BTS Birthday Event: "SOPE" Celebration for J-Hope and Suga at Golden Bubbles

Oh, yes, Iris and I are back at it again with the BTS cup sleeve events! We unfortunately missed Tae's and Jin's birthdays because we couldn't find an event that would work with our schedules in December, so when we saw that GTA BTS Events was hosting a SOPE event (that's Suga + J-Hope for non-ARMYs) this weekend, we jumped at the chance.

BTS Suga and J-Hope "SOPE" Birthday Event at Golden Bubbles
The BTS Waffle
Apple Pie Waffle with vanilla ice cream
Brown sugar tea lattes with BTS SOPE cupsleeves
BTS Suga and J-Hope "SOPE" Birthday Event at Golden Bubbles
BTS Suga and J-Hope "SOPE" Birthday Event at Golden Bubbles
BTS Suga and J-Hope "SOPE" Birthday Event at Golden Bubbles
BTS Suga and J-Hope "SOPE" Birthday Event at Golden Bubbles — Photocards

It was held at Golden Bubbles, so of course, we had to get the BTS Waffle that only comes out for BTS birthday events (taro bubble waffle, taro ice cream, whipped cream, and star-shaped sprinkles), but we also got their new Apple Pie Waffle with vanilla ice cream, and two of their new Brown Sugar Tea Lattes, which were all quite delightful and provided us enough sugar intake for the next three days.

Thank you to GTA BTS Events for hosting and organizing this event, and happy early birthday to our beloved Hobi (February 18) and Yoongi (March 9)! 🐿️🐱🎉💜

Golden Bubbles Vaughan

Tuscany Place

3175 Rutherford Rd., Unit #41

Vaughan, ON L4K 5Y6

(905) 760-9288

BTS Birthday Event: "Jimin Chaos" for Jimin at Golden Bubbles

Due to some scheduling and commuting issues, we couldn't make it to any of the RM birthday events last month, so Iris and I decided we had to go to at least one Jimin birthday event this month. Technically, Jimin's birthday was last week, but due to the BTS "Yet to Come" in Busan concert, a lot of the Jimin birthday events were pushed back to this weekend instead. So Iris and I decided to drive all the way to Vaughan to attend the "Jimin Chaos" cup sleeve event at Golden Bubbles this afternoon.

BTS Jimin "Jimin Chaos" Birthday Event at Golden Bubbles
BTS Jimin "Jimin Chaos" Birthday Event at Golden Bubbles
Golden Bubbles is, of course, known for their Hong Kong egg waffles (or "bubble waffles"), and they've created two specialty waffles for this event. One is the "BTS Waffle," which is a taro waffle with taro ice cream, taro syrup, whipped cream, and star-shaped sprinkles. (If it looks familiar, it's because they've made this before for another BTS event.) The second one is the "Jimin Waffle," which is a black sesame waffle with black sesame ice cream, mango ice cream, and whipped cream. 

The BTS Waffle: Taro egg waffle with taro ice cream, taro syrup, whipped cream, and star-shaped sprinkles
The Jimin Waffle: Black sesame egg waffle with black sesame ice cream, mango ice cream, and whipped cream

 

MY GOD, I haven't indulged this hard in a while. I do think the BTS Waffle is more aesthetic (I mean, it's purple with sprinkles and sprinkles make everything prettier), but I actually preferred the Jimin Waffle as a whole because I'm biased towards black sesame and mango flavours and they work surprisingly well together. Still, they're both delicious in their own right and you can't go wrong with either. (Unless you hate taro, mango, or black sesame flavours. In which case, you're fucked up. Just kidding. Kinda. But there are a ton of other non-BTS-themed options to choose from.)

   Kiwi Guava Green Tea (left) and HK Lemon Tea Slush (right) with "Jimin Chaos" Cup Sleeve

But then we got really thirsty, so we also ordered some boba — a kiwi guava green tea for me (I had to go sugar-free on this — I can't even imagine how high my glucose level spiked after those waffles) and an HK lemon tea slush for Iris, which were both delightfully refreshing on a surprisingly warm and sunny fall day like today. Of course, we got cup sleeves to go with our orders — this angel wing-style is particularly gorgeous — as well as a bunch of photocards and little bags of candy for Halloween. Thank you so much to GTA BTS Events for hosting and organizing this lovely event! It will be on tomorrow as well, so if you're an ARMY in the GTA reading this, you still have a chance to go if you missed out on today.

And, most importantly, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO OUR BELOVED JIMINIE!

Golden Bubbles Vaughan

Tuscany Place

3175 Rutherford Rd., Unit #41

Vaughan, ON L4K 5Y6

(905) 760-9288

BTS Birthday Event: "HAPPY JK DAY" for Jungkook at Palgong Tea

Went to celebrate Jungkook's birthday with Ying at Palgong Tea!

BTS Jungkook "HAPPY JK DAY" Birthday Event at Palgong Tea
BTS Jungkook "HAPPY JK DAY" Birthday Event at Palgong Tea
BTS Jungkook "HAPPY JK DAY" Birthday Event at Palgong Tea

This is the first time I've seen an actual cafe host and organize a BTS birthday cup sleeve event. Usually, these events are organized by an ARMY or a team of ARMYs, and they ask a cafe if they can host it at the venue, so I'm guessing the team at Palgong Tea Metro Square are ARMYs themselves. This particular location does not have any seating so it is take-out only, but the cafe staff did an amazing job at decorating their little shop space. 

"Euphoria" Banana Milk Tea with "HAPPY JK DAY" Cup Sleeve at Palgong Tea
"Euphoria" Banana Milk Tea at Palgong Tea

They made a special menu just for this event with three limited edition drinks just for the occasion, so we both decided on the "Euphoria" — banana milk tea, in honour of one of JK's favourite drinks — because we wanted to try something that was different from our usual boba choices. It's sweet as heck but is ridiculously delicious and incredibly addictive, like banana ice cream. Some people don't like artificial banana flavour, but we are not those people. I would absolutely order this again. (And I imagine Jungkook would totally approve of this boba.)

Happy 25th birthday to our beautiful, talented, golden maknae! 

Palgong Tea 

Metro Square

3636 Steeles Ave. E., Unit 125

Markham, ON L3R 1K9

(289) 554-9638

BTS 9th Anniversary Event: "Yet to Come" at Kung Fu Tea

"Yet to Come" BTS 9th Anniversary Cup Sleeves
"Bora-Berry Iced Tea" at Kung Fu Tea
"Yet to Come" BTS 9th Anniversary Decorations
"Yet to Come" BTS 9th Anniversary Decorations
Happy BTS Comeback weekend! In honour of BTS' 9th anniversary this coming Monday and the release of their new album Proof yesterday, Iris and I went to an adorable cup sleeve event at Kung Fu Tea, where we both got the "Bora-Berry Iced Tea," a deliciously fruity, refreshingly tart, and fantastically purple drink made with butterfly pea tea, cranberry tea, lime juice, and agar jellies created just for the event. Thank you so much to Army Events Toronto and Kait Martin for organizing and hosting this awesome event and creating some of the cutest cup sleeves I've ever seen. 

Happy 9th anniversary and comeback to BTS! 🥰💜 

Kung Fu Tea

584 Yonge St.

Toronto, ON MY 1Z3

(416) 551-8580

BTS Birthday Event: "SOPE WORLD" for Suga and J-Hope at Bloom Cafe

SOPE WORLD Min Yoongi/Suga Cup Sleeves
SOPE WORLD Decorations
SOPE WORLD J-Hope Photocard
Made a quick stop at Bloom Cafe with Ying this afternoon for the "Sope World" BTS cup sleeve event which was honouring both Suga's and J-Hope's birthdays. There were three cup sleeves to choose from for this event, but since we celebrated J-Hope's birthday last month, both Ying and I chose Suga cup sleeves today since his birthday was just several days ago. (In case you're wondering, I got a matcha latte for today's drink because Bloom Cafe does one of the best ones in the city.) Thank you to Cynnie/Rock Bison Shop for hosting and organizing today's event, even in the freezing cold and snow! And of course, happy birthday to our Min Yoongi a.k.a. Suga a.k.a. Agust D! 💜🎉

BTS Birthday Event: "HOBI DAY 2022" for J-Hope at The Alley Hub

First BTS birthday of the year!  🎉💜 

HOBI DAY 2022 Cup Sleeves!
Deerioca Fever Soy Milk Bubble Tea
HOBI DAY 2022 Photocards
HOBI DAY 2022 Decorations
HOBI DAY 2022 Cup Sleeve Tower
HOBI DAY 2022 J-Hope Poster
HOBI DAY 2022 Decorations
HOBI DAY 2022 Decorations
HOBI DAY 2022 Decorations
In honour of J-Hope's 28th birthday, Ying and I went to a cup sleeve event at The Alley Hub after work today. (This particular location just opened and is having their soft opening right now, so you get 15% off any drink this week!) We celebrated with our favourite Deerioca Fever bobas (they're basically brown sugar milk teas, but I get mine made with soy milk because it tastes exactly like Oatmeal Crisp Maple Nut cereal and IT IS DELIGHTFUL AF), which got us the adorable cup sleeves and a set of sexy Hobi photocards. Thank you so much to @jwaehope218 and @ghopewrld for hosting and organizing such a beautiful event. So glad we could celebrate on Hobi's actual birthday this year! 

Happy birthday to our eternal sunshine, our Piece of Peace, Jung Hoseok! ☀️✌🏼🥳

The Alley Hub

8750 Bayview Ave., Unit 1

Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4V9

BTS Birthday Event: "JIMIN DAY" for Jimin at ITS TEA

HAPPY JIMIN WEEK! (Or HAPPY BELATED JIMIN DAY!) 

As planned, I went to a second Jimin birthday cup sleeve event today, this time at ITS TEA! And since no public transportation was involved, Ying was actually able to come with me (albeit on crutches, but still).

BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Cup Sleeve Event at ITS TEA
BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Cup Sleeve Event at ITS TEA
BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Cup Sleeve Event at ITS TEA
BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Cup Sleeve Event at ITS TEA
BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Cup Sleeve Event at ITS TEA
(Fresh Lychee & Peach Green Tea and Peach Yakult)
Got a Peach Yakult for myself and a Fresh Lychee & Peach Green Tea for Ying, and received the coolest cup sleeves I've ever seen (they're printed on transparent plastic!). Definitely made up for missing out on the cup sleeves last weekend. Thank you so, so much to Sandy, my favourite BTS event host. It still amazes me that she organizes these events on her own time and money without support from an established fansite. (She said it costs $500 just to have the cup sleeves manufactured and delivered. This doesn't even include the costs for decorations, event posters, and photo prints.) It really made me realize how much these events are labours of love, and how much we take them for granted.

BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Cup Sleeve Event at ITS TEA — Cup Sleeves
BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Cup Sleeve Event at ITS TEA — Poster and Photos
What was really great about this particular event was that the venue is bigger than the usual event cafes we go to, so we were actually allowed to hang out in there. We stayed to chat and catch up with Sandy for over an hour, who I had only been able to talk to very briefly the last two times I saw her (at last week's Jimin event and last month's Namkook event). We were actually there until the end of the event so I helped Sandy clean up the space, and she told me to take whatever decorations I wanted because they'd all be thrown out afterwards. I couldn't just let them go to waste, so I carefully selected my two favourite photos from the wall, as well as the event poster. (I couldn't resist. Jimin is my bias.) 

I just really wanted to thank Sandy for being such a genuinely lovely, thoughtful ARMY, and organizing such an amazing event. Her hard work and effort does not go unnoticed. And, of course, happy belated 26th birthday to our cutie, sexy, lovely, Park Jimin!  

ITS TEA

5203 Yonge Street

North York, ON M2N 5P7

(416) 551-9666

BTS Birthday Event: "JIMIN DAY" for Jimin at Bloom Cafe

HAPPY EARLY JIMIN DAY! 

I had originally planned to go to this BTS Jimin birthday event at Bloom Cafe with Ying, but obviously she can't go anywhere because of her broken ankle, so I made plans with Chelsea and Braden to go downtown instead. They're not ARMY, so I figured we'd head down around 4:00PM, quickly stop by Bloom Cafe for the event to get some drinks and the Jimin cup sleeves, and then be on our merry way. But after we got to Bloom Cafe and ordered our drinks, they had told us that they had run out of cup sleeves about 15 minutes prior to us getting there. (Apparently there was a 1.5 hour wait just to get into the cafe earlier in the day, so I'm glad I missed that.)

BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Event at Bloom Cafe
BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Event at Bloom Cafe
BTS Jimin "JIMIN DAY" Birthday Event at Bloom Cafe
Luckily, the host of the event, Sandy, as well as some of her fellow organizers, recognized me and know that I always go to their BTS events, so she told me that she will be hosting another Jimin event next weekend in North York (which is way closer to where I live — no need to take the subway!) and that she'd save cup sleeves for me. It was rather disappointing because I stopped by specifically for the Jimin cup sleeve event, but I'm glad I have a chance to celebrate Jimin's birthday next weekend, too. Plus, she said that the cup sleeves for next week's event are actually cuter, so I'm not too mad about it. 

Bloom Cafe

596 Yonge St.

Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z3

(416) 792-0419

Photolog 2021: Day 269 of 365

"Taro Mikrokosmos"
BTS Anniversary Cup Sleeves
Hot taro milk tea
Original + Lava Cheddar Cheese Egg Waffles

A BTS-themed dessert? YES, PLEASE. Ying and I headed over to Golden Bubbles for a belated BTS anniversary event this afternoon, where they made a special purple-themed menu just for BTS. Our top choice was, of course, the "Taro Mikrokosmos," which consists of a taro HK-style egg waffle, taro ice cream, whipped cream, and star-shaped sprinkles. IT WAS DELIGHTFUL AF. (Obviously, you'll only really like it if you like taro. We love taro.) We also got a hot taro milk tea to go with our ice cream waffle, and it was actually a great combo. You'd think we'd get taro'd out, but as it turns out, if you love taro, there's no such thing. 

Of course, since it was brunch (brunch starts in the late afternoon for me), we also shared an original waffle and a Lava Cheddar Cheese Waffle because after all that sweetness, we wanted something more savoury (admittedly, we did this a little backwards). And y'all, that cheese waffle is INSPIRED. Imagine delicious, warm cheesy bread but with a hit of sweetness and with the fluffiness of an egg waffle... MY GOD. I will be back for more.

Thank you so much to BTS Purple Ribbon ARMY Canada for hosting this adorable and ultra-delicious cup sleeve event!

Golden Bubbles

11000 Yonge St., Unit D2

Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3E4

(905) 237-2160

BTS Birthday Event: "Lovers Club" for Jungkook and RM at Bloom Cafe

HAPPY RM DAY! I went to a second BTS joint birthday cup sleeve event for RM and Jungkook this afternoon, this time held at Bloom Cafe (our old stand-by for BTS events). I was supposed to go with Ying, but she broke her ankle last week and is currently bedridden and on drugs, so I went by myself to pick up cup sleeves for both of us. (We had both made reservations for the cup sleeves, so I didn't want to just bail on the event.) The line-up to go into the cafe was actually pretty long — when I got there at 1:30, there were already about 15 people waiting out the door. (And after about 2 minutes, there were another 10 people behind me.)  

BTS Jungkook and RM "Lovers Club" Birthday Event at Bloom Cafe
BTS Jungkook and RM "Lovers Club" Birthday Cup Sleeves
Iced Americano with Jungkook "Lovers Club" Cup Sleeve
Iced Americano with Namjoon "Lovers Club" Cup Sleeve

Of course, as with all cup sleeve events, you only get the cup sleeves with the purchase of a drink or food item, so I was all set to buy two items. Except I only wanted an iced Americano for myself (I took the subway downtown and didn't want to be burdened with carrying or finishing another drink or food item — also because I'm diabetic and didn't want to increase my sugar levels even further after eating lunch), so I asked one of the hosts if he wanted a drink or a snack. He had politely declined my offer, so I asked the girl behind me if she wanted a snack, but she also politely declined because she also just had lunch. He was super-nice, though, and said just to order one thing and he'd let the organizers know the whole situation so I could pick up the cup sleeves for both me and Ying without buying a second item.

BTS Jungkook and RM "Lovers Club" Birthday Event at Bloom Cafe
BTS Jungkook and RM "Lovers Club" Birthday Event Lucky Draw Photocards
"Namjooning" Tote Bag by Boratae
As it turns out, Ying and I were both apart of the first 200 people to make a reservation, so I also got to use the lucky draw machine to get a randomized member photo card for each of us. I ended up pulling a Jungkook photo card for myself, and a Namjoon card for Ying. One of the hosts, Sandy, recognized me (she told her co-host, "Oh, Denise always takes amazing photos at events," which was quite flattering), so we chatted for a bit and I bought two cute "Namjooning" tote bags from her (I thought it was appropriate given that it's actually Namjoon's birthday today, but I also wanted to get a gift for Ying to cheer her up). I do wish Ying came with me because I know it would've been way more fun, but it was still worth it to go on my own for the both of us (also because I know how bad Ying felt for not being able to go). I can't wait for Sandy's Jimin birthday event next month ("You're gonna come, right?"). Hopefully Ying will have gotten a handle on her crutches by then.

Thank you to Sandy and Kevin for hosting and organizing this awesome event for RM and Jungkook — it was impeccable as always. And of course, happy 27th birthday to Namjoon and happy belated 24th birthday (again) to Kookie!

Bloom Cafe

596 Yonge St.

Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z3

(416) 792-0419