We still needed to walk for some time from the subway station.

Address: 13, Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 서울특별시 영등포구 여의공원로 13 (여의도동)

If you aren't taking cab, you can alight at the National Assembly Station and walk for about 15 minutes before arriving at the KBS Building. I've tried walking from Yeouido Station back in 2012 and it's definitely a further walk!

Usually if there are special guests then I think there would be a need to book a spot beforehand. Back in 2012, we were there waiting since about 5pm. There were already spots booked from the night before. I guess after the years, fans slowly stopped coming frequently and there weren't many fans gathered too.

So upon our arrival at the open studio radio, we managed to find a spot at the bench right at the back. It was good enough to see what was happening on the inside. I think we stayed all the way till the end of Sukira and we got to see Ryeowook leaving as well. He would exit by the lift lobby so fans would gather there to see him leave. I remembered a fan even brought her graduation gown in hopes that Ryeowook would congratulate her. Unfortunately he didn't. He seemed quite tired too.

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That concludes our 7th day in Korea! Taking forever to complete blogging about our Korea trip but I'll try to finish it soon! Do stay tuned for posts on the remaining 7 days of our trip!

Daehanminguk 2014 Day 6: Experience Outside the SM Building ♥

Hey guys! Finally back with another post from my Korea Travel series!

I think I should be changing the titles to some of the previous blog posts I've written so do stay tuned for that. I've been blogging daily posts of my trip to Korea in June 2014, so if you're interested to find out what we did and where we went, do check those posts out!

So this is a continuation post from the Korea Day 6 post. I last mentioned that we arrived at the SM Building! We stayed there for roughly around 2 hours or so! I would say it was a pretty good day since we got to see so many SM artistes entering and leaving the building!

So basically we saw everyone on the list from Eunhyuk down to Shindong. It was totally worth it waiting outside the SM Building, if you ask me! I'll include a photo spam at the end of this post.

It was quite interesting how we came about to waiting around for such a long time. There was already a crowd outside the SM Building but it's nobody actually knows who's going to come or go. Everyone was just waiting aimlessly in hopes of seeing one of their favourite artistes.

I think one of the first few we saw was Eunhyuk. He left the building. After awhile we recognised a pattern. The cars that were coming to pick someone or dropping someone would park in a certain way. They parked a little crooked so that it would prevent fans from just rushing forward. So as soon as we saw a car turning in and parking at an angle, we would immediately get our phones ready and eyes peeled wide open to see who was it.

I can't remember much of the details since we didn't really do anything interesting except stand and wait around but of course, I definitely remember the moments where we saw the artistes.

Our sighting of Kangin was actually quite epic. I think we were just waiting around, I mean that's what we were doing the whole time. Then suddenly the security guy started shuffling people around, clearing the path for a car to turn in. It wasn't the usual car, it was a jeep actually. So, we were quite expectant. We were asking each other who's going to come out. So, finally someone did come out. It was quite funny because all 4 of us shouted, "KANGIN", at the same time! It was so loud that he turned around and looked at us. Hehehe. He's very handsome in real life. Seriously, so good looking!

I was really glad we got to see Kyuhyun twice. Actually thrice, counting the time after the musical 'Singing in the rain'. I wasn't expecting to see him as he still had his musical but seriously it was so coincidental that the day we were there, he didn't have any night performance. He came before the sun set and he left around 9 plus, just before we left. Hehe so glad to have seen him twice! I think at that time they were preparing for the 7th album and maybe he was preparing for his solo album as well. Hehehe I ♥ Kyu.

Donghae was really a cutie! At first we thought he had already left but I guess everyone saw wrongly. He came out and he was super friendly. He was waving to everyone and when he got into the car, he used his phone to wave to us while he was making a phone call. We couldn't see his face through the tinted glass but we saw his phone. Such a cutie!

Getting to see Chen was quite an experience as well! I don't remember what time we saw him but it was before the sunset. Yes, we stayed until the sun set. Hmm, how long did we actually stand outside the building! All of a sudden it feels like we were outside for longer than I can remember >< Anyway! Chen was leaving the building so before the car pulled up, the glass door opened and the fans standing in the front saw Chen waiting to leave the building. But because there were cars already parked in that small waiting space, Chen's car had to stop at the back and that meant Chen had to walk slightly further, giving us more time to see him. Hehe. Chen was really handsome in person! I think the other members have ranked Chen almost at the bottom when it comes to looks but really, he's super good looking in person, though somewhat short.

Every time we were thinking about leaving, some car would turn in and we would get all excited and wait a little while longer. I think that was the case for TaeTiSeo. We were already planning to leave then all of a sudden the crowd would stir and that would lead us to say, "Okay, let's stay for a little while longer". This time, it was TaeTiSeo leaving the building! So I guess it was pretty worth it staying a little while longer. What surprised us was that they're actually not very tall, the power of makeup and lighting. Tiffany and Taeyeon were actually quite petite but of course, they looked good in person just like all the other SM artistes.

That's all I can remember from that day. I think it was quite an interesting experience being able to see all the SM artistes. It's like the ideal Korea experience most fans would wish for so I'm glad that we had the chance to experience it!

Alright! The part you've been waiting for! Photo spam! The photos should be arranged in order of appearance or disappearance. Lol. Enjoy~

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Eunhyuk

Kyuhyun

Chen

Chen - 

Yes, we were that close to him!!

Chen

Donghae

Kangin

Kangin

Taeyeon

Seohyun and Tiffany

Shindong

Eunhyuk

Kyuhyun