After many delays, we finally made it to New York
Yes, we were supposed to explore the city yesterday
But we were at the airport since the morning and he had class so he came a bit later
But it was still early in the morning
We all woke up at 5 o'clock in the morning and we arrived New York at 8:30 p.m
That's awful. Yeah, so it's a new day and we are going to explore the city
He hasn't been back in New York in
since 2005
13 years. Yes, and
We had pizza yesterday. And so
Bomb, yes pretty street pizza, but there's no better pizza in my opinion. Yeah. It was so good
Yeah, like wow at me it was so good. It's the best. It's my favorite all-time
Alright ready to explore. Yeah
we are at Blue Bottle Coffee
I am vlogging because I have the cameras
and
I'm just a more superior vlogger
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Okay, so we got the New Orleans with oatmilk
Let me tell you a story, past couple days I slept at like 3am
for like a project that is due tuesday
And I want to get it done ASAP for New York
So I'm gonna be enjoying this vlog
YAY!
Abe was definitely stressed out because of his projects, but he's done now
so we're starting off our day with a blue bottle and then we're gonna
shop around since Abe loves Street where brands and so we're gonna go to those stores and then
Yeah, you should be
Seeing a street where?
Today was a Supreme job for North Face and I took the ultimate out because I needed to sign up for it
but I knew I was going to be here
It's a pretty ass day in New York
The sis is right here. Hey, do you want to say something nice your fans?
I'm here in New York
And I can't wait to meet you guys
Nobody came here is they care about?
Guess where we're walking to
Abe is a clue
Right there we're going to the Supreme store
We can't shop there today because we don't have a ticket, but we just want to take a photo of the line
So we're here and this is just one of the three lines and I found out about it because I met a subscriber
Itzia and her boyfriends in line. He successfully got a ticket and you're just
Yeah, you're just you're just an L. Okay
All right, let's cross I just want to peep at the store but here it is
I've only been to the one in LA
But there it is Abe
We're now gonna walk over to Opening Ceremony. He's guiding us. He's really good at navigating
I thought we were going to Reformation
But okay no, it's right next to Opening Ceremony so that area is quite nice
but say bye to Supreme
guess where we are one Reformation as always we're always here we
Know you're always here. Therefore. I'm always here
You're ruining the art. I'm trying to get artsy shots
should I get this?
You already got it didn't you? No, I didn't
guess what Abe. what?
I'm not buying anything
Let's go to opening ceremony, I love that...
Abe: Joan Day history right here Joan: what? Abe: Joan Day history
Forget this we didn't buy anything from Reformation
Coz I shopped on Black Friday
Alright guys in front of opening ceremony. They're having a sale. So let's go on inside
We're here! Oh my gosh reminds me of Ashley
Wait I want that for my house
Coz of Undercover?
[Abe] Because of the... [Joan] This? [Abe] Yeah, shoes
Wow... I wonder how much it is
$55
Wow
We're just shopping around and look what I found
Gentle Monster
Let's go on inside this is new so I heard they changed it up. So let's go on ahead and talk hi. Oh
My god, okay, finally
Finally, it looks like a gentle monster store before it didn't
They have new ones
so
I have the silver frame, but they have a gold frame now
Wow, it's a huge space. It's a bigger space than before
Check this out
And then oh my gosh, Abe, look at this
No, the peek-a-boos. Is it HBAs? Oh, yeah right here
HBAs gentle monster, they usually have explanations of what the exhibition was like inspired by and this one is
the new earth
They have the Seoul address right there
Amazing no idea what is going on here. It looks very gentle monster-esque
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Love how gentle monster allows you to take
Video shots at their stores, but hey, we kind of dressed alike all black
We're both wearing gentle monster sunglasses
Can you please try that one on?
And you look like an alien let me try whoa this is very like I think you can adjust it
Give it a little cold bath. Abe just got his glasses re-adjusted but what's your name? Louis. Louis was
Explaining the meaning behind this exhibition, you know, I walk into so many gentle monsters and I never know what's going on
So what's the concept in New York?
So, the concept that we have here in New York
The idea of how people and like technology interact in the sense that for example, like in today's age
Social media's such a big thing where we follow certain people that we idolize
So say like the Kardashians and Kanye West, stuff like that
so we do have in the piece a piece in the front where it
they used to be humans but they turned into creatures because they interacted with the visitor, but they basically felt that trying to
Worship it. Like creating ceremonies and stuff like that almost like being obsessed with that
Yeah, and then we also have another piece right here on this side.
Where it deals with the idea of, not master production, but of mass production
Where everything nowadays is so readily available
Like fashion
Media in general so it's like, you know
Definitely having a lot of deeper meaning
than it actually looks. so it's definitely interesting and what's really cool like that
That little thing that in the actual machine is a piece of the visitor. Oh
they see actually the other location that are worldwide
The idea of that is that as it dips it, it like, opens up, or recreates it in that address
Wow
Amazing Thank You Louis
Please enjoy the space
I am I love it
I've been wanting to come to the gentle monster in New York because just like my goal every time I travel
You like it?
It's a lot more snug
Okay good
Do you want it looser?
So you see like how this is a little a little up I kind of want to just even yeah
Any gentle monster, they'll do it for you. Usually you have to have a card but
Usually with adjustments, we would need a card, but...
But... We trust you
So this is what he was talking about in the front of the store, but they transformed after visiting
We're back because he wants this every day
So... we're back
So bomb
give me that
Very messy pizza, though
It's a very windy day so I can't walk and talk but we've been shopping
And we're not allowed to film at those stores. The only store that lets me film is gentle monster. So thank you gentle monster
Abe starstruck right now because he met Trinidad James
He's so excited and I took a picture for him. So congrats Abe
Okay, we're gonna walk we're gonna try to walk to Times Square now
Well, we're out here in Times Square. You can't really see it, but it's like right there
I'm like shaking because I haven't been here since 2005 and wow. The vibe is different
Wow he wants to move to New York my job here has been done
Abe has been craving good Korean food ever since he moved to Chicago
Cuz he lived in Korea, and in LA, there's really good Korean food. But not so much in Chicago
So we came to Koreatown in New York and now he's a happy boy
Oh my god, this looks beautiful
I have yet to find a good sundubu restaurant in Korea
I know this is Korean food, but I just love sundubu and that's why we're here
it's good, but
Super spicy hot spicy
Oh I miss this
It's been a long cold day a very long cold day
Yeah, it's really hard to vlog when it's like windy because I don't want to ruin the audio
But we're back in the Airbnb and I thought I would show you a little bit of what this space looks like
This is our Airbnb
Super cute, and this is the bathroom and another
Another bed, right? So that's it for today. I had a lot of fun
just seeing Abe react to New York City because he hasn't been since 2005
So we tried to hit up a lot of the flagship stores and they wouldn't let us film
That's why the vlog for the shopping portion is so short if you want to say hi. Hey
Ha ha but tomorrow Claudine and Erin are both going to arrive
I was supposed to hang out with grace, but she's really busy. So I'm sad but she's gonna be back in Korea
So you guys will definitely see her when i'm back in back in Korea. But thank you everyone for watching today's vlog.
Here's the shoutout today for those of you who translated and transcribed this vlog right here
And I'll see you guys in the next one have a joan Day!