After our memorable star-spotting experience at the
Red Carpet Ceremony of the
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards, Yue and I headed to the Central Plaza of
COEX Mall for a bit of window shopping. As we made our way to the adjacent Live Plaza where most of the shoe brands are located, we came across a new establishment that made Yue's heart skip a beat.
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| BrickLive at Starfield, COEX Mall! |
It's the
BrickLive Centre, an interactive experiential space for Lego fans. Not to be confused with the BTS-inspired cafe in Thailand,
BrickLive was initially launched as an exhibition at the Korea International Exhibit Center
(KINTEX) in Ilsan. The month-long event was well-received by the Lego-loving fans in South Korea, which led to the opening of a permanent space in
Starfield COEX Mall.
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| Someone can't contain his excitement! |
The
BrickLive Centre opened its doors to the public in early March and features five zones - the
Play Zone where kids
(and even kids-at-heart) can play to their hearts' content;
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| Ca't rub the smile off his face, haha! |
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| Find Yue! :) |
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| Busy day at the Play Zone! |
the
Education Zone, which offers art and cooking classes for a fee as part of the BrickLive Curriculum;
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| Class in session. |
the Gallery, where you can marvel at awesome Lego structures;
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| Some of the displays can be touched. :) |
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| Photo ops are most welcome. |
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| It's been awhile, Gandalf! |
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| Mario and Luigi and the rest of the crew. |
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| Totoro! |
the Merchandise Zone, where you can purchase Lego sets and official BrickLive merchandise;
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| Lego Minifigures on display. |
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| One of mt favorite Korean movies of all time. |
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| Adults chillin' at the BrickLive Cafe. |
I sat on one corner with this macaron as Yue joined the other kids at the architecture building table. I let him play for an hour or so, and he had a blast building with bricks of all shapes and sizes. We could have stayed longer, if only I did not have dinner duties
(ergo, shopping for ingredients + cooking dinner) that night.
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| Brickhead? :) |
We'll definitely visit this place again on our next Seoul Searching trip. Hopefully, the
Minecraft build zone will be open by then. I reckon Yue can spend an entire day at BrickLive Centre and never get tired of it! :)
Live Plaza
Starfield COEX Mall
Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Apgujeong-ro
+82 2-551-1760
What an awesome place for people of all ages! I've always loved legos and I was impressed by the photos of the food items you shared. I really love the Lego Totoro!!
ReplyDeleteI definitely would have spent ALL day in there!!!
ReplyDeleteI just died and went to Lego heaven! This is awesome and it's going to be so much fun for the kids as well. I'm really into all the Lego desserts! LOL.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had so much fun! Love the pictures of the food.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome place to visit! I have not traveled to Asia yet, but I wish I could. Seoul sure looks like an exciting city with lots of fun activities for people of all ages.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome place to visit! I have not traveled to Asia yet, but I wish I could. Seoul sure looks like an exciting city with lots of fun activities for people of all ages.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness! Those cupcakes looked so good. I love that kids are into the interactive nature of Lego. It is great for the brain.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the virtual tour of Bricklive Center. It must be so amazing to see all those displays. The cupcakes and chocolates are amazing! They all look so yummy!
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