Papa Park's Cafe: Where BTS Fans Wait Longer Than a Rap Monster Drop
In Busan's Nam District, ZM-Illenial cafeârun by Park Hyun-soo, aka 'Papa Park,' dad of BTS's Jiminâis less a coffee spot and more a pilgrimage for 40-something Southern California ARMYs escaping Seoul's BTS Festa. Owned by the guy too busy hugging Brazilian fans to update Instagram, the cafe is a museum-slash-shrine, featuring Jimin's hat collection, a portrait from the Louvre's 2022 Focus Art Fair, and burnt-out salt butter bread thatâs basically a currency here. Fans like Nina, a pâtissier from Lyon who only vibes the Taehyung canon, gather to sip purple lemonade and soak in a vibe that juggles BTS stardom, mysterious dad vibes, and a line longer than the Hybe skyscraper is tall.
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Why queue for coffee when you can wait hours for permission from Papa Park himself to sniff a Jimin hat? This cafe is less caffeine, more waiting-room-for-a-cult-meeting.
Papa Park serving iced tea like the final boss of BTS tourismâa soft 'no photos please' but secretly signing everything but your credit card receipts.
Trying to get an autograph or any info from Papa Park is like asking the Hybe skyscraper for window viewsâlegendary, elusive, and worth the fog of mystery.
Source: Eater | Published: 11/7/2025 | Author: Christine Terrisse
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