Celebrity Travel: Go away with OMEGA X

Jae-Ha Kim, Tribune Content Agency on Oct 4, 2022

Yechan: I really liked spicy food from Mexico and I also liked the meat and burgers I ordered for room service in Colombia. I also remember having pizza and pasta in Italy when I was young, but I don’t remember the flavor, so I definitely want to go back.

Hwichan: My favorite food is galbitang (beef short rib stew) near Hongik University in Seoul.

Jaehan: I’ve always enjoyed Japanese food. Everything I ate in Japan was very good. My favorite was sukiyaki.

Q: What are some things you always travel with?

Taedong: Pajamas and a first-aid kit.

Q: What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?

Hyuk: Study various languages!

Hwichan: Pack smart because you’ll end up only wearing the same clothes anyway.

Q: Is the language barrier an issue between you and some of your fandom?

Jehyun: When I saw our fans singing along to our Korean lyrics, I realized that music is just music. There is no language barrier when communicating through music.

Junghoon: I haven’t met our American fans yet, so I don’t know what they’re like. When I met our Japanese fans, they were a little shy, which I actually found cute. Our Latin American fans have great energy, just as I expected.

Q: What are your five favorite cities?

Hangyeom: Osaka, Irkutsk (Russia), Stockholm, London, Prague.

Hyuk: There are so many great places in Korea that I’d like to recommend – Jeju Island, Yangyang, Haeundae, Gapyeong and Onyang-oncheon. I love water, so my favorite places are usually beaches, hot springs and valleys.

Kevin: Jeonju and Anseong (in South Korea), Osaka, Tokyo, Mérida.

Jaehan: Busan, Osaka, São Paulo, Guadalajara, Bogotá.

Yechan: Portland, L.A., Melbourne, Tokyo, Seoul!

Q: Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?

Jaehan: London.

Sebin: Germany!

Xen: Kyoto and Sapporo!

Jehyun: I want to visit the moon. (Laughs)

Yechan: I want to visit Spain. My older sister traveled there and sent me pictures and the country’s atmosphere looks very lovely.

Kevin: Anywhere in Europe.

Hyuk: Los Angeles!

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(Jae-Ha Kim is a New York Times bestselling author and travel writer. You can respond to this column by visiting her website at www.jaehakim.com. You may also follow “Go Away With…” on Twitter at @GoAwayWithJae where Jae-Ha Kim welcomes your questions and comments.)