💜 ARMY Travel Korea · 2026
Eat Like BTS at
Incheon Airport
— The Official BTS Food Experience
BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL brings an exclusive culinary experience to Incheon International Airport. Savour the same dishes BTS members love — right before you explore Korea or as your final farewell. Here’s everything an ARMY needs to know. 💜
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🌟 Why This Matters
The Bottom Line: Your Korea Trip Just Got a BTS Upgrade
If you are an ARMY visiting Korea in spring 2026, there is one food experience you absolutely cannot miss. For the first time ever, Incheon International Airport — the gateway through which millions of international fans arrive in and depart from Korea — now features an official BTS-themed dining set, created exclusively for BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL. Whether you land and head straight to the airport restaurant to fuel up for your Korean adventure, or you sit down for one final meal before boarding home, this is the taste of BTS, made real.
Korea’s leading airport food service company, Ourhome (아워홈), has partnered with global K-pop powerhouse HYBE to become the official and exclusive F&B partner inside Incheon Airport for this landmark event. No other food operator inside the airport carries this designation — making the Culinary Square by Ourhome restaurants in both terminals the only spots in the world where you can enjoy this officially curated BTS food experience.
This is not a pop-up café with generic merchandise slapped onto the menu. The featured dishes were specifically chosen because they reflect foods that BTS members have been known to enjoy — a genuine celebration of the group’s everyday Korean food culture. For fans who have spent years wondering what their favourite artists eat, this is as close as it gets.
📋 Event Overview
BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL — What Is It?
“The City” is HYBE’s signature immersive city-wide event concept: when a major BTS milestone such as a concert, world tour, or album release takes place, the host city itself transforms into a living theme park dedicated to BTS. Streets, hotels, restaurants, and transit hubs are all branded, making the entire city part of the fan experience. Seoul has hosted The City events before, but the 2026 edition — themed around ARIRANG — is particularly special, as BTS’s much-anticipated return to the global stage brings hundreds of thousands of international ARMY to Korea.
Within this city-wide celebration, Ourhome was selected as the sole airport F&B partner, anchoring the very first and very last moments of every fan’s Korea journey inside Incheon International Airport.
Terminal 1 & Terminal 2
ARMY Pro Tip: Even if your BTS concert or event dates do not align perfectly, visiting the airport restaurants during the March 20 – April 19 window still gives you access to the themed space and special menu. You do not need a concert ticket to enjoy the food experience.
🍜 The Food
BTS THE CITY Welcome & Farewell Set — Taste BTS Members’ Favourite Korean Dishes
The centrepiece of the airport food experience is the specially designed “BTS THE CITY Welcome & Farewell” set meal, which combines two authentic Korean dishes that reflect the everyday food culture of the BTS members. This is real Korean home-style cooking — nothing gimmicky, just the kind of food that Korean locals, including the members of BTS themselves, genuinely love.
🌿 What makes perilla oil (들기름) special? Perilla oil is pressed from the seeds of the perilla plant (a relative of mint and basil, native to East Asia). It has a rich, roasted-nut aroma that is completely different from sesame oil, which Western visitors sometimes confuse it with. Once you smell it, you will never forget it. Finding it at Incheon Airport means your very first flavour of Korea can be one of its most distinctive and beloved.
🥩 Is the pork cutlet like a Wiener Schnitzel? Visually similar, but the Korean version has evolved its own identity — the sauce is typically darker and richer (often a demi-glace style), the breadcrumb coating is slightly thicker, and it is almost always served with a sweet-savoury sauce rather than lemon. Many visitors who try Korean donkkaseu for the first time find it more flavourful than any schnitzel they have had.
📍 Where to Go
BTS-Branded Locations Inside Incheon Airport
During the event period, multiple Ourhome venues across both airport terminals will be decorated with BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL branding, transforming the airport into a fully immersive fan experience zone. Here are the key locations to visit:
The main restaurant venue where the BTS THE CITY Welcome & Farewell set is sold. The interior will be specially decorated for the event period. This is your primary destination for the food experience. Look for it in both terminals.
An additional Ourhome outlet inside the airport, also decorated with BTS THE CITY branding. Great for grab-and-go items and a quick browse of the event atmosphere if you are short on time.
The third branded location within the airport complex. Decorated to match the BTS THE CITY theme, making it another great spot for photos and the full event atmosphere even before reaching your restaurant.
How to find it: Culinary Square by Ourhome is located inside the main departure hall areas of both terminals. At Incheon Airport, food courts and sit-down restaurants are typically found on the 3rd floor departure levels. Look for BTS THE CITY signage and purple-themed decorations — they will be hard to miss. Allow at least 45–60 minutes if you want to eat, browse the décor, and snap some photos.
🎁 Limited Edition Goods
Exclusive Gifts with Every BTS Food Set Purchase
To make the experience even more special, Ourhome is giving away limited edition BTS THE CITY goods to customers who purchase the special food set during designated goods event dates. These are official, exclusive items — not available anywhere else — and stock is almost certain to run out quickly given the scale of ARMY attendance expected during this period.
A stylish, officially branded scarf — perfect as a wearable memory of your Korea trip or as a collector’s item. Spring in Korea can still be breezy, so this is both practical and meaningful.
Limited EditionA collectible keyring that will serve as a daily reminder of the moment you ate BTS’s favourite food in Korea. Small enough to carry home easily in any luggage.
Limited EditionARMY Strategy: If you are flying in on or around March 20, go directly to Culinary Square after clearing immigration and customs. The goods are given out while stocks last — and with potentially tens of thousands of ARMY arriving in Korea that week, stock could deplete within hours on the first day. Do not save it for “later.”
✈️ Getting There
How to Reach Incheon International Airport & Navigate the Terminals
Incheon International Airport (ICN) is the main international gateway to South Korea, located on Yeongjong Island in Incheon, about 50 km west of central Seoul. Almost all international flights into South Korea arrive here. Here is how to get to Seoul city centre after landing — and how to navigate the airport on your way out.
🚆 Incheon Airport → Seoul City Centre (Recommended)
🚌 Airport Limousine Bus → Hotel Areas
🚕 Taxi / KakaoTaxi → Flexible Travel
🗺️ ARMY Itinerary
The Perfect ARMY Food & Culture Day Plan Around BTS THE CITY
Flying into Korea for BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL? Here is a suggested day plan that lets you make the most of the airport experience on arrival and builds into a full day of BTS-connected exploration in Seoul — all centred around authentic Korean food culture.
After clearing immigration and customs, go directly to Culinary Square by Ourhome in your terminal. Order the BTS THE CITY Welcome & Farewell Set. If it is a goods event date (Mar 20–22 or Apr 4–13), you will receive your limited edition gift. Take your photos with the BTS THE CITY branding around the space.
Board the Airport Railroad Express from the basement level of the terminal to Seoul Station (43 min express). Check into your accommodation in Hongdae, Itaewon, or Myeongdong — all excellent bases for BTS-related tourism.
The HYBE Insight museum in Yongsan offers an immersive look at HYBE’s artists including BTS. During the ARIRANG SEOUL event period, additional city-wide activations may be available — check BTS Weverse and the BTS THE CITY official channels for updates.
Continue your Korean food journey beyond the airport. Hongdae and Myeongdong are famous for tteokbokki, kimbap, hotteok, and dozens of other Korean street eats. After tasting BTS-inspired dishes at the airport, this is the natural progression into broader Korean food culture.
End the day with a panoramic view of Seoul from Namsan Tower. On clear spring nights in March–April, the view over the city — with cherry blossoms potentially in bloom — is unforgettable. A perfect backdrop for your Korea ARMY travel memories.
On departure day, arrive at the airport with an extra 30–45 minutes to spare. Visit Culinary Square one more time for the “Farewell” half of the set experience — the same set, now serving as your final taste of Korea. It is a beautifully symmetrical way to end your trip.
🇰🇷 Korea Travel Tips
Essential Korea Travel Tips for First-Time ARMY Visitors
Planning your first trip to Korea around BTS THE CITY? Here is practical knowledge from fellow ARMY travellers who have made the journey, covering everything from getting around to making the most of your time in Seoul.
💜 Final Thought
Why This BTS Airport Experience Is More Than Just a Meal
Food is memory. And the BTS THE CITY Welcome & Farewell set at Incheon Airport is designed to become one of the most lasting memories of your Korea trip. The moment you sit down with those perilla oil cold noodles and feel the earthy, nutty scent rising from the bowl — in an airport decorated with the imagery of the artists who brought you to this country in the first place — is the kind of travel moment that stays with you for years. It is Korea welcoming you exactly as BTS would want it to: with warmth, with authenticity, and with really, really good food. 💜
Ourhome’s representative noted that this themed space was created to deliver a message of warm hospitality to visitors at the very beginning and end of their Korean journey. That intention is precisely what makes this event worth your time — it is not a cash grab, it is a genuine act of welcome, designed in partnership between Korea’s leading food service company and the global music enterprise that introduced so many people to Korean culture in the first place.
Whether you are an ARMY who has been dreaming of visiting Korea for years, or a first-time visitor who simply wants an authentic taste of the country before heading into Seoul — BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL at Incheon Airport is the perfect beginning to your Korean adventure. Do not miss it.
❓ FAQ
BTS THE CITY Incheon Airport Food Experience — Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a BTS concert ticket to enjoy the food experience at the airport? ▼
How much does the BTS Welcome & Farewell food set cost? ▼
Is Culinary Square by Ourhome in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2? ▼
What is perilla oil and is it safe for people with nut allergies? ▼
How early should I arrive at the airport to get the limited-edition goods? ▼
What is “BTS THE CITY” and why is it significant? ▼
Are there any other BTS-related food or travel experiences in Seoul I should know about? ▼
The information in this article is based on publicly available reporting as of March 18, 2026, and is provided for informational purposes for international travellers. Event dates, goods availability, menu pricing, and restaurant locations are subject to change at the discretion of Ourhome and HYBE. This article is written independently and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by HYBE, BTS, Ourhome, or any of their affiliates. Always verify the latest information through official channels — the Ourhome website, HYBE’s official event pages, and BTS’s Weverse account — before travelling. The author is not responsible for any inconvenience arising from changes to event details after the publication of this article.