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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Juwon Park

BTS fans stream to Seoul cafe, restaurant that once served as bases for the K-pop superstars

South Korea BTS Fan Pilgrimage - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Seoul cafe and restaurant that once served as bases for BTS members when they were mere K-pop trainees have been drawing visitors from around the globe ahead of the band's huge comeback concert.

Friday’s stream of visitors to Cafe Hyuga, once a dormitory where band members stayed, included Evelyn Florntino, who flew from the Philippines where she was visiting family after failing to get tickets to the group’s tour dates in the United States. Instead, she'll attend the Seoul concert, a day after the release of their fifth studio album “ARIRANG.”

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