Take a look at BTS's new US$6.53 million home
Their suite, in the most expensive apartment complex in the country, has a large living room, two kitchens, two small bedrooms and a master’s bedroom with a bath
While K-pop sensation BTS have been busy rocking a mega-scale New York concert and encouraging millions of global fans to “love yourself” in a high-profile speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the band’s stars have also bought a new Korean home.
The new digs apparently parallel the band’s financial success – Hannam THE HILL is the most expensive apartment complex in the country.
The band’s 7.4 billion won (US$6.53 million) suite is in Hannam-dong, in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Yongsan has been gaining popularity with real estate investors, celebrities and home buyers interested in a plush lifestyle near the Han River and Mount Namsan, and its central location in the city.
Music producer and singer Lee Seung-chul, actors Han Hyo-joo, Choo Ja-hyun and Ahn Sung-ki, conglomerate executives and many well-known political and business figures are known to live in the village.
According to a floor plan provided to The Korea Times by real estate analyst firm Real Today, the band’s 300-square-metre suite has a large living room, a main kitchen connected to a separate mini-kitchen, with induction cooktop and dishwasher, a small bedroom without a bathroom, a small bedroom with a bathroom, and a master bedroom with a bathroom. A video tour released by the firm shows a high-end interior on par with any five-star hotel.
The complex was completed in 2011 and has 600 units in 32 buildings. Facilities include a fitness club, golf range, swimming pool and around-the-clock medical care.
Bang Si-hyuk, founder of the band’s agency Big Hit Entertainment, reportedly signed a rental contract for the suite in November 2017. The stars moved in the following month.