Our fellow ARMYs at ARMY Events Toronto hosted a 3-day joint birthday celebration this long weekend in honour of Jungkook and RM. It was actually quite a big affair — most BTS birthday events are hosted at a single cafe, where you can get a cup sleeve and some photocards with the purchase of a drink or food item. This one, however, was headquartered outside at Christie Pits Park, and partnered with three different eateries/cafes to get different items. (K Seoul Hotdog was giving out the Jungkook and RM event photo strips, and both Kung Fu Tea and The Alley were giving out the Jungkook and RM event cup sleeves.)
BTS Jungkook and RM "Kookie Rapper" Birthday Event at Christie Pits Park
BTS Jungkook and RM "Kookie Rapper" Birthday Event at Christie Pits Park
BTS "Butter" Tote Bag by Kait Martin
"Kookie Rapper" RM + JK Event Cup Sleeve and TinyTAN Purple Whale Keychain by Kait Martin
We stopped by to see Kait Martin first, as she was the main host of this event as well as the designer for all the cup sleeves and photo strips. Both Ying and I each bought her "Butter" tote bag (which really came in handy to hold all of our goodies), the last two that she had left. I also bought a TinyTAN purple whale keychain from her and got the last collectible event cup sleeve (there were three in total: one for Jungkook, one for RM, and one of both of them together, which you could only get from Kait with a purchase).
BTS "Spring Day," Jimin "Serendipity," and Jungkook "Euphoria" Art Prints by Aris/Astroxnot
BTS "We Are Together Bulletproof" Art Print; Suga "Daechwita," Jimin "Serendipity," and Jungkook "Euphoria" Memo Pads; BTS OT7 "The Journey" and "Butter" Washi Tapes by Shirley/Polyswirl
Then we saw Shirley (a.k.a. Polyswirl) there, the BTS fan artist who also hosted the Jungkook event that we went to last year! From her, I ended up getting the "We are Together Bulletproof" art print; three memo pads featuring Suga in "Daechwita," Jungkook in "Euphoria," and Jimin in "Serendipity"; and two rolls of washi tape featuring OT7 in "Butter" and "We are Bulletproof: The Eternal." Do I need memo pads? No. Do I even use washi tape? No. Do I have room left for any art prints? No. But everything was so goddamn cute and all the artists were so freaking nice, I just wanted to support some of them in a small way. Only problem now is, I have no idea where I'm gonna put everything...
Ying and I were really happy to actually go out for a BTS birthday event. The last one we went to was actually Shirley's Jungkook event from last year (almost exactly a year ago) because all the other birthdays from then until now have been during lockdowns, so we could only order cup sleeves online to get them shipped to us and have our own private events. This particular event was so unique and so well-organized, complete with a map on where to get all the different freebies. A lot of ARMYs showed up, too, with line-ups at all the eateries as well as at the artist vendors at the park. It was honestly a really impressive birthday event, and I can't imagine the amount of time and effort it took to put this all together. A massive thank you to ARMY Events Toronto as well as Kait for hosting such an amazing birthday event for Jungkook and Namjoon this weekend!
At Christie Pits Park, there were several local BTS fan artists that set up shop there for fellow ARMYs to purchase their merch — everything from art prints to stickers to keychains to clothing. After Ying and I dropped by K Seoul Hotdog for Korean hotdogs (and to get our photo strips) and Kung Fu Tea to pick up some boba (and to get our cup sleeves), we headed over to Christie Pits Park to enjoy our drinks and take a look at the different vendors.
We stopped by to see Kait Martin first, as she was the main host of this event as well as the designer for all the cup sleeves and photo strips. Both Ying and I each bought her "Butter" tote bag (which really came in handy to hold all of our goodies), the last two that she had left. I also bought a TinyTAN purple whale keychain from her and got the last collectible event cup sleeve (there were three in total: one for Jungkook, one for RM, and one of both of them together, which you could only get from Kait with a purchase).
I actually wasn't intending on buying anything else, but I perused the merch anyway because a) they were too cute to resist, b) I wanted to support local artists, and c) I wanted to support local ARMY. I ended up getting three art prints from an illustrator named Aris (a.k.a Astroxnot), one featuring a scene from BTS' "Spring Day" MV, one featuring Jungkook from the "Euphoria" MV, and the last one featuring Jimin from the "Serendipity" MV.
Then we saw Shirley (a.k.a. Polyswirl) there, the BTS fan artist who also hosted the Jungkook event that we went to last year! From her, I ended up getting the "We are Together Bulletproof" art print; three memo pads featuring Suga in "Daechwita," Jungkook in "Euphoria," and Jimin in "Serendipity"; and two rolls of washi tape featuring OT7 in "Butter" and "We are Bulletproof: The Eternal." Do I need memo pads? No. Do I even use washi tape? No. Do I have room left for any art prints? No. But everything was so goddamn cute and all the artists were so freaking nice, I just wanted to support some of them in a small way. Only problem now is, I have no idea where I'm gonna put everything...
Ying and I were really happy to actually go out for a BTS birthday event. The last one we went to was actually Shirley's Jungkook event from last year (almost exactly a year ago) because all the other birthdays from then until now have been during lockdowns, so we could only order cup sleeves online to get them shipped to us and have our own private events. This particular event was so unique and so well-organized, complete with a map on where to get all the different freebies. A lot of ARMYs showed up, too, with line-ups at all the eateries as well as at the artist vendors at the park. It was honestly a really impressive birthday event, and I can't imagine the amount of time and effort it took to put this all together. A massive thank you to ARMY Events Toronto as well as Kait for hosting such an amazing birthday event for Jungkook and Namjoon this weekend!
Christie Pits Park
750 Bloor St. W.
Toronto, ON M6G 3K4
(416) 338-4368
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