FINDING SEOUL MATES, LIVING K-DRAMA DREAMS

IF SEOUL WERE A MOVIE, Prime Video's "Seoul Mates Tour" would be the highlight reel where fantasy meets fandom and your K-drama daydreams turn into real-life scenes.

- MJ MARFORI

The group hosted by Prime Video visits the Garden of the Morning Calm in Gyeonggi province, one of South Korea's most cinematic hidden gems where 'Head Over Heels' and 'Alchemy of Souls' were filmed. The author is pictured with Filipino content creators, music artists and actors: Denise Laurel, Jinho Bae, Evan Tan, Kristel Fulgar and Benedict Cua. The view while sailing along Han River is breathtaking.

From pink muhly fields to Han River yachts, from BTS pilgrimages to swoon-worthy K-drama backdrops, the Seoul adventure was the ultimate blend of entertainment, emotion and everything in between.

The “Seoul Mates Tour” with Prime Video was giving main character energy every step of the way.

First stop was Big Hit Entertainment, the ARMY’s Holy Land. Our journey began in Gangnam, the ground zero for ARMYs all over the world, the iconic former Big Hit Entertainment Building.

Here, RM, SUGA, Jin, J-Hope, V, Jimin and Jung Kook trained, hustled and made history. Standing there felt surreal, and it felt like stepping into a page of modern music legend. ARMYs would understand: you don’t just visit, you pay homage. We saw messages on the wall from as far as Uzbekistan to Puerto Rico and beyond.

Fans write messages of love and gratitude on every corner, every post-it wall, every inch of that sacred space. I found myself grinning while searching for a tiny spot to leave my note —“Love you, J-Hope! You'll always be my bias!”

And speaking of J-Hope, his concert film “Hope on the Street” and “BTS: Yet To Come” are now streaming on Prime Video, which is a perfect treat to relive their passion wherever you are.