SM Ent., JYP, CUBE, FNC directions

*This is for the NEW SM building, JYP, CUBE and FNC. YG Ent. is on a different page, as its located in a different part of the city.

For all you crazed fanatics out there, I’m supplying you with the information you need to go stalk your fav idols!! ๐Ÿ˜‰ (I can’t really talk, I’ve totally gone and hung out at SM for a bit in hopes of seeing someone famous. I got lucky and saw Onew and EXO on the day I went!) Even if you don’t get to see someone famous, it’s cool just to see where our beloved boys and girls work and practice. ^^

SM Ent. Cube, JYP and FNC are all within 10-15 minutes of each other. Cube and JYP are a whole like 50 feet apart, and FNC is just around the corner from SM. Here’s a master map of those four companies (gotten from here):
map-to-kpop-agencies

THIS PAGE has good directions to these places, but I took a different route that was also pretty easy, and probably about the same distance from the subway stations. Neither way is necessarily better, you can just choose which one would be more convenient for you. ^^

Cube and JYP
(Cube: B2ST, 4-Minute, BToB, Trouble Maker… JYP: 2PM, 2AM, Wonder Girls, Got7, Miss A, 15&)
JYP address: 41 Apgujeong-ro 79-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
CUBE address: 125-20 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Here’s a picture from Naver Maps of the location of JYP, (and CUBE) if you’d rather just take a taxi, or ask for directions:
JPY and FNC

  1. Take Line 7,ย and get off at Cheongdam station (์ฒญ๋‹ด์—ญ- Cheongdam yeok) and take exit 9.
  2. Walk straight a head until you reach the big intersection. This is a 5-10 minute walk. You will see a Citi bank across the street.
  3. Cross the street that has the Citibank. When you reached the other side of the street turn right. Walk until you see the Baskin-Robbins, that will be at the corner of a small, slanted road on your left side.
  4. Enter the small road and walk a few meters. You should see Cube right away on your right, and the JYP building ahead on your left and Dunkin Donuts also on your left. Be sure to go into the Dunkin Donuts! There are all kinds of things hanging up in there that are signed by JYP artists!!
  5. ***Don’t miss the Cube Studio Cafe!!*** Once you’ve passed Cube, and walked up to the intersection where JYP is, turn right and walk like 15 feet, you will see the Cube Cafe on your right! Be sure to stop on in there too! There are all kinds of Cube artists’ merch, including things you can buy! [More info for the Cube cafe can be found here]

Cube Ent building and the Cube Studio Cafe:
CUBE ent
JYP Ent and the Dunkin Donuts beside it:
JYP Ent

SM Entertainment and FNC Entertainment.
(Super Junior, Girls Generation, BoA, TVXQ/DBSK, SHINee, EXO, F(x), TRAX, Kangta, The Grace)
(FNC: CNBlue, FTIsland, Juniel, AOA)

SME address: 106-16 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
FNC:ย 111 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul /ย ์„œ์šธํŠน๋ณ„์‹œ ๊ฐ•๋‚จ๊ตฌ ์ฒญ๋‹ด๋™ 111

Here are some pictures from Naver Maps of FNC and SM that may be of help, especially if you decide to take a taxi:
FNCย  ย ย SM

  1. Ok so same as steps 1-3 for Cube/JYP, but don’t go all the way to Baskin Robins. Once you turn right at Citi Bank, walk until you see a post office on your left.
  2. Take the little road off to your left, directly after the post office. This little road is between the post office, and a tall building that looks like it has lots of holes in it. Haha.
  3. Walk straight down that road, maybe 10 minutes. Keep an eye out for FNC on your right.
  4. After you’ve stopped to take a picture of FNC and prayed that Yonghwa, Jonghyun or Lee Hongki would walk outside, keep walking straight until you come to the T.
  5. Turn right, and walk maybe 2 minutes, and you will see the SM building on your right. Its tall and blue, and will probably have a few fans or sasaengs chillin out front. ๐Ÿ˜‰ If you wanna hang out for a while, I suggest taking a seat in the part across the street. ๐Ÿ™‚

FNC:
FNC ent
SM Ent. building
SM Ent

SM Global traing center address: 521 Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Note: If you want to see SM’s OLD building (currently being remodeled into a “global artists training center”) take the directions of the page I linked to above. Get off at Apgujeong Rodeo station on the Bundang Line and take Exit 2. Walk straight out of Exit 2, and in a minute or two you will see it right on your left. (You could also take Exit 3, in which case, walk straight, the same as Exit 2, but the building will be across the street from you). There will probably be some huge banner with some SM artists on it. The two times I was there, it was TXVQ/EXO and the second time it was all graffitied up. The graffiti had been done by Girls Generation, 2 hours prior to my arrival *table flip*.

What the old SM building/Global artist training center looked like the first time I went:
SM GATC

Other sources of directions:
SM/JYP/Cube/FNC:ย euphorias, [here], [here], and [here]
SM Ent: [here]
SM training center: [here]
JYP: [here]
CUBE: [here]

64 Comments

  4. Why is JYP/SM/FNC part of Gangnam’s Apgujeong but Cube which is basically on the same block is part of Gangnam’s Cheongdam-dong? Is there like a cut off/does JYP and Cube sit on the edge of their districts?

    • I’ve never actually booked a hotel in Korea, so I’m not sure. I always stayed in hostels/guest houses or used AirBnB to find a place. I highly recommend AirBnB though!! AirBnB has everything from guest houses to hostels, to rooms or houses for rent, and they can be really affordable or a little more pricey, depending on what you are wanting. But I personally love AirBnB because it often gives you opportunities to interact with locals, who can tell you good places to go or give you advice and stuff.
      I also made a page about a REALLY SUPER AWESOME hostel in Hongdae, called Kpopstay. It is super clean, has fantastic facilities, really friendly staff, and pictures and posters of kpop bands all over ๐Ÿ˜€ It’s not the cheapest place, but the price for what you get is really worth it. I’ve stayed there twice and loved it. You can either go to the page I made for it for more info, or search it online. To make reservations there, email the owner, Mark, directly, since he can give you a better rate, as opposed to booking from an online site or something which may add on extra fees.
      If you have other questions, let me know!

    • I mean yeah, if you have an arranged reason to be there, then you can get in. But you can’t just walk in. I think the door is an automatic sliding door, (at least it was last time I was there) so if you walk up to it, I might open, so you could look in. But I think it’s just a lobby area.
      I’ve seen food delivery people walk in haha.
      Yep, as far as I know these are all still the same.

  13. Also omg sorry i am asking so much but i am confused because on the sm page it says the location is 511 Yeongdongdae Street Coex Artium 6th floor, Gangnamgu, Seoul. But when i try to find it it doesnt come up, so i dont know which one is the right address?

    • Hmm, what do you mean the SM page? That address you posted is part of the SM Artium place in the COEX mall, which is in a different place than the SME headquarters (not too terribly far away, but walking it would take probably like half an hour). I think the 6th floor of the Artium is maybe the studio if I remember correctly… But yeah. The Artium is different than the SME building, its a place directed towards fans, whereas the SME building is the headquarters where idols practice, and where the offices are, etc. and fans aren’t allowed in.
      I do have a page for the Artium made, and it’s definitely a place to check out!! Its so awesome haha

    • Um, in general you will probably be okay, just speak simply and slowly, use gestures and point to things you want haha. But I would strongly encourage learning at least some basic phrases, maybe learn to read Korean (really easy). As far as getting around, Seoul is a pretty international city, so there’s actually a lot of english on signs and stuff, and in the subway system. It might be a little more tricky if you leave Seoul though. Most touristy places in Seoul will have English options for things (tours, brochures, etc).

    • I actually have no idea, I don’t know much about the auditioning process :/ Although the more Korean you know, the easier it will be for you to understand what they’re saying to you/introduce yourself/make a better impression/etc. Say you do make it past auditions, you’re going to be pursuing a career in Korea, you’ll need to know Korean, and the more you know now, the less the company will have to invest in getting you tutors and such, ya know? That said, I know there are idols who hardly spoke Korean when they got signed.
      It may also depend on the company your audition for though??
      Anyway, don’t take me as an expert on this, but my time in Korea has taught me that that more Korean you know, the easier your time will be there in general, as it would be in any country. Learning to speak/understand the native language, at least to some extent, will make your life eaiser when you’re there. ๐Ÿ™‚

  19. Hello I’m interested in going to all 4 companies (and maybe old SM building too) is the place near K-star Road? I really want to go from k-star road then walk to different companies. (if yes what station is best suitable)

    Hope you reply ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Yes they are all close to each other! Actually K-star road should be like right in front of the old SM building. If you take my directions to all the entertainment buildings, starting from the Apgujeong Rodeo station, you should actually come right out to K-star road, since it is on Apgujoeng Rodea street. ๐Ÿ™‚

  20. Hello is the entertainment company near K-star road? I want to go there then walk to the company (and maybe to the old SM building also hopefully) ๐Ÿ™‚ If it is near what station is best suitable for me?

    Hope you reply, really excited to get to see the companies

    • Um..sorry I dont understand…you want to send this post?
      At the bottom of this post there should be some options to share it on facebook or google+ and a few more.
      Or you could copy/paste the url of this page and send it in a text message or email or whatever.
      I hope that helps??

  28. hello . I want to ask something. I want to send some gift the nct Tae Yong’s birthday but I don’t know the address and I don’t understand. What is the address and How should we write English or Korean ?

    ๐Ÿ™‚ โค

    • Ummm, good question, I’m not sure, I’ve never tried to send them anything. But I did a little research, and it seems you can just send things to the SM Entertainment building, and address it to Tae Yong or something. Don’t take me as a final word, but that’s what I found for Super Junior fanmail. And it would be the same building for any SM idol, so…this is what I would write:
      NCT-TaeYong
      S.M. Entertainment
      521 Apgujeong 2-dong
      Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-906
      South Korea

      If you’re in Korea, I would suggest writing the address in Korean, but if you’re not, you can write in English. Korean postal service can process English mail, as long as it’s written right.
      As for the letter itself, or whatever you’re sending to TaeYong, your best bet for him to most easily understand it, if he receives it, would be to write in Korean if you can. Even if it’s not perfect, they can probably still get the gist, and will feel touched that you put effort into writing in their language.

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