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Yeonnamdong Independent Bookstore
Deer Bookshop also offer design and publishing courses from time to time. If you're looking for artistic inspirations during your travel, this is the place to be! * Hours: 12:00-19:00 Closed on Tuesdays * Address: 서울 마포구 연남동 동교로46길 33 2. BOOK AND STUDIO JINBU @서울여행 @jinbubooks Book and Studio Jinbu is a great example of book cafe meets studio. In addition to selling independent books, they also have vinyl records of Korean independent music available for sale. @jinbubooks Book readings and performances are also held here. Order a drink, grab a book and enjoy the live music. * Hours: 12:00-21:00 Closed on Mondays * Address: 서울 마포구 연남동 565-29 3. SPRING FLARE @서울여행 @seoulbookshops Spring Flare's tagline is 'Everyday Art Bookstore.' What sets it apart from other bookstores in the area is that this place is jointly operated by U.PINE MED, a medical equipment company, and BATON Art Gallery. @seoulbookshops @seoulbookshops The name Spring Flare means "Spring is like cherry blossoms" and symbolizes its wish of bringing independent bookstores to light. Spring Flare offers a wide range of selection of independent books! If you are keen on finding a Korean independent book that you like, this place is highly recommended. * Hours: 12:00-20:00 Closed on Sundays * Address: 서울 마포구 연남동 565-15 4. LINER NOTE @서울여행 @음악∙서점 라이너노트 liner note This bookstore is for music lovers. It offers music-related books as well as live music performances, lessons and exhibitions from time to time. @음악∙서점 라이너노트 liner note @음악∙서점 라이너노트 liner note The name liner note represents music getting connected to the performer's notes. This place is recommended for music lovers who want to know more about Korea's independent music. * Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-19:00; Sat 12:00-20:00; Closed on Sundays * Address: 서울 마포구 성미산로29길 4 5. GOM GOM BOOKSTORE @서울여행 @그림책방 곰곰 This bookstore specializes in picture books that serve a wide demographic from children to adults. @그림책방 곰곰 @그림책방 곰곰 They host picture book reading clubs where people can discuss and share their own understanding of simple but meaningful pictures shown on each page. * Hours: Tues-Fri 13:00-20:00; Sat 13:00-19:00; Closed on Mondays and Sundays * Address: 서울 마포구 연남로 61-1 This wraps up my introduction to the 5 independent bookstores in Yeonnamdong. If you're ever in Hongdae and want to experience a different vibe from the hustle and bustle, take a stroll around this area and get some healing reading done. This blog post is about Yeonnamdong Independent Bookstore. If you have questions about information not covered in the blog post, please email us at help@creatrip.com....
a year ago
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Celebrate ASTRO San-ha's Birthday Together At This Cafe
alleyway, you will arrive at ASTRO San-ha's birthday cafe! This place located in Yeon-nam dong called 'Gifted'. We've often been recommended to visit this place from friends, but who knew I would be visiting it as a birthday cafe! 😋 The exterior of the cafe lives up to its name 'Gifted' and it is wrapped with a bright pink bow! The dark pink shade really fits well with the light pink shade of the building doesn't it? It's super cute! An adorable rabbit character welcomes you in as you walk towards the building. This cute character is the primary mascot for the cafe. According to my friend, rabbit is San-ha's nickname in the fandom so that's why the cafe probably selected a rabbit for the mascot. Even though I am not a huge fan of Astro, I got so excited walking through the big blue doors! And rightfully so, the cafe was so well decorated. Inside the cafe, there is a massive window that has a gorgeous happy birthday balloon decorated with photos of San-ha. Also, there were a LOT of San-ha fans in this cafe- most likely because it was his birthday month. There were fans all over with a drink and cake on their table celebrating San-ha's birthday. It really made me feel like I was at his birthday party.😁 Don't the cakes look almost too good to eat? Normally, when you purchase a cake, they give you a special photo card but we went there too late and couldn't get anything. 😭 But, we were able to get so many other cool things! When we ordered two drinks, we got these really cute illustrations and cup holders decorated with San-ha's photos. We also got a photo card and some stickers. You get all these for FREE when you order a drink, isn't it just the best? As an AROHA (ASTRO's fanbase), my friend was extremely thrilled. She kept showing it to me out of excitement.🤣 In the photo above, before we met up, my friend actually went to a different birthday cafe and received these free goodies! It's a sticker that blocks radiation, photo cards, and others. She kept trying to show it to me and talked about how cute he is. She looked very happy though, I didn't quite understand why she was so happy just from those photos that didn't even show his face properly. You can receive so many free goodies when you visit these birthday cafes as a fan! Even though I am a fan of other idols, it also put me in a good mood because of how cute the products were. After we were done drinking, we took some time to look around the cafe! There were too many people so we couldn't take a photo, but there were a couple photo spots at the cafe. Luckily for us, we got to sit right in front of the massive window that we showed you before. There were lots of polaroids and blown up photos of San-ha decorated around the happy birthday balloon. The photos varied from stage performances and selfies. Do you see how hyped my friend was? Her eyes were fixated on his photos for the longest time. Even I find the photos of San-ha attractive, so how much more exciting will it be for his fans. 🥰 Look at this super cute spot that was MADE for taking the perfect photos! it was the perfect place to take some shots as the mirror was decorated with San-ha's photos and flowers. Everyone was taking photos here, so we waited our turn and quickly went to take some shots. We even imitated San-ha's pose, how cute is it!😁 Even outside of the photo zone, the cafe is decorated with cute photos of San-ha in every corner! So we took our time looking around not wanting to miss anything! That wraps up today's cafe tour with us! I hope you had as much fun as we did! Next time you visit Korea, if there is an idol you are a huge fan of, definitely visit one of these birthday cafes if they have one! It's a chance to be surrounded by the cutest photos of your idols with decorations, good food and drinks, FREE goodies AND you get to meet other fans as well. If there is a birthday cafe of an idol you are desperate to go, but can't, let us know and we'll visit it for you! We'll leave a great, detailed review for you so it feels like you're there with us😘 I'll be back next time with some more fun and exciting content! Thank you for reading 😃...
3 years ago
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