K-Pop & Kimchi Tour: Episode 4 — Street Missions in Seoul

The sun was shining and the crew was ready for action!

The Doklipmun Castle was a few blocks from our hostel so we locked down a team flick before heading to Dongdaemun Design Plaza to film & say hi to our favorite lady with a beautiful voice singing & rejoicing “Hallelujah” to every pedestrian walking by.

This was our last full day in Seoul and we will miss this morning ritual.

Yiyo locked into countless front crooks at the out ledge at Mukjeong Park, but pinched too hard on one attempt and paid the price.  Yiyo took a breather and than hammered out the bs crook and noseslide 270 out.  Bonestalone slayed a back 5-0 front 180 out to end the sesh.  The park was crowded with exciting passerbys of all ages.

Lots of stickers and high fives were shared before leaving for the Gangnam District.

The foot traffic was insane, the narrow bank was even grittier than in the photos we had seen, but the sqaud was in full Gangnam Style! It was clear we would be lucky to get 10 minutes at this spot.  Leo locked in and rode away from a nollie backside flip, Caroline nailed a front rock over the edge, Yiyo got the fs flip and kickflip to fakie. JJ got body slammed & Bonestalone launched off the corner with a lofty Ollie to the street.

We arrived in Hongdae, which is the art / nightlife district of Seoul and ate a proper dinner. Paul at Labros arranged a gallery show featuring the artwork of Dalt One & photography of Olman Torres & Blair Alley. DJ Bonestalone handled the 1’s and 2’s. Salmon, Cho, M.A.R. & a ton of the Labros Fam were in attendance. It was such a treat to walk down memory lane from prior tours in Spain, France, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Mexico & other trips throughout the states. A proper coffee table photo book is in order from the past 10 years of AZ tours.

Just when we thought the night was coming to an end Paul gave us the pin to a silver quarterpipe next to the nightclubs just 15 blocks away. Everyone charged the spot & copp’d tricks until the police arrived. Naturally, the police were so cool they even gave us one more try!

Korea rules!