Zaid Pasha

With KCON just around the corner and BLACKPINK soon to play Dodger Stadium, K-pop stans are salivating in anticipation of these supergroups’ performances. But we were personally hungrier for the answer to a more gastronomical question ahead of their arrival: Where do BTS, BLACKPINK and others eat when they come to L.A.? Every fan dreams of a chance of rubbing elbows with their favorite idol, say, randomly spotting Jungkook through the oily sizzle and smoke of searing bulgogi. As it turns out, L.A.’s Seoul-rivaling wealth of Korean BBQ spots—most of them in Koreatown—unsurprisingly feature highly on our idols’ culinary hot lists. Of course, we make no guarantees of celeb spotting, but all of the restaurants on our list have at some point hosted our favorite idols (think of it as the closest us mere mortals can get to clogging our arteries with the same decadent meats as them). Even if you don’t end up playing paparazzi for the evening, the places on our list offer delicious eats in an exuberant atmosphere that’ll have you feeling like K-pop royalty by the night’s end. Ahgassi Gopchang Celebrities Spotted: BTS, BLACKPINK, Jackson Wang and EXO Named by BTS’s Jin as the “number one Korean restaurant,” Ahgassi Gopchang is known for its action-packed atmosphere, high-quality meat and, most importantly, gopchang (grilled intestines). Weekends are a lively affair with pulsating music, soju and wait times that can span well over an hour for this KBBQ hotspot, which is open until midni