BTS‘s Jimin recently took a trip to Japan. He could’ve had the most expensive fine-dining meal ever. Instead, he chose to eat at a casual chain restaurant that sold curry. He updated fans with a photo of him contemplating the menu.
Jimin at the curry restaurant. | theqoo
The restaurant soon began trending on Twitter after Jimin’s post. Coco Ichibanya was trended both worldwide, and in Japan.
Twitter trends. | theqoo
Coco Ichibanya also quickly rose in search rankings on Japanese search portals. The portals credited the origin to Jimin.
Japanese search portal rankings. | theqoo
The restaurant also had to put up a special sign to instruct customers who wanted to sit specifically where Jimin sat. They had to take a separate queue number, so as not to affect the other customers.
Sign in restaurant. | theqoo
The queue was insane!
The line outside the restaurant. | theqoo
Fans were quick to visit the place, taking shots that replicated Jimin’s original photo.
A fan’s photo. | theqoo A fan’s photo. | theqoo
Many even dressed up like him!
A fan’s photo. | theqoo
Some fans even made a replica of the moment using miniatures.
A fan’s photo. | theqoo
Of course, fans had to order the same thing as him.
A fan’s photo. | theqoo
There’s good news for international fans. Coco Ichibanya is a global chain with branches all over the world. You can easily access it in Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, America, the United Kingdom, and more! Check out a list of countries that they are available in below.
Available countries. | Coco Ichibanya
As expected of the sold-out kings, BTS!
It’s a common global chain.
