A restaurant where a massive celebrity has visited five times, and nobody's asked for a new autograph

A framed note and a stack of dated stickers track every time one particular singer stopped by for soup.

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Korean community post, image 1: A framed autograph from singer Lim Young-woong, with dated stickers logging each of his five visits like a…
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A framed autograph from singer Lim Young-woong, with dated stickers logging each of his five visits like a loyalty card.

임영웅이 방문해도 사인 요구 안하는 식당. To. 밀양순대 돼지국밥 ♡ 임영웅 너무 맛있게 잘 먹고 갑니다 ♡ 늘 건행 ♡ 2022. 12. 3 23. 12. 10 5회차 방문 23. 12. 8 4회차 방문 23. 6. 2 3회차 방문 22. 12. 4 2회차 방문 22. 12. 3 첫방문 ①

💡 Wait, they didn't mob him for a fresh autograph or a selfie?
Lim Young-woong is one of Korea's biggest trot stars, and fans usually swarm any place he's spotted; this restaurant just quietly notes each return visit instead.vs. the US: like a diner tracking Beyoncé's five drop-ins with a punch card instead of framing one selfie.Klore note

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  1. 77 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    How good is it that he went two days in a row?

    얼마나 맛있길래 2일 연속으로 가냐?

  2. 50 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Lots of other celebrities have been there too lol

    임영웅 외에도 여러 연예인들 다녀간 곳이넼ㅋㅋㅋ

  3. 37 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Guess he was staying over for a local event or something

    지역 행사 뛰면서 숙박했나...

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  1. 32 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    The dates repeating like that means whenever he's in the area for some event, he always stops by

    일자가 비슷하게 반복되는 걸 보니 특정 행사 때 저 지역 가면 무조건 가는구나

  2. 24 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Why are they literally counting his visits lmao

    카운팅하는거 뭐냐고ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

  3. 19 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Two days in a row means it's true love!

    2일 연속이면 사랑이라고!

  4. 8 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Yeah, he's too busy to come often but whenever he's got business in that area he always eats there at least once

    ㅇㅇ 일이 바빠서 자주는 못 오는데 저 지역에 일 있으면 무조건 한 끼는 먹는다는 거니까...

  5. 7 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Damn, that's a heavyweight lineup of visitors

    허, 라인업이 굵직하네.

  6. 5 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Looked it up and they've got a whole wall of photos and autographs lol

    찾아보니 사진이랑 사인들 쫙 깔아놓아더라고ㅋㅋㅋ

  7. 4 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    That's the number of times his taste buds got shot down lol

    입맛 저격으로 격추시킨 횟수ㅋ

  8. 3 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Looks like fighter jet kill marks

    전투기 킬마크 같네

  9. 3 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Apparently it's the original branch of that soup place, must be legit good

    밀양순대돼지국밥 본점이라는데 맛집인가봐

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