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Seoul Forest — Stray Kids' Backyard

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Seoul Forest — Stray Kids' Backyard
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JYP Entertainment's headquarters sits along the eastern edge of Seoul Forest, and over the years Stray Kids have effectively turned the park into their backyard. V Lives filmed on park benches, Bang Chan's vlogs walking the deer enclosure, members posting Instagram stories from the rose garden — Seoul Forest is the place where SKZ catch a breath between schedules, and it's been on screen enough times that any STAY can recognize the look of the central pond and the wooden boardwalks. The park is huge and free, divided loosely into a culture-and-arts area near the entrance, a deer enclosure (yes, actual deer), a riverside section that runs along the Han River, and a forested back area. STAYs typically focus on the deer enclosure (members have filmed feeding the deer multiple times), the central pond with its wooden walkway, and the small cafés around the park entrance from which a JYP-adjacent member would plausibly grab an iced Americano on the way back to the building. Easy approach: Suin-Bundang Line to Seoul Forest Station, Exit 3. The park is right outside. Pair it with a coffee walk in Seongsu-dong — the trendy café district to the south — which is itself an enormous part of the SKZ universe for sneaker shopping and member-favorite restaurants. We'd come on a weekday afternoon, late spring through early autumn, when the deer come right up to the fence and the boardwalks are at their photogenic best.
Address
서울 성동구 뚝섬로 273 (서울숲)
Seoul Forest, 273 Ttukseom-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Nearest station
Seoul Forest (Suin-Bundang)

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