The blossoms were in full bloom as the AriZona skate team touched down in South Korea. Salmon, our local tour guide, ripping skater and filmer took us out for a midnight cruise to get a feel for the city of Seoul.
After a good night’s rest Leo Heinert, JJ Colõn, Caroline Duerr, Bonestalone, Dalt One, Blair Alley & I were ready to explore the gems of this massive capital city. Richie Löffler’s flight through Abu Dhabi was cancelled, so our travel agents were busy sorting out other options for our Hamburg legend. Yiyo & Olman Torres would arrive later in the day because of a delay in Istanbul.
We kicked off the morning with a few quick hits on a perfect bank near Doplikum Castle. It was buzzin’ with tourists so security was tight, but the crew scored. Next we skated over to “Cult Park” which features a beautiful statue of the historic figure Moon Sook-gong. This was an ideal warm up plaza with flower petals falling from the trees like snowflakes. The footage & photos are truly magical.
Caroline threw down a few layback variations on the granite bank, JJ backed her up with stylish back tails and a lengthy blunt to fakie, Leo got the tre flip tail slide on the ledge & Bonestalone stomped a tre flip down the set.
Another highlight of the day included a session inside a playground with a perfect outledge. The locals were super enthusiastic watching JJ, Leo & B$ throw down.
Our last spot of the day was in the bustling district of Itaewon. The squad chilled out for a bit & ate lunch at a proper Korean BBQ joint. We stopped by Tussa Skate Shop to say what’s up and finally made our way to the famed subway spot where Bonestalone ollied & 180’d the head high electric box off the glass runway of the subway entrance.
Later that night we returned to Itaewon to visit FA’s Bar Seoul and attend a party with Salmon at his friends club. Caroline kicked off the dance party & B-Boy Salmon capp’d the night in style takin’ the crown in a killer dance battle.
Day one of the The K-Pop & Kimchi Korea Tour was sizzlin’ hot!
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This crew hit Japan last year, peep the full tour video below: