Recently, Seoul had its very own Pokémon Go event! While there have been other related events before, Pokémon GO Week was the first official event held here. Actually, it was just part of the larger 2 week Pokémon Festa event in Korea, which included Pikachu parades, pop-up shops, card tournaments and stamp rallies to promote the new movie. Of course, I was all over this! In … Continue reading Pokémon Go Week: Seoul
Heading back to LA is always a special treat for the boyfriend and myself. It’s not often that we get to go back home for a visit, so we were really excited. Unfortunately, tickets to LA are not exactly the cheapest, so to save ourselves some money we opted for a 7 hour layover in Japan. No, layovers aren’t ideal, but we had a plan. … Continue reading 7 Hour Layover in Tokyo + Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo + Poké Haul
When I heard there was going to be a Pokémon World Festival here in Korea, I knew I had to check it out! So I grabbed my camera, my boyfriend and made the 2 hr journey over to Incheon’s Triple Street mall. When we arrived, we were greeted by an adorable assembly of Pikachu statutes surrounded by people dying to snap the perfect selfie with them. … Continue reading Pokémon World Festival 2017 (포켓몬 월드 페스티벌 2017)
I’ve received quite a few messages asking me what it’s like dating a Korean guy and what dating is like in Korea. There are a lot of stereotypes surrounding the “Korean Boyfriend.” If you look it up on YouTube you’ll seriously find a million results on the subject. To put it simply, it all comes down to culture. The success of a multicultural relationship will … Continue reading The Standard Korean Date
In January, Pokémon Go was finally released in South Korea… 6 months after its launch date. Nonetheless, we were thrilled to get it, negative degree weather be damned. I suppose the silver lining would be that we only had to wait a month till the release of Gen 2. So far, Seoul’s congested atmosphere has made for a very interesting gaming experience. You don’t have … Continue reading Pokémon Go-es to Korea
It’s not new news that Pokémon fever has swept the world with the release of the ever popular Pokémon Go game. Sadly, we have been unable to get that (Poké)ball rolling here in South Korea. While that’s getting sorted out, we have been able to keep ourselves temporarily satisfied in other ways, such as visiting the city of Sokcho (속초) which, by the magical grace of Mew, is … Continue reading Pokémon Cosmetics Haul: Gotta Catch ‘Em All
Happy Halloween everyone! I’m back with a new Halloween photoshoot. Last year I was a bit busy and had to skip it, but this year I was ready. Last December I got myself a Pikachu onesie when I visited the Pokémon Gym and Pokémon Center in Osaka. A few months later, I just so happened to stumble across a matching one for my dog Uyu … Continue reading Halloween: Pikachu Twinning with My Dog
I just recently returned from my first trip to Osaka, which I took with my boyfriend to celebrate my birthday. While there was a lot we wanted do, we both agreed that the new Pokémon Gym was an absolute must see! The gym is fairly new, having just opened on November 19 at Expo City in northern Osaka. I’ll admit it was a bit out of the way, … Continue reading Inside Osaka’s Pokémon Gym
This past weekend I attended the Pokemon Champions Day event held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza. I had been looking forward to it for quite some time for one big yellow adorable reason… the Pikachu Parade! I have seen photos and videos of this event from when it was held last year in Japan. The sheer idea of a furry little mob of oversized Pikachu walking … Continue reading Pokemon Champions Day in Seoul: Pikachu Chaos
