Not just good
@ughhkive , Goyang was great. It is so good, other countries are studying how they did it so they could learn from it.
From the time I got off the train car, there were signs pointing to where I should go. No need to ask anyone, the arrows were big with accompanying words translated into several languages (Japanese, Chinese, English).
When I got off the train station, the signs were even bigger. With the multitude of vendors selling everything, from blankets to water to fans in the shape of the members' faces, it was still orderly. There were A LOT of people but it was remarkably orderly.
As soon as I got inside the Goyang Stadium property, I already knew where to go. Signs do wonders.
At one point, I had to stop because I couldn't, for the life of me, remember if I was supposed to be in the East or West side. A staff asked me to keep it moving. I refused because I honestly didn't know where to move to. She guided me where to stand so I don't block the path. You could imagine there were several others like me.
I finally figured it out, checked the sings, and kept walking. I did ask the staff member if there were merch booth on either side of the stadium.
Aside from people who were walking slow as they were taking pictures, getting giveaways or just plain slow, no other hold up.
I spotted my entrance. I decided to go around several times just because I wanted to observe some things. When I finally decided to enter the venue, there was no queue. There were a lot of gates, and I mean A LOT, and each gate had at least two staff members. I was asked to stand and look at the camera. It scanned my face, I entered. That was it.
For those who opted out of queue, there were lines but shorter because of the amount of gates open to scan their tickets and check IDs.
Once inside, I asked the staff if they have meds for headache (just to test). I was provided with one and asked if I needed more help. I tried the restrooms. I tried going into another section. I tried standing where I wasn't supposed to, just to test the system.
Staff was fast to warn me but polite. I was attended to. All my questions were answered promptly.
Sometimes, some ARMYs were "too helpful". I wanted to test some more things but ARMYs would help me out before I could get to the staff.
After the concert, we were asked to stay seated until it was our section's turn to exit. ARMYs are disciplined. We did as we were told. Some started collecting trash. We left the area spotless.
We were seated for probably another 10 - 15 mins.
Going out was even better because I paid for a bus service to take me back to Seoul. They gave me clear instructions where to go.
Once outside, I asked a staff member, and there were many of them, for the landmark I was given. They gave me instructions how to get there. It was a 10-min walk.
Since the exit was done by section, there wasn't a crowd rush. My personal space wasn't invaded that much.
However, I did try the train once. We were actually discouraged from taking the subway because the queue was long. I still tried for the heck of it. The line was long but THERE WAS A LINE and it was moving. No one was cutting the line, no one fought.
There were employees there just to make sure everything is orderly, and we were. So, they really didn't do much except stop people from getting in the train when it gets full.
I was in both Gwanghwamun and Goyang. I documented a good amount of all these and live streamed some.
From Red Bullet Club Nokia to Arirang Allegiant, NEVER experienced anything remotely close to what people have described happened in Busan.