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Itaewon is bigger than I thought; a rough guide to Itaewon part 2 (이태원)



Alright, so I'm here again, in Itaewon. And it is much much bigger than I thought it was. In 2018 June, I went Itaewon for the first time, just to see the place with my own eyes as it has always been known as the non-conservative, rowdy, dirty, and an "adult" place. And as it went according to my plan(?), I came across 10 Transgender Bars in just 30 minutes.

If you have the time, please take a short look at my first Itaewon blog post:
http://blackjackboy.blogspot.com/2018/09/my-lonely-trip-to-itaewon-how-does-this.html

Now, in 2019 December, I managed to find time to visit the place again. This time, with the intention of exploring the other part of Itaewon which I didn't the previous time. And this will be a blog full of pictures so let's begin.








The first thing you'll see the moment you tap out of Itaewon station and go up the escalator. 


Turn left and take Exit 4


I took this route which is immediately outside Exit 4


When you turn back, you'll see this big ass tinder advertisement followed by a big ass Oriental Massage building



And..this signature Hamilton Hotel
which Makes Me Wonder when will I ever get to visit with a girlfriend

So walk down the Exit 4 route, and you'll see bunch of clothing shops, a church and two huge Adult Toy shops. Until this moment, everything seems quite normal and boring.





Once you see this Pink shop that states (Party Wear) (Suit) (Dress), go across the road:


Once you face the Pink shop and Beauty Supply shop, turn around:



You'll see this gloomy(?) side road. Walk up and here comes bunch of lit restaurants and bars which look like only hypebeast people are allowed to enter.


Wow!!! ⓒBlackjackBoy








        












Park Seo Joon will be in Itaewon on Jan 31st 2020 so fangirls go prepare yourselves
(I have a close female friend, I'll just call her Fishball. So, that Fishball is crazy over any guys who are extremely handsome like Park Seo Joon. So I believe Itaewon will be full of girls like Fishball on that day.)




Alcoholic drinks are kinda affordable here.







But of course if you "go up" too much or enter some secluded road, you'll end up in some gloomy residence and random shops, so just turn back if you end up there. Examples of such random houses:








So just turn back once you realise you've entered secluded areas.
Continue following the road of lit restaurants and bars, and it will end with a building that states "YOU ARE SPECIAL" and "MOON NIGHT 4F"















YOU ARE SPECIAL & MOON NIGHT 4F


Turn right once you see this building that looks like a club for drunk youngsters.


You'll be out to the main road again




And you'll see this huge ass LINE FRIENDS building which makes you wonder how much money does this LINE company have in order to have an entire building just for themselves



Let's enter the LINE FRIENDS building




Ok this is actually quite cute





I bet these cube products cost over 500,000 Won ($500+) but they were all sold out








They are rich enough to have world-class idol BTS to advertise their products












MOON is just so cute, my favourite





There is a cafe at the top level


That's it for LINE FRIENDS building, let's go back to the metro






Motels for couples who can't afford Hamilton hotel😂


While on the way back to the metro, whenever you turn left, you'll see this kind of road. This is where it leads you to bunch of Transgender bars
http://blackjackboy.blogspot.com/2018/09/my-lonely-trip-to-itaewon-how-does-this.html

  

This is the infamous Big Bang Seungri's ramen restaurant right?


That red Porsche


Btw if you take Exit 3, you'll straight away see the famous Itaewon Police Station




Back to this Oriental Massage & Olive Young building



 That's it! The other, more conservative(?) part of Itaewon. It is definitely different from the part where there are only Transgender bars. In my opinion, this is definitely not a place to visit with family, it's going to be boring or even awkward. Instead, if you're in Korea with friends, you should definitely have a visit. I believe you can spend an entire day just at Itaewon.



Merry Solo Christmas,

BlackjackBoy

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