Come to Florida! There's lots of meat in many varieties!

.... okay, that sounds super-innuendo-y. I regert nothing. Still, Florida! Come here, too!

If you give us BBQ cravings at 3am, the least you could do is spill the Airbnb from hell story. (Unless it's really scary. In which case, I'm out!)

I'm curious about the wrist-grabbing. Has anyone who has been to Korea or lives there now seen it happen in real life? I've never seen or experienced it.

Also, AirBNB sounds scary to me. Like Craigslist for places to stay. You guys are braver than me!

Ummm, guys, you can't just leave us hanging with that AirBnB story. Give us the deets!

Poor JB, I hope you get better soon! You're such a trooper. I never would've guessed from the pics that you were in such pain.

I love that pic with your four doing the heart sign. Why are you all so cute?!

Time to scour YouTube for this lightning round.

one day i will not be late purchasing tickets. it will happen.

Sounds like a fun time and - hey - the Airbnb story will always be something to talk about once the memories have blurred a bit.

Oh, and Lee Jun Ki IS really pretty, and I was totally fine watching 20 episodes worth of drama for that. Don't judge me.

Have you guys set your panel dates for Kcon LA?

I hope you're better now javabeans.
Thank you girls for all your hard work.

Hey gang, please tag yourselves in the photos! They're not high enough rez to read your nametags.

Ok, I've already been wondering about this in the past but how tall is girlfriday? O.o

I wonder if the last KCON here in Abu Dhabi had a kdrama panel... next time I'll spend more time in KCON.

Feel better javabeans!

Someone on OT asked me to talk about my experience at KCON(not)NY, so here's a quick-(-ish) recap for the curious. K-pop ahead, you've been warned:

Thursday night Concert:
Only made it in time for the concerts. Ailee made me a fan, had her backing track cut out in the middle of a song and kept going with an amazing acapella ver. She was very emotional and happy to be performing in her hometown for the first time and her excitement was contagious. Seventeen were cute and fun. Dynamic Duo got the crowd totally going, was very impressive. Apparently I missed the Park Bo Young fan stuff earlier that day but she was tiny and adorable on stage and said she was surprised at how many people wanted her autograph!

Friday

Convention:
hot. so hot. picked up some skincare goodies (Tonymoly, TFS) some swag (Korelimted snapback, tanktop, twoL backpack) and some yummy yummy food (bubble tea, cucumber kimchi tofu tacos whaaat?) and only souvenir type thing was a KCONNY light stick. Apparently they've stepped up the convention from years past, it was fun and there was a lot going on.

Panels:
JuncurryAhn and DANakaDAN were so packed could barely see them, so just stopped by for a glimpse. SM producers were really interesting and had some good stories and insights. Culture Clashes in Hallyu was actually really great, touched on some extremely sensitive topics and managed to effectively facilitate a dialog with the audience on some very tough things.

DRAMABEANS:
First off, THANK YOU JAVABEANS!! you were so amazing to suffer through the pain to be there! The panel was great, so many insights from the girls. A lot of it was things I've heard them say in various podcasts, scattered about in recaps or just offhand comments so it was great to hear it as a cohesive narrative. Lightning round was HILARIOUS. Also yes, there were so many people wanting to talk to JB and GF, so I talked to Heads and Gummi - cause really how totally amazing are they?? So very. Also, Chickachunga is adorbs, I can confirm. I'm in the audience pic by the way, (one of like 2 people not looking at my phone?) on the right side, left of the girl in the bright orange, that pale dot is ma face!! Anyway, thank you ladies for going through so much to be there and interact with your legion of fans, we love you so much and appreciate it!

Friday Concert:
Mamamoo fangirl here, so that was fun. DAY6 rocked it, and did a fun little stage with Mamamoo. Eric Nam was a little rocky but made up for it with his bubbly personality. BTS was BTS, the ARMY fangirls permanently damaged my hearing I think, but still, fun.

Newark: um... ew? Sorry Newark. Also, you are not New York.

Overall a fun time, don't know that I would go back, but maybe for the LA one someday. Thanks again DB team, you are as lovely in person as you are in digital format!

"javabeans: Oh, this is not hard to promise, because here in LA, we eat like normal people. You order dinner, and you don’t need a second dinner."

KBBQ RULES in L.A.! There's SOOOOO many places to choose from... with meat on top of meat on top of more meat... with overflowing banchan... and you don't have to take out a second mortgage to afford a decent meal. Out here, you can even get a bottle of good makgeolli for $1.00. A BUCK. ?

Should be a good time had by all. Seeyas in July! :D

Aw man, Newark always represents NJ so wrong.

See ya ladies in LA! Got tickets for Sunday's concert lineup, so I'll be there all day. Still unsure if I'll be there on Saturday or if I'll be exploring the city. I'm only an hour and a half away from LA btw -- but there's always something I could stock up on while in LA.

Cute new haircut, javabeans!

Glad you girls survived Newark!

Headsno2 is not like I had imagined ... She's very pretty !!!
You look cute with short hair, javabeans.

Who's the girl with the glasses? She's a cutie.

Thanks for sharing these details and photos with us!

Hope you're feeling much better javabeans!

Thanks also to the entire DB team for all you do!

Ooh! I've always thought Heads is of Korean descent!

stayed in Newark once for cheap hotel for a SM concert. ugh. the chicken chow mein was also shocking! even though the place was "chinese" run, stir fried chicken was served over a plate of rice, and the "noodles" was a separate bag of croutons that tasted like fish cookies. even panda food court is more palatable than that?!! is chinese noodles scarce in Newark? i'd rather go to LA over NY anyday for anything kpop.

You gals were in my hood! Hahahaha sorry Newark scared/scarred you.

I'm a hop, skip, and a jump outside NWK, though I have friends who are keepin' it real living in the midst of it, and fella used to live there. As far as meat, I'm a vegetarian but if you were in Manhattan you won't get much bang for your buck bc it’s fancy like that. Did you go into NYC and visit Koreatown? You'll find Korean food in Edgewater or Edison NJ, and there's a place closer by too in East Hanover. If you wanted some good portions in Newark, the Ironbound district’s Portuguese restaurants/steak houses like Iberia or Spanish Tavern should treat you right! Next time consider staying in the nearby but surprisingly more scenic/safe South Orange. If you need a guide lmk. Peace and kimchi! xo