In day 1 in Seoul, our team Gumihos and the Saram visited a few places of interest - the 2002 Fifa World Cup Stadium and the Lotte Shopping Mall Young Plaza in Myeongdong.
After
a hearty breakfast at the airport, we quickly filed onto our bus and made our
way to the first stop of the day – the 2002 Fifa World Cup Museum.
Being
there, you could almost see a 66,800 strong crowd cheering its lungs out.
Despite the emptiness of the venue, there was still much to occupy our minds as
the soccer World Cup culture has come a long way in South Korea; ultimately
culminating in her very viable presence in the prestigious tournament.
With
the rain stubbornly refusing to let up, we found ourselves getting ferried to
yet another destination. This time, we went on a little shopping spree to perk
up our lethargic bodies – and it sure did!
We
were then quickly whisked off to the underground Lotte Shopping Mall Young Plaza in Myeongdong to get
some good deals as well as seek shelter from the gloomy midday showers.
Upon
arrival, a cross-breed of our very own Citylink Mall and Far East Plaza came to
mind; rows and rows of stores followed the perimeter of the subterranean area
that mainly consisted of mid-priced boutiques, K-Pop paraphernalia shops and
stores selling little traditional Korean knick-knacks.
To our disappointment, the shopping there proved to
be slightly too expensive and not quite to our liking and for a good 30 minutes
or so, our team just trudged around the premises, in search of something to
spark our interest. Finally, we succumbed to the inner K-Pop fans in all of us
and decided to browse through some K-Pop merchandise.
Soon after, all hell broke loose: the fangirls (and
fanboy) whom we truly were showed no mercy as we ravaged through calendars,
posters, notepads, keychains and even socks with our favourite Korean idols’
faces on them. The storekeeper Ahjumma
(which means auntie in Korean) was a total sweetheart and offered us each a
free item brandished by a star of our choice. In the end, we emerged with a
whopping total of more than SGD$100 worth of wall posters, photobooks and many
other of such products.
Although shopping for K-pop merchandise was
definitely the highlight of our time in the Myeongdong Underground Shopping
Area, others will surely find something more towards their preference amongst
the selection of stores there.
Signing off,
Gumihos and the Saram (Felicia Tan, Zhu Yuan Laura, Kelly Choo, Zoer Ng, Kimberly Teo and Ryan Lok)
Article by Zhu Yuan Laura & Felicia Tan
Video edited by Kelly Choo
Video shot by Kimberly Teo & Kelly Choo
Photos by Ryan Lok
Hosted by Zoer Ng
Article by Zhu Yuan Laura & Felicia Tan
Video edited by Kelly Choo
Video shot by Kimberly Teo & Kelly Choo
Photos by Ryan Lok
Hosted by Zoer Ng
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