Tokkis Fan Meet

[long veldt]

Those pictures you got at immigration are there!

[gritty rivet]

pocari sweat seemed ok but kinda overrated

[long veldt]

Sec

[plush glade]

80 per night is way more than enough. You gonna have a nice hotel.

[long veldt]

@honest tapir Dates

[gritty rivet]

im just pressing a random button at this point, i wanna try out literally everything

[honest tapir]

6/25-30

[long veldt]

Just you?

[honest tapir]

yup

[long veldt]

@honest tapir Really no transfers?

It adds barely any time

[honest tapir]

lmao yeah

[long veldt]

That's really limiting

[honest tapir]

yeah it's been my default price range when i travel, but i really should find cheaper ones..

[plush glade]

The one I booked near Tokyo Dome before cancelling for another hotel was good.

I'll DM you if it's still available.

[honest tapir]

i just canceled my hotel near tokyo dome coz i found tokyo dome is in the middle of nowhere

not near any of the usual spots i go to

[plush glade]

Oh I think I misunderstood what you wanted. I missed the important part lol ignore me

I'm staying near Ikebukuro station

Kinda further away than other potential places but still near major station

[honest tapir]

i defaulted to ueno since it has oedo line + easy airport access

[plush glade]

and cheap

[honest tapir]

but im wondering if you have another suggestion

[long veldt]

I already have a few, but I'm taking a look at best pricing

@honest tapir This is a good one - https://www.agoda.com/akasaka-granbell-hotel/hotel/tokyo-jp.html?finalPriceView=2&isShowMobileAppPrice=false&cid=1833981&numberOfBedrooms=&familyMode=false&adults=1&children=0&rooms=1&maxRooms=0&checkIn=2024-06-25&isCalendarCallout=false&childAges=&numberOfGuest=0&missingChildAges=false&travellerType=-1&showReviewSubmissionEntry=false&currencyCode=USD&isFreeOccSearch=false&isCityHaveAsq=false&tspTypes=6%2C16&los=5&searchrequestid=65307550-a146-4f2f-bbe3-77d7e2c2f075&ds=oYLE366aoGTWG6td

in the heart of Akasaka and next to Akasaka-Mitsuke Station

That whole area is well connected

That's about $65 USD a night

@honest tapir There is just one minor downside

[honest tapir]

which is...

[long veldt]

Its the same hotel I'll be at

If that's not weird for you

I'm there from June 14 till July 5

[honest tapir]

haha ok

[long veldt]

but yeah I think that's a good hotel for $65 USD a night

Its well connected and close to lots of stations

and it fits your requirement of no transfers to tokyo dome

Its within 5-10 minutes of walking of 3 train lines that go directly to stations next to tokyo dome

[plush glade]

Did I make a good or bad choice staying next to Ikebukuro station. Not sure why I picked that but is a major station.

[long veldt]

That's a perfectly fine area

Just don't walk into any maid cafes, soaplands, or hostess clubs

[honest tapir]

lmao go for it ashbash

[honest tapir]

yeah thanks, i'll take note of this hotel

[long veldt]

As for stuff to do in Tokyo

This is a relatively good jumping off point - https://whenin.tokyo/Tokyo-s-Best-1

[plush glade]

Cant afford those even if I wanted to lol (i dont to be clear)

[long veldt]

Broke kpop fan. Live up the stereotype

[long veldt]

I think I'll be busy every night anyways while you're there

6/26 - Flowers Loft - Wagamama (Reservation Made)
6/27 - Shimokitazawa - In Sea Hole/Hail Lain - (Reservation through Habo)
6/30 - City Country City Tokyo - Nekosen (Message organizer for tickets)

I got a few music shows to attend

[plush glade]

Wagamama is a name of a British chain not-really-Japanese restaurant

[long veldt]

huh?

Its not a restaurant?

[plush glade]

I didn't know there was a musical act called the same thing as a restaurant us Brits are familiar with

[long veldt]

Yeah its a band - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tENskcles_o

[plush glade]

I love what makes Japanese band music sound like Japanese band music but I haven't really spent much time listening to it nor could I describe what the specific attributes are to Japanese band music.

[long veldt]

Hit up some music shows while you're in Tokyo

https://www.instagram.com/gigsintokyo/

[plush glade]

I'll take a look.

Thanks

[gritty rivet]

Guys listen to everything MrT tells you, guy is a legend

I didnt know there was a view like this

[honest tapir]

where

[gritty rivet]

its a random ass shinto temple on a whole ass mountain with a view of mt fuji and the ocean

Kenchoji-Temple is the name of the buddhist one, and then u just hike up the mountain for 20 minutes to this shinto temple

[long veldt]

Oh you’re in kamakura

Following my itinerary?

[gritty rivet]

Nah i mixed up the order from north to south

But yes, the points on your list

[long veldt]

Gotcha

[gritty rivet]

But i shouldve went earlier, thats point 1 of like 8 and its alredy lunchtime lmao

[long veldt]

Ahh

Yeah I leave my hotel at like 6-7

I usually finish a lot of my stuff around 3

Depending on how long lunch and tea is

[long veldt]

Ahhhh

[golden sequoia]

WOOOOOOW

[long veldt]

Yeah I organized it south to north, so that you would have less distance to travel on the way back

[gritty rivet]

worth it, that was the best destination of my japan trip so far

i even bought a charm at the top of the mountain to ward off illness and accidents

[astral arrow]

oh what was the route for this

[gritty rivet]

This temple, walk all the way up the mountain

[long veldt]

March 6th (Kamakura/Enoshima)** (Wednesday)

1. Great Bhudda
2. Hokokuji Temple
3. Hasedera Temple
4. Hachimangu Shrine
5. Kenchoji Temple
6. Enoshima Shrine
7. Iwaya Caves
8. Enoshima Aquarium
   https://www.byfood.com/blog/travel-tips/where-to-eat-in-kamakura
   https://tabelog.com/en/kanagawa/A1404/A140402/14051058/
   https://raimugihausu.stores.jp/?all_items=true

[violet solstice]

Gotcha, cool cool. I’ll probably try to book in advance since the date I’m traveling to Tokyo from Osaka is set in stone

[gritty rivet]

Bro today was surreal

Aint no way

[long veldt]

Did you hit up most of the list?

[gritty rivet]

Everything except for the Aquarium

But i walked down the beach to enoshima

[long veldt]

Yeah I didn’t figure that one would be possible lol

How was it all?

[gritty rivet]

Bro 10/10

Amazing views, amazing temples, old obaasans on the hiking trail saying hello

Gotta be the best picture i took in my life

[brisk pagoda]

Wow

[gritty rivet]

these 2 are also cool

anyways, im completely dead now, gn

[golden sequoia]

damnnnn

[honest tapir]

The place where the concept photos was filmed

https://www.google.com/maps/place/〒107-0062+Tokyo,+Minato+City,+Minamiaoyama,+4+Chome−17−27+広閑院+廣閑院/@35.6643022,139.719322,17z/data=!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x60188b630867bf8b:0x23395e81a1aae2a8!2z44CSMTA3LTAwNjIgVG9reW8sIE1pbmF0byBDaXR5LCBNaW5hbWlhb3lhbWEsIDQtY2jFjW1l4oiSMTfiiJIyNyDluoPplpHpmaI!8m2!3d35.6643022!4d139.719322!16s%2Fg%2F11skcxcp5s!3m5!1s0x60188b82b8d2b803:0xe3f67a3474c2eea8!8m2!3d35.6643022!4d139.719322!16s%2Fg%2F11jgcrc5nx

[astral arrow]

let’s recreate it…..

[honest tapir]

plus the bridge from bunnies camp tokyo poster

https://goo.gl/maps/76m42gDuVNDa9XGV7

[long veldt]

Hey I've been there....

[narrow hawk]

holyshit im gonna visit

[gritty rivet]

what am i looking for there, the clip where they walk on the bridge?

[gritty rivet]

ah yeah the other collab one with the stairs is this one, bet

[honest tapir]

yeah

[timber fractal]

went there today, many bunnies taking photos haha

[gritty rivet]

fr?

maybe i should go just to make friends

[timber fractal]

lol you can, but not sure if they speak English haha

[honest tapir]

*x https://twitter.com/bluebleurin/status/1789234855773159746?t=UDbG_GPmXvOtFmmqd_mEDA&s=19

[obsidian bramble]

@bluebleurin <t:1715421806:d>

[honest tapir]

this person has been posting pics all day

[gritty rivet]

yeah im going

[timber fractal]

I think he/she take those in the morning

[gritty rivet]

just for the flex

[honest tapir]

we'll need your selfie

[gritty rivet]

ok, wait 12 hours

ill rock the sweatshirt

[gritty rivet]

Mission accomplished, now i can get back to bed

[honest tapir]

lmao nice

were there other people there

[gritty rivet]

nope

[brisk pagoda]

Not sunny there I see

Oh speaking of merch, will they have the linefriends plushies lol.

At bunnies camp

[misty osprey]

u know what u look like

[gritty rivet]

be honest

[misty osprey]

short

[gritty rivet]

tf

how tall are you

[misty osprey]

u don’t need to know that

[gritty rivet]

i do

speak up

[misty osprey]

I’m joking I think ur 170 something

[brisk pagoda]

Me looking at the sky through my car's sunroof while waiting for a breakfast place to open

[ivory pebble]

do u guys think it's worth getting bunnies camp tickets from resellers atm? they're like 30k yen....

for S seats^

[gritty rivet]

30k yen for s

[golden sequoia]

for S is wild

[timber fractal]

If you speak Japanese you can go to twitter, many people on twitter actually looking for companion at original price

don't pay upfront tho, all of them are scams

[gritty rivet]

yeah that seems like the best option, just going with someone that got an extra ticket

[ivory pebble]

ya i try, currently getting very few results

by any chance is there a way i can say companion besides with katakana or is that like the only one

[timber fractal]

you can search for "bunnies camp 同行", for S I think is relatively easy to find but not SS / premium..

[edgy ore]

anyone selling a premium?

[winter cape]

I was offered an SS ticket for 100000yen, the person showed me a screen shot of the email where they won from the bunnies club raffle. I thought those tickets were on transferrable?

[violet solstice]

$640 for SS???? That's insane

I sell to Finix for 16,530 yen

Btw @gritty rivet I lost my passport 💀 I'm gonna try to get an emergency passport tomorrow at my local passport agency but I'm PRETTY SURE i'll make it for the concert

[ruby scroll]

gl, people who work at those agencies are petty

[golden sequoia]

sounds sketchy

[gritty rivet]

💀

If you miss it i'll just pick up the tickets under your name

[violet solstice]

[gritty rivet]

Dont you dare not showing up

[violet solstice]

Nah I'd CRY if I can't go

But my passport application says approved so now I just gotta pick it up

so I should be good to go

[brisk pagoda]

you can pick up the tickets finix...but if bob misses...then what about the other ticket lmao

I would be like what the hell is the point I win raffle but wasn't able to go

[gritty rivet]

I never heard about emergency passports, is that enough to travel to another country?

[violet solstice]

It's just a normal passport but because I travel next week they expedite it because it's an "emergency"

[gritty rivet]

Aaah lol

Nice

[mellow sierra]

Good luck 🫡🫡

If that happened to me I’d just expire on the spot

[gritty rivet]

Kyoto is nice, its like Tokyo but in the mountains and older

and extremely worse public transport but thats whatever

[long veldt]

A major reason for that is Kyoto wasn’t destroyed in world war 2 like Tokyo was

[violet solstice]

I’ll be there 😎

[ruby scroll]

w

[gritty rivet]

w

[vital crystal]

tickets have sold out. was there even a general sale or was it all lottery advance?

[gritty rivet]

everything lottery anyways, but it went to the general lottery raffle round

[vital crystal]

well im glad i got SS tix during the global lottery advance. totally missed the other one

[honest tapir]

idk anyone who got tickets from general

[mellow sierra]

Nice watch 😍

[violet solstice]

Thanks

[gritty rivet]

You know a good restaurant to eat at in tokyo alredy?

[violet solstice]

For our meetup? Naurrr not yet, do you have any preferences?

[gritty rivet]

Nah ill let you decide, just no raw meat if possible, everything else is fine

[violet solstice]

Sounds good

[gritty rivet]

idk why it sent the last message again

[violet solstice]

I'll take a look

[gritty rivet]

poopy internet

[halcyon venture]

what’s wrong with raw meat

[honest tapir]

yum

tim go to bunnies camp let's eat some meat

[halcyon venture]

buy my flight I’ll be there

[gritty rivet]

idk i just cant eat it completely raw, it makes me wanna throw up

[violet solstice]

Ok I'm thinking https://maps.app.goo.gl/gfKFu8DUtpvvEVHX8

[halcyon venture]

Raw meat 🤤

[violet solstice]

btw if anyone knows someone who knows someone who can get me into Sugita lemme know 👀

[gritty rivet]

Aaah, the classical vending machine ramen

[violet solstice]

It's a popular place so it might be busy and therefore have a bit of a wait if that's ok 🙏 My friend recommended this spot to me after eating ramen nearly everyday in Tokyo for 3 months last year

[violet solstice]

Or actually what is your budget? I'm perfectly fine with a ramen joint but can also do something a little more fancy if that's your style

[gritty rivet]

I've never eaten over 1.8k yen so far in my 3 week holidays, I'd be up to go for something more fancy

As long as its below 10k yen, sure

[violet solstice]

I'll see what I can do

[honest tapir]

have you tried yakiniku there

wagyu

[gritty rivet]

nope nothing like that

also no shushi yet

[honest tapir]

try it 🤤

[violet solstice]

Ooooh do you wanna do a sushi spot? I wasn't looking at sushi because you said no raw meat, thought that included raw fish

[gritty rivet]

sushi sounds good, if u want we can go for that for sure

imma visit the takashi muramaki exhibition today

[gritty rivet]

best art exhibition ive ever been to ngl

[ruby scroll]

Murakami never disappoints

[winter cape]

what museum is this from

[gritty rivet]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dCURb8Dy9M4RZqsG6

[long veldt]

@honest tapir I know you were asking me earlier about a list of attractions. Here you go - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1y_eSfDXCPKL4XdqX7_ZCcu6qFB1Yprrj&ll=35.7147651%2C139.79665530000003&z=13

This is another map I found that is pretty detailed. However I can't verify if the food options are good or not because I haven't eaten at all of them

[plush glade]

Holy moly.

I still haven't booked anything in advance.

(attractions)

[gritty rivet]

Dont need to, except for Shibuya Sky and the teamlabs museums

[winter cape]

unless you want to book the sunset slot for shibuya shy, i usually dont have trouble booking the week/day of

if you guys don't want to pay for a view of tokyo, you can go to the tokyo metropolitan government building and go to the top for free

[gritty rivet]

same with skytree, i walked in there during golden week and got a timeslot to go up in 1.5 hours

[honest tapir]

despite having been to tokyo multiple times, i still havent been to team labs and skytree and shibuya sky lmao

[winter cape]

im not crazy for team labs after going, it smells like feet there

[halcyon venture]

I can confirm that

team labs one and done

the smell is atrocious

very cool for pictures though and instagram

[gritty rivet]

yeah not planning on going there again, i was worried the whole time to pick up some disease 😭

i just went to a restaurant and its basically the living room, with kids doing their homework and the grandma cooking and helping them, cant get more authentic 😭

[brisk pagoda]

I'm going to disney and Harry potter

Bought a day ticket for Disney for like 60$ lmao

[halcyon venture]

I love Tokyo Disneyland so much 🥰

[brisk pagoda]

I'm going to die from the heat though but I'll enjoy my day I guess lol

[halcyon venture]

right I spent 250 to go to Disneyland here in California a week before I went to Japan, bought two days for 120….

[gritty rivet]

imma try and get a ticket for universal osaka but the weather is really starting to get shitty now

[brisk pagoda]

Enjoy

When me and my group went last year, we enjoyed it so much lol

[gritty rivet]

how

[halcyon venture]

we skipped universal because it’s so similar to the one here besides the anime stuff

[brisk pagoda]

We spent most of the day in the Nintendo area lol

Also enjoyed Pokémon so much too lol

[long veldt]

The smell would be the planets one, though I didn't have any smell issues when I went there a few months back

Borderless also exists and doesn't have the smell. It also requires a reservation

Really the only things you need to book now are

1. Hotels
2. Restaurants
3. Shibuya Sky if you want a sunset slot or team labs planets/borderless

[gritty rivet]

^ yup

[next ginkgo]

I’m going to Tokyo in Aug, so those going to Bunnies Camp please recommend everything to me

[ruby scroll]

@long veldt hello Mr. T one of my cousins is going to Japan from Dec 30 - Jan 14 and he wanted to know some cool things to hit up while he’s there

He’s probably going to AirBNB near Akihabara

[halcyon venture]

Mr T is the servers travel agent 😂😂

[long veldt]

I would tell him to wait until after Jan 3

And extend the latter part by a few days

[ruby scroll]

he got his PTO signed off already so I don't think he can change it now

unfortunately

[long veldt]

Yikes then for him for the first few days

[ruby scroll]

why whats wrong with the first few days

[long veldt]

Jan 1-3 a lot of japan is shut down

He’s basically going to japan during their Christmas

Many things shut down

And the Shinkansen are super packed

On like December 30 to Jan 1

Temples and shrines on Jan 1 are a no go

Meiji shrine would take him like 3 hours to reach the shrine from an entrance

There will be hundreds of thousands of people there

He’s going to need to coordinate to see what’s open during the special holiday hours

[ruby scroll]

I see

[long veldt]

It’s one of the few times I tell people not to go to Japan

That and golden week

It’s not as bad as you may think

But it can be rather crazy for a first timer

I also wouldn’t Airbnb

Just get a business hotel

Its better

And probably cheaper

And don’t stay in akihabara

The food is meh there and it’s boring at night

Unless he’s looking for prostitutes

[misty osprey]

i go to akihabara for the anime figures

[long veldt]

Yeah but you can travel there easily from anywhere in the city

No point in staying there

[misty osprey]

[ruby scroll]

What would I ever do without Mr. T

[misty osprey]

u ask me

[long veldt]

Okay I'm out of bed now

Let me break it down for you to tell him or you can invite him here too

Is he traveling alone?

Does he have his passport? Does he have an ATM-fee debit card?

[misty osprey]

make sure to get a suica

[ruby scroll]

I'll relay it for now but I can ask him to join once he gets back to me

[misty osprey]

just let ur cousin add mrt

[long veldt]

Nah keep everything here

I ignore DMs and I'm prepping my own trip

I'm heading over in 2 weeks

[ruby scroll]

I'll get back to you once he responds

[long veldt]

https://www.agoda.com/sotetsu-fresa-inn-kanda-otemachi/hotel/tokyo-jp.html?finalPriceView=2&isShowMobileAppPrice=false&cid=1833981&numberOfBedrooms=&familyMode=false&adults=1&children=0&rooms=1&maxRooms=0&checkIn=2024-12-30&isCalendarCallout=false&childAges=&numberOfGuest=0&missingChildAges=false&travellerType=-1&showReviewSubmissionEntry=false&currencyCode=USD&isFreeOccSearch=false&tspTypes=16&los=15&searchrequestid=bd192805-31e6-47be-9417-cdadc479fe87&ds=DDgsGQAigq%2B1EY5j

Something like this would be fine for him. About $63 USD a night for 2 weeks. Business hotel.

Generally I do not recommend airbnbs in Japan, especially for one person

They can end up being higher due to all extra fees

Hotels are much easier to deal with and you know what you're getting.

With Tokyo

Typically the best spots to find a hotel are

Ikebukuro, Kanda, Nihonbashi, Ueno, Akasaka, Asakusa, Tamachi, Kanda

Shibuya and Shinjuku do exist, but their prices are significantly higher than the other ones I listed because so many tourists book those areas

So you may be paying like $100-150 USD for the same hotel chain that's like $50-80 USD in another part of the city

but it doesn't really matter because you can get around quite easily. Tokyo is extremely well connected.

You'll also want to ask if he has an iphone or an android phone

[ruby scroll]

he has an android phone + a passport

he has been in Japan before

this is off the top of my head he hasn't responded yet

[long veldt]

Then he needs to get a SUICA if he doesn't already have one

@ruby scroll As for interesting places to go

[misty osprey]

go to nara and feed the dears lmao

thats where i went

[ruby scroll]

done that before

[misty osprey]

切

[misty osprey]

i have videos too

i made them bow first then i fed

they didnt bow

too bad so sad

didnt give it to them

[long veldt]

Tokyo Skytree, Shibuya Sky, Teamlabs PLANETS, Teamlabs BORDERLESS, Ueno Park, Yoyogi Park, Meiji Shrine, Senso-ji, Shinjuku Gyoen National Park, Odaiba Area (Diver City, Small Worlds, do when you do teamlabs planets), Rikugien Garden, Nakano Broadway, Akihabara, Ameyoko Street, Mori Tower, Nezu Museum, Shibuya Tower Records

Just to name a few off the top of my head

[misty osprey]

my guy are you a travel guide

[long veldt]

No. I've just been to Japan a lot

I usually spend about 3-6 months a year there

[misty osprey]

oh wow

interesting

[long veldt]

I'll be going back in a few weeks. May 29 till July whatever

and then Sept 9 till Nov 20

I'm not attending the fan meeting though because my friend isn't going in the end

but I'm going anyways still for IU concerts

[misty osprey]

so ur not willing to go alone

[long veldt]

I'm not a bunny lol

Honestly I don't even really listen to New Jeans

I've literally only heard 3 songs by them

and that was when they were at IU's concert

I'd rather not take a seat from someone who would actually want to go

I was only going with my friend because she didn't want to go alone and very mild curiosity

[ruby scroll]

shocking confession

[long veldt]

If it makes you feel any better, I don't follow any kpop idol groups

[misty osprey]

what

[ruby scroll]

nah I'm not mad about it it was just surprising

thought you were in here because you did follow newjeans

[misty osprey]

me too

[long veldt]

Mostly just artists like IU, Heize, Yerin Baek, Stella Jang, Yoon Jiyoung

[misty osprey]

nice

im going to ius concert

[long veldt]

Did you buy membership?

[misty osprey]

no

[long veldt]

Oof.....

Oh

Are you going to her USA shows?

[misty osprey]

in LA

yea

[long veldt]

Ahh okay

[misty osprey]

so i didnt need it

[long veldt]

I'm skipping the USA shows

[misty osprey]

[long veldt]

Its cheaper for me to see her in Japan and Korea

USA pricing being absurd

[misty osprey]

yea

and the annoying thing is

shes performing at a 17k place

like wtf

there was 80k ppl in queue

[long veldt]

I'm going to assume half of those were bots

I do agree that the forum is too small for her

[misty osprey]

[long veldt]

Staples center would have been a lot better

and no I'm not calling it crypto.com arena 😄

[misty osprey]

lmao

yea what crypto

[long veldt]

@ruby scroll You should also ask your cousin if they plan on heading outside of Tokyo

[ruby scroll]

will do

think he's working right now

[long veldt]

If he's also looking into day trips

Kamakura/Enoshima, Chichibu, Yokohama, are all good options

He can also head down to the izu area

If he wants to head to Kyoto and Osaka that's an option as well

and he can day trip from Kyoto/Osaka easily

Nara, Himeji, Kobe, Omi-Hachiman/Hikone, Okayama/Kurashiki are all good options

He can even do Hiroshima but its a lot of travel time round trip

If he does not have an ATM fee free card, then he should look into getting a Charles Schwab Platinum Visa debit card

and he should also get a foreign transaction fee free credit card if he doesn't have one

[ruby scroll]

@noble junco

@long veldt

[noble junco]

Thanks for the info. I'll prob change my pto request lol

[edgy ore]

any recommendations for Korea?

gonna fly there instead & just hop over to Tokyo for the concert & back...

[long veldt]

Depends on what you want to do in SEoul

Coex, lotte tower, lotte world, myeongdong, gangnam shopping streets, the palace, the national museum, the war museum, Hongdae

Seoul is fun and enjoyable, but the aesthetic wears off on me after 1-2 weeks. I've been there so many times, that I've run out of stuff to do.

[edgy ore]

be a tourist minus lotte world (not an amusement park fan) & also go protest at the Hybe HQ

[long veldt]

I really just pop in for concerts nowadays

[long veldt]

Oh I never visit the entertainment companies

[edgy ore]

its my first time ever so i wanna knock those "must do" things out

[long veldt]

Besides I think protesting is a waste of time unless the media takes notice

Corporations don't care about protesting unless it becomes viral/picked up by the news media

At which point it starts to affect the thing they actually care about, money

[long veldt]

The palace, the national museum, the war museum

If you like hiking, there's some mountains north you can hike

Myeongdong underground shopping area is good for kpop stuff. The street level is good for cosmetics.

Coex mall is interesting, so is lotte tower's mall

[edgy ore]

i want to be delusional & hope i see or get invited in by idols

[long veldt]

Unless you're a chaebol heir, that ain't happening

[edgy ore]

does it help if im mexican?

pretty rare in korea no?

[long veldt]

I honestly don't really notice

I don't really talk to foreigners when I'm in Japan or Korea

I mostly keep to my Korean/Japanese friends

[edgy ore]

ahh gotcha

i'll add those things to my list, thank u!

[long veldt]

I'm also east asian and I can pass as Korean or Japanese, so everyone leaves me alone

[edgy ore]

noted, i'll be with some korean friends so im sure that will be an advantage/of help

[long veldt]

I really just prefer to spend time in Japan than in Korea

so I really just fly into Korea nowadays for my concerts and then leave right after

The stuff I listed above should keep you busy for at least a few days

[edgy ore]

everyone is telling me to just go to Japan instead but the fact everyone goes there turns me off

[long veldt]

Korea and Japan are both big tourist hot spots nowadays

[long veldt]

Trust me

Unless you go out into the boonies of Korea, which isn't any fun

You're going to run into a lot of tourists

Especially if you're only in Seoul

You're going to run across a ton of female tourists with delusional kpop idol/drama fantasies

[edgy ore]

Im planning on 2 weeks in Seoul & Busan & maybe sneak in a day or 2 in the boonies

[long veldt]

Busan is pretty interesting as well

@edgy ore Honestly though if you want to do Japan but avoid a lot of the tourists

Just stay out of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto

You can take the ferry even from Busan to Fukuoka

Kyushu/Fukuoka is pretty laid back and chill

Most of the tourists you'll see there are Koreans and Chinese

[edgy ore]

nah i'd be doing tourist things too as is my first time as well

[long veldt]

kk

Korea is really fun, just manage your expectations

[edgy ore]

its just a me thing lol

[long veldt]

Korea does have a few things that do make it annoying as a tourist though

Like that google maps doesn't really work there

and naver + kakao maps are terrible in comparison

[edgy ore]

ive never had to the oppurtunity to travel internationally till last year, so im making a point to do a trip every year

so this bunnies camp raffle win was a gift/push for this year

i missed Lollapalooza because i started a new job so with the news of a potential forced hiatus, theres no chance im missing this oppurtunity

expectations: just have fun, soak it all in

[long veldt]

Korea is good for 1-2 week trips

I'd probably do a week in Seoul and then 3 days in Busan

Japan you can really extend into super long trips. I usually do 1-3 month trips there since the country has a ton of places to hit up.

[edgy ore]

6/19 - 6/25 Seoul
6/26 - 6/27 Tokyo
6/28 - 7/3 Busan

[long veldt]

I also admit that I'm a bit biased because mY Japanese is much better than my Korean

[edgy ore]

something like this, havent booked or planned anything yet

[long veldt]

You should really not split it up like that

That's a huge extra expense

[edgy ore]

how so?

[long veldt]

My round trip flight between Tokyo and Seoul was almost $400 USD

So if you're flying from seoul to Tokyo and then to Busan

It'll probably be a few hundred

[edgy ore]

Seoul > Tokyo > Seoul > Train To Busan

[long veldt]

I would just skip busan

or just cut a few days from Seoul and do Busan

and then devote the extra time to Tokyo

because otherwise if you split it up like that

You're going to be paying for another flight that's expensive

and you don't need to fly to Seoul, you can just fly to Busan

[edgy ore]

round trip is currently $280 ish

I dont mind the cost

[long veldt]

Add an extra $80-100 USD for the train ticket from seoul to busan

unless you fly directly to busan

[long veldt]

That may be, but I think its just an unnecessary cost

Not to mention you probably don't want to fly in on the day of the concert

In case you get flight delays

[edgy ore]

ahhh i'll look into this thank u

[long veldt]

but yeah

[edgy ore]

yea good points, i really appreciate it!

[long veldt]

I would tell you just to do Seoul 6/19 to 6/25

[edgy ore]

this is why i havent booked anything yet

[long veldt]

and then fly from Seoul on 6/25 to Tokyo and stay in Tokyo

You should really start booking your hotels soon

Prices will start to skyrocket

Especially in June

Flights too

[edgy ore]

LA > Seoul > Tokyo > LA

[long veldt]

That's a much better idea

You may not mind spending the $250-300 USD for that flight

but that's also $250-300 USD you could have been spending on bunnies merch

or albums

or whatever you may want to buy in Korea/Japan

Maybe you want to pick up their Japanese albums while you're in Japan

Plus its much easier to find flights between Tokyo and LA than it is Seoul and LA

Because from my perspective you're doing this

[edgy ore]

yea that would be way easier but i dont want to feel rushed doing 1 week in each country for the first time

[long veldt]

1. Paying for a flight from LA to Seoul
2. Flight from Seoul to Tokyo
3. Flight from Tokyo to Busan
4. Train from Busan to Seoul
5. Flight from Seoul to LA

Steps 3 and 4 will add another $300 to your trip

Not to mention constant flight and moving around means losing a lot of time

You have to get to the airport 3 hours early, check out of your hotel

and then fly

then get from the airport to your hotel and check in and unpack

By the time you've done that, you've lost half a day

So its much easier just to do this

6/19 - 6/24 Seoul (Maybe Busan too)
6/25 - 7/3 Tokyo

[edgy ore]

hmmmm good point, missing time from traveling is of a concern for me as i want to maximize my time

ur very informative lol

[long veldt]

Yeah factoring in time for repacking, checking out, getting to airport early, waiting for flight, then flying, then landing, then getting from airport to hotel, then checking in, and then unpacking again

That day is pretty much gone

I'm not saying Japan is better than Korea. I'm just telling you what makes the most sense time and money wise.

Plus since its your first time abroad

You probably want to spend a few days in both Japan and Korea if you're going to both.

If you're only going for the New Jeans days, you aren't really going to be able to do much of anything in Tokyo outside of the fan meeting

and then you'll look back and be like

"I went to Tokyo and did nothing but New Jeans....."

[edgy ore]

im planning on going next year, but this does cross my mind a bit incase i never do end up going again

[long veldt]

Plus if you go again next year, at least you'll have a trial run

Spending a week in Tokyo will help you get a better idea of traveling in Japan

[edgy ore]

hmmm i'll have to check with my friend going with me to bunnies camp if shes cool with staying in tokyo for week

[long veldt]

Plus if you really don't want to stay in Tokyo for a week

You can easily just head to Osaka or Kyoto

Though that will be like a $150-200 USD round trip on the shinkansen

[edgy ore]

nah i definitely do, wanna catch up with some friends there + splurge on that usd > yen conversion

[long veldt]

Hit up some music shows while you're in town too

[edgy ore]

i didnt think about this

u are a genius

bless ur soul

[honest tapir]

@long veldt if i suddenly needed to buy luggage in seoul, where's a good spot

no pricy

[gritty rivet]

good question, maybe i got the urge to go on a shopping spree at the end of my trip in seoul

[misty osprey]

i know a good spot

at a luggage store

[long veldt]

Go to a Korea post office

Buy a size 4 shipping box or size 5 even

Go buy packing tape and reinforce the box

Dump all your clothes into the post office box

And then pack all your fragile stuff in your suitcases

[honest tapir]

[honest tapir]

consistently annoying

congrats

[misty osprey]

do u actually mean it

[ruby scroll]

[brisk pagoda]

Lol this is what I do in Japan, I go to Japan post to ship clothes if I don't have a big luggage.

[brisk pagoda]

Japan post has airmail with tracking for anything

[long veldt]

What a size 4 box looks like on top of a 29 inch checked suitcase

[long veldt]

I don't ship the box

I check the box

[brisk pagoda]

Lol

[long veldt]

Basically buy a post office box and dump all your clothes in it

then take that box to the check in counter at the airport and check the box

[brisk pagoda]

Yeah well me I ship it when I'm like buying a lot of stuff and don't want the hassle of bringing it or carrying it

[long veldt]

There's no need to buy a suitcase for a flight home and clothes in a shipping box aren't going to get damaged unless the box is ripped in half

[gritty rivet]

Ok but i have a free 30kg luggage on my return flight

Whats the donki equivalent

[long veldt]

Yeah I usually am allowed 3x 50kg suitcases

but I really only use 1

[brisk pagoda]

Boxes are like a type of luggage though

[long veldt]

You can go to ginza karen in Tokyo

they have cheap suitcases

[gritty rivet]

and in korea?

[long veldt]

I don't honestly have to buy extra suitcases usually because my 29 inch suitcase can carry everything

In korea? A suitcase?

[honest tapir]

lmao I've bought one there

[long veldt]

I'd just tell you buy the box

[honest tapir]

it was full of old Chinese ladies

[gritty rivet]

Oh and check the box

Huuuh never heard of that lol

[brisk pagoda]

Yeah you can check boxes, but just be sure to reinforce it as T said coz they throw that shit around lol.

[gritty rivet]

Yeeah ill go with a suitcase not a box

Seems safer

[long veldt]

A box is fine because its a sturdy cardboard shipping box

and that's why I specifically said to fill it with clothes

It doesn't matter if your clothes get thrown around

They already do when you dry them anyways

If a shipping box gets thrown to the ground with clothes, its not like the clothes are going to break

[brisk pagoda]

Yeah lol

[gritty rivet]

What if the box breaks tho

[long veldt]

Hence why I said to reinforce it with tons of tape

[brisk pagoda]

But don't forget, this is Korea and Japan...they actually care

[long veldt]

Plus if they lose my box or it gets destroyed

Then my box is suddenly filled with $3000 USD worth of clothes and suits

[brisk pagoda]

So they don't really throw it like us Americans lol

[long veldt]

with receipts of course to back it up 😛

[gritty rivet]

LMAO

[long veldt]

"Yeah. That box had my $600 Carmina dress shoes in them"

"Here's the receipt to prove it"

In all honesty, if its below a certain threshold, they don't even bother checking

They just write you a check

but if you want to, you can always just throw an airtag inside

[brisk pagoda]

[long veldt]

but yeah

Post office box + tape will run you like $4 USD

Or you can spend like $50-100 USD to buy a suitcase you may only use once

I'm very much against cheap luggage since I prefer to have things that are solid and durable

The last thing you want is luggage breaking on you

As for getting to the airport

Take a taxi or a limo bus

In Korea that's an option since its much cheaper for taxis

In Japan, luggage forward it to the airport

[brisk pagoda]

Bruhh I love taking taxis in Korea lol

But Taiwan or Vietnam got it good with taxis

[gritty rivet]

ill be fine

[brisk pagoda]

Like it's super cheap than korean fare for taxis lmao

[gritty rivet]

only thing i will buy is lightstick and 2 newjeans shirts from bunnies camp

dont need anything else

[long veldt]

Until the FOMO kicks in

[gritty rivet]

nah i know ill come back, probably for a shorter amount of time so i can do enough shopping then

[misty osprey]

https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/C6w1LleLEIS/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[long veldt]

For anyone interested. This is Miyajima. You can pop by there when you go to Hiroshima.

[misty osprey]

my guy is too smart

[long veldt]

lol I have a photo of that exact spot from January 😄

[misty osprey]

[long veldt]

then high tide

[brisk pagoda]

Isn’t this the one dubbed as the gate to the underworld or was it to heaven?

[gritty rivet]

I'm way too excited

[long veldt]

Get some afternoon tea

[little steppe]

It's the gate that NJ used when they come from heaven

[gritty rivet]

common doyle W

[long veldt]

Weird. I didn’t see IU near it

[brisk pagoda]

[misty osprey]

oof

[little steppe]

lol

[long veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/iu-palette-new-jeans-show-korean-gif-4579146560006034277

[little steppe]

IU built that haeven gate

[long veldt]

https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/9UW75alZxBWViMq7t_EWqL8cq2AMvrW5mkpiVDfvJao/%3Fcid%3D73b8f7b1baae68z50f7i5j4f1yiwxie8qvophvt3es6brp6c%26ep%3Dv1_gifs_gifId%26rid%3Dgiphy.mp4%26ct%3Dg/https/media3.giphy.com/media/DPTFtcdDmf62A1Pvsh/giphy.mp4

On a side note

If anyone wants to go see Japanese Minji - https://www.google.com/maps/place/中華料理東東(トントン)/@35.777207,139.9547586,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x601883c1e00c2a5d:0xba6995ddbcca14c3!8m2!3d35.7772027!4d139.9573335!16s%2Fg%2F1thl5dmd?authuser=1&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDUwNy4xKgBIAVAD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_cN8amKEFs

Its about a 30-40 minute train ride outside of Tokyo

but its interesting

The food is quite good, so its worth the trek

[violet solstice]

Anyone have experience renting a car in Tokyo? I aspire to be like Lewis Hamilton

[brisk pagoda]

It’s easy but driving at the left side of the road scared me a bit

[edgy ore]

is it too late to get an international license?

[violet solstice]

Ooh yeah true, I’d be afraid that I’d forget LOL

[long veldt]

Very easy to get

Just go to your local AAA

[edgy ore]

in person? not online?

[long veldt]

Can do either

In person much faster

[violet solstice]

Yeah I think if you go in person you can get it in like 20 minutes

[edgy ore]

walk in or appointment only?

[halcyon venture]

she’s always there?

[long veldt]

Quite a lot

[halcyon venture]

next time I go I’ll visit

[long veldt]

Either get the hamburg steak on rice

[halcyon venture]

the food does look pretty good actually from the videos

[long veldt]

or the enormous beef bowl

One of these two

[brisk pagoda]

You can go to any AAA office without an appointment, but they might be full so better to do it and get an appointment so you can just go in person and be done in like 10-20mins

[timber fractal]

Anyone going to K-Wave concert?
https://gayo.sbs.co.kr/

[gritty rivet]

Tip for Inari Shrine in Kyoto: Hike all the way to the top, because its not fun at the bottom

[brisk pagoda]

don't forget to eat icecream at the waypoint area before going to the top

[gritty rivet]

i ate my lunch there LOL

[brisk pagoda]

lol

nice

[gritty rivet]

but yeah, everyone got an icecream, seem to be good

[brisk pagoda]

now that I think about it...I didn't eat lunch when I went there...I don't remember why I only ate icecream.

[gritty rivet]

Idk, seemed pretty cheap for the location

1100 yen aint bad for the fact its on a tourist mountain

[brisk pagoda]

oh nevermind, I think I ate lunch somewhere before actually getting to the location

[astral arrow]

damn it was NOT this crowded when i went 4 yrs ago

[gritty rivet]

Tomorrow i'll go through Gion and then the 7 days in Kyoto are alredy over again

7 days in Osaka is next

[brisk pagoda]

gotta remember covid made everyone want to travel all the time lol

[gritty rivet]

It was crazy

More people than when i went to asakusa in golden week

[brisk pagoda]

well kyoto is like a tourist destination area...so really you'd see a lot of people be there all the time

[gritty rivet]

Yeah i knew what im getting myself into, and i also knew that i'm basically alone at the top

[brisk pagoda]

started from the bottom now we here at the top

[astral arrow]

😭😭😭 broo

[gritty rivet]

the man on top of the mountain didnt fall there

[brisk pagoda]

now you will find yo girl there alone too , ask her out on a date.

[gritty rivet]

what girl

[brisk pagoda]

well it didn't happen coz you didn't talk to one when you got to the top

[gritty rivet]

[halcyon venture]

I also ate ice cream and ate lunch somewhere else

[long veldt]

I wouldn’t say to the summit

But it really thins out half way up

The summit is so underwhelming

[gritty rivet]

Bunnies Camp when

[violet solstice]

@long veldt Hi friend, do you have a referral code for Ubigi?

[long veldt]

S5653Y28

[violet solstice]

🙏 Thanks!

[brisk pagoda]

@cloud quest, Finix will be able to watch Itzy in Osaka. Was able to buy the ticket from the site you recommended haha

[gritty rivet]

YEAH ILL GO WITH MY RYTHM, SAY NO TO ALGORYTHM

[gritty rivet]

wait does that mean you will maybe get the premium ticket from the site?

i forgot i was your test subject

[brisk pagoda]

well no one even trying to reply to my requests lol

coz I said it in full english haha

I should probably translate everything to japanese so they can understand that even though I am a foreigner, I can still speak a bit of it lol.

[cloud quest]

yes. lucky bastard.

[cloud quest]

my sister said she saw 1 premium but the price is ridiculous, 80k~ yen.

[brisk pagoda]

I don't see this wth I only see 120k yen available for male name applicants

[gritty rivet]

God damn

First ride in Univeral Studios, before the park even officially opened, 95 minute wait

[brisk pagoda]

Lol even on the week day, lowest wait time is at least an hour

Also what time you got there?

[gritty rivet]

Too late

[brisk pagoda]

People be there an hour or 2 before opening lmao

[gritty rivet]

Was like 08:30

[brisk pagoda]

Lol

[gritty rivet]

Mugen train too, i think this one and mario are the most popular ones

[brisk pagoda]

Ahhh

[gritty rivet]

But i can wait, and i got a time slot for mario alredy

[halcyon venture]

I waited 4 hours for Mario here ☺️

[gritty rivet]

????

whole day over after 1 ride

[gritty rivet]

Tim u gotta come to europe once, the best rollercoaster in our park is a 30 min wait on average

With looping and shit

[gritty rivet]

Tf, this years pcs are gonna be rare af

@violet solstice if you win the lottery, can i buy them

[narrow hawk]

Looks like JP membership holders do not have to lottery for the photocard set and will receive them during the fanmeet

[cloud quest]

that was 2-3 weeks ago. idk now.

[cloud quest]

i am JP mem holder. so i can get this pcs even if i didnt win?

[plush glade]

Sounds like you can yeah

[cloud quest]

so i need to renew my membership just to get that pcs.

[plush glade]

Worth

[halcyon venture]

me too.

👯

[prisma quarry]

If I add JP membership now would that count?

[plush glade]

Need to have won Bunnies Camp tickets with JP membership to do that and pick them up there.

[cloud quest]

[plush glade]

For GL membership there's a raffle after the fan meeting.

[astral arrow]

[golden sequoia]

[cloud quest]

where is the link to reserve the pcs?

[violet solstice]

If my friend and I both win, yeah 👍

[ruby scroll]

i am INTERESTED if someone else here also wins

[honest tapir]

me too pls

[honest tapir]

can i buy yours if you have extra please

[golden sequoia]

Maybe if I get dupes

[gritty rivet]

Otherwise i will definitely get a ot5 set and sell the other members here too

[long veldt]

I wonder how many are coming

[brisk pagoda]

I want to buy someone’s set too please

[ruby scroll]

you know we got it bad when kira requesting to buy a set too

[cloud quest]

can you explain to me 1 more time?

[edgy ore]

so only JP members get a guaranteed photocard set, everyone else is entered in a raffle afterwards?

[brisk pagoda]

For those who won the Jp raffle using their Jp bunnies membership will have a guaranteed set when they show up at the venue.

But with global bunnies membership, you have to join the raffle to win

Take note that those who can join global are those who won through global membership applications

[narrow hawk]

And global membership will only receive the photocard set after the fanmeet, if they win the lottery

[brisk pagoda]

But I do see something in the jp bunnies club membership email, as long as you have a ticket. So I think if you can show your jp membership and a concert ticket maybe you can get a set??

So those who are accompanying someone and your name is on the ticket and you having a jp membership would probably get one? Maybe?

Coz it did not say anything about if you lose or won the application in the jp membership

So probably a loophole there

[narrow hawk]

We need to make reservation for the photocard set on the reservation site. So I guess verification will be done at the reservation site

[brisk pagoda]

Oh so we can register now even without the physical ticket?

Just gotta use the winning application for all the sets for both days?

[narrow hawk]

The “membership benefit reception reservation site” will be open later. I think it’ll be linked to the site for JP fanmeet raffle so they can verify how many photocard sets you get

[brisk pagoda]

Wait why is it a raffle for the jp side?

[narrow hawk]

I meant the JP site raffle for the fanmeet tickets

[brisk pagoda]

Ahh well my emails from jp bunnies club said benefits will be given on the day with jp membership who got tickets to the performance, nothing being said in the email at all if they have to verify your jp membership if you lost the raffle application

So I have a jp membership and if I can get someone to give me their premium ticket, I don’t think they have to verify that I lost or won the raffle.

[narrow hawk]

It says only those who purchased tickets

So those who won the jp raffle and made payment

[gritty rivet]

good thing i won a total of 0 raffles

[brisk pagoda]

Hmm so I guess no companions will be able to register online then

[leaden schooner]

If anyone decides to sell Dani or OT5 please consider me 🙏

[brisk pagoda]

Ot5 for me please

[cloud quest]

well how about those who have JP mem but didnt win, instead they bought it in reselling sites like me.

[leaden schooner]

Maybe try it and see if they accept the online application? I’d imagine a case where friends with membership applied but only one won. Just don’t tell them upright that you bought resell if the application goes through for in person pickup

[brisk pagoda]

That’s what I’m trying to figure out lol

[cloud quest]

fuck it. lets just see if i can get the pc or not.

[brisk pagoda]

Well once I get verification that I got the premium ticket I bought from the resale site, maybe I can get the set too

[gritty rivet]

oh you got one now??

[brisk pagoda]

Waiting for seller to verify

[gritty rivet]

god ur the goat

im happy with my ss but premium would be top notch

[brisk pagoda]

Lol I'm still taking the ticket from hanrin for the s seat, the premium seat is basically me trying to get the pcs's

[edgy ore]

so since i bought 2 tickets, will i get 2 entries for the PC's?

or is it just 1 per membership

[plush glade]

We don't really know much right now but I hope so because I've got two tickets, too!

[edgy ore]

i guess we'll find out day of

im just happy to be going

[brisk pagoda]

Don't forget to post pics on the #1133955483426881677 thread btw when yall start traveling hehe

[gritty rivet]

I started up the chat for yall again

[brisk pagoda]

I'll be posting a lot when I get there too

[long veldt]

@long raptor I'll be arriving next week

[gritty rivet]

Tokyo?

[long veldt]

Yes

[gritty rivet]

Wanna go to some good seafood place?

[long veldt]

I'll be in Tokyo for May 29 and 30

but after that I'm heading to Nagoya for a music festival

[gritty rivet]

Oooo

[long veldt]

You're welcome to join me

but I already have a list of artist I plan on seeing

[gritty rivet]

To nagoya?

[long veldt]

lol for the music festival

I am going to 2 music shows on 5/29 and 5/30

Including one at SHELTER

If you've ever seen Bocchi the Rock, Starry is SHELTER

[gritty rivet]

No never watched it

Is it like a club of some sorts with live music?

[long veldt]

Its a live house

Let me get some videos

[long veldt]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pO7iT0Z-RJVFDHvd1583Rmw3kFtdXhLl/view?usp=sharing

Live houses are somewhat small venues. Its a small bar and several acts usually perform live music

Its not a club

Its a music venue with a bar

[gritty rivet]

Aaaah like that

[long veldt]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gKdJVU34N5Wpfk7LceniI6eIh0I24eso/view?usp=sharing

I always do my own thing and others are welcome to join me if they want.

[gritty rivet]

Shelter is 35 minutes by train from my hotel

[brisk pagoda]

Nice

[long veldt]

Yeah its in shimokitazawa

Pretty easy place to get to

Just don't go there unless you're going to see a show

They've had to put up signs because of the anime crowd

[brisk pagoda]

Isn't bocchi the rock an anime?

Or an actual jpop group?

[long veldt]

It’s an anime

[gritty rivet]

Hi MrT do you have any beginner friendly club recommendations or do I basically just have to throw myself in cold water to experience it 🥹

[brisk pagoda]

Experience it solo, it’s fun to do something for yourself once in a while

[gritty rivet]

I havent even been in a club in switzerland, i have no idea how it works 😭

[brisk pagoda]

When you go out at night and go to the night life areas in Osaka, if you see a line into a club or like old looking building with lots of people. Go in and check it out lol

Be curious

But just don’t be ignorant

Learning is important when traveling

[gritty rivet]

Whatchu mean ignorant

[brisk pagoda]

Learn their ways basically

Like if they say sorry can’t go in here, just don’t force yourself like these other people doing it for views making everyone else don’t have nice things for foreigners

[gritty rivet]

Oh hell nah

I am the most respectful tourist you have seen in your life

But thats also because i am too introverted to cause any trouble

[brisk pagoda]

lol

[long veldt]

When you say club

Do you mean like dancing, alcohol, and loud music? Or are you wanting to find a place with gaijin hunters?

Whenever you see this, ping me otherwise I won't ever respond.

[gritty rivet]

Do i even want to know what a gaijin hunter is? 😭

[gritty rivet]

Yeah like music and alcohol, just the usual things you see sometimes

[long veldt]

Japanese women who prowl for foreign men

[long veldt]

https://www.google.com/maps/@/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!11m1!2syD0Hn_ROpLzXJ0M1TcuBg3n5y73v6Q?g_ep=CAISDTYuMTEyLjIuNTYwODAYACC33wEqSCw5NDIxNjM5NSw0NzA3MTcwNCw0NzA2OTUwOCw5NDIxODY0MSw5NDIwMzAxMyw0NzA4NDMwNCw5NDIwODQ1OCw5NDIwODQ0N0ICSlA%3D

[astral arrow]

thank you

[long veldt]

Note that this is a list from a friend whose opinion I trust as he's very familiar with the scene there and also lives there.

I do not have personal experience with it because its not my scene, so I always avoid it.

[brisk pagoda]

I’m an occasional drinker, but no one will ever make me drunk when drinking

[astral arrow]

let's go shot 4 shot kira

[brisk pagoda]

As long as it’s liquor and not beer

I’m actually allergic to beer but not hard liquor

[gritty rivet]

Maybe ill just stay in my hotel and sleep instead

[brisk pagoda]

Which part of Osaka are you in right now?

[gritty rivet]

North

But im moving to shinjuku today

[brisk pagoda]

Oh back to Tokyo this week?

[gritty rivet]

Yees

Last time japan, after that its Korea time

Except for the 24 hours i fly back to bunnies camp

[brisk pagoda]

How’s the weather in Japan though?

[gritty rivet]

Very good

[brisk pagoda]

Coz I know some of my other friends in Korea are saying how hot it is and the humidity is ehhh

[gritty rivet]

Oh i dont really care about heat at all, i prefer it to be hot lol

Maybe there will be a bit more rain now that its june but it was perfect weather the last month

Yeeeah thats ass

[long veldt]

I'll be around there on Wed

We can meet up if you want

I can show you the best cola drink in the world

[brisk pagoda]

lol

[honest tapir]

that's intriguing

[long veldt]

Ping me when you're in Tokyo

I'll take you to some great places that won't break your wallet and you'll fall in love with

While also passively aggresively shaming you for not going to IU Osaka

[brisk pagoda]

[brisk pagoda]

I lost a friend due to this haha

Passively and aggressively telling them they missed a fan sign when they won

But they didn’t go

[long veldt]

Hah

[brisk pagoda]

And it was their bias too

[long veldt]

I've only done a few fansigns

LOONA, Younha, and a few others

I wish I had done IU's Love Poem

but I had a business meeting I could not miss

[honest tapir]

im actually feeling a bit of burnout from following the concert threads and having seen her in jakarta.. im not that excited for this saturday and im feeling fine missing encore

[brisk pagoda]

I understand this but my friend had nothing to do and had literally a lot of time to go to the fansign in Korea and didn’t go lmao

[long veldt]

lol

[long veldt]

haha I'm only kidding, don't worry

I barely follow the concert threads myself

[brisk pagoda]

I was like did you win and took a spot from someone deserving to be there when they wanted to be and you just decided to just not go because you alone

[long veldt]

Its so weird

They spend a ton of money to see their bias

and then their crippling social anxiety takes over

and I'm like

"Why?"

[brisk pagoda]

Bruhhhh

[long veldt]

If it makes you feel any better

That idol is most likely not going to remember you

[brisk pagoda]

Haha true

Unless you’re that one person who always wins the fansign

Then they will definitely remember you, just like my bro who’s name is remembered by itzy

Coz every itzy fansign he got to talk to ryujin and yeji all the time

[gritty rivet]

Wow

When is it my turn

[brisk pagoda]

The fact that he shares his video calls with me, and each vc ryujin literally says his name without thinking twice lol. Like she knows who he is when she sees him on the vid

[gritty rivet]

[brisk pagoda]

Which of course makes me jealous but I’m no itzy fan haha

[gritty rivet]

Ill never have a fancall or fansign because i dont buy albums on the official site and you need like 200 to have a small chance

[long veldt]

Yeah buying into fansigns for major groups is insanity

Like Twice is a few hundred

IVE is also like a few hundred

Its just not sustainable unless you're rich or all of your extra money goes to your idols

[brisk pagoda]

Yeah, I mean I’m already a prime example lol. Did GO’s for it and still lose

[gritty rivet]

I am fine with attending every single concert i possibly can

[halcyon venture]

I am hosting my own concert on August 12

[gritty rivet]

wow didnt know tokkitim was a famous idol

[gritty rivet]

@long veldt do you also have a list of things to do in the shibuya / shinjuku area?

[long veldt]

Depends on what you want to do

[gritty rivet]

Touristy things, like sightseeing and cafes/restaurants. Nothing extraordinary.

[long veldt]

Shibuya sky, Shibuya square, Shibuya parco, tower records to name a few

Kabukicho tower

[honest tapir]

there's a building right by crossing that's full of popups

that was fun to go to

[gritty rivet]

[long veldt]

Sorry a bit busy atn

At airport

[gritty rivet]

no worries lol

[honest tapir]

oh it's magnet by shibuya 109

[honest tapir]

@gritty rivet how did the merch queue look like when you went to itzy

osaka

[gritty rivet]

I went 4 hours before it started, and it was empty af

I think if we meet up at 13:00 or something we should be good to get everything

Problem is just that the lightsticks will be sold out, for that u gotta be there as early as possible (at least for itzy it was like that)

Oh yeah at 14:00 the first item was sold out

[brisk pagoda]

Remember the merch for bunnies camp will be available online to be purchased also

Probably will be listed two weeks before bunnies camp and such

But I’ll probably buy mine at the venue for cheaper spending haha

[honest tapir]

onsite pickup? or ship to add

[brisk pagoda]

Probably ship to address

[honest tapir]

the line friends store opens on 26 too

[brisk pagoda]

I don’t remember having onsite pick up with the last bunnies camp

Coz if it did, I wouldn’t have cancelled my online orders

[gritty rivet]

Im coming straight from the airport and will just try to get a tshirt i think, and if they sell bunnies camp pcs maybe those

[brisk pagoda]

They’ll have a big stock for sure for both days so won’t be missing out

[gritty rivet]

But ill get a binky in korea, dont wanna risk it since i arrive at the airport at like 12:15

[brisk pagoda]

Unless of course the resellers just buy all the stock

For pcs

[gritty rivet]

Plus theres also the popups, isnt that the same merch as in bunnies camp too

So much stuff i dont like it

[brisk pagoda]

Yeah pop ups will showcase all merch from both companies or more

Line friends, weverse, collers

[gritty rivet]

Then maybe ill just get a bunnies camp shirt at bunnies camp

Since the special shirts will be sold at the popup in myeongdeong

[brisk pagoda]

When will the popup in Korea be open?

[gritty rivet]

Whats coller? But that is in junw, Muramaki and Fujiwara is in july

Never heard of coller

[honest tapir]

they're like crocs and jibbitz but for bags and phone cases

[gritty rivet]

I know what to expect of the muramaki and fujiwara merch tho, ill go there for sure

[gritty rivet]

[gritty rivet]

Yooo thats cool

Nothing for me personally but nice concept

[brisk pagoda]

Oh shoot okay shibuya it is

[gritty rivet]

Thats the first popup there btw, they built a whole new building haha

[brisk pagoda]

Funny how I’ll be there already before the 26th

[gritty rivet]

Not building, but store

[brisk pagoda]

Well then I really have to bring a medium luggage

So I can buy a lot of merch from the popup

[gritty rivet]

i feel so limited

[astral arrow]

hope the line isn't too long at shibuya..