Idol devotion: Inside Seoul’s ‘birthday cafés,’ where fans gather to celebrate their favorite stars

Seoul’s Hongdae neighborhood is famous for its forest of cafés. On any given day, the aroma of roasted coffee beans fills the air, with many of the shopfronts fronted by tall-as-trees banners bearing the image of a glamorous-looking person. Take three steps, and you’ll see a glass door with anothe...

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