Where BTS Lived

One thing that fascinates fans is that BTS lived together for many years. And when we say they lived together, they lived in VERY close quarters. This forced them to learn how to deal with conflicts, and also led them to feel like a family.

First Dorm

Pre-debut and for about a year after debut, the seven members lived in a one-bedroom apartment, unit 302, located at 9-8, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (also find it under 17-3 Nonhyeon-dong 143-gil). There was a walk-in clothes closet as well, with a cot for their manager to sleep over if needed. The seven members shared the bedroom which was set up like a dorm with bunk beds.

At one point, it housed nine potential members, according to the song “Moving On.” This likely refers to Kim JiHoon and Park Yeong-Man, who were BTS trainees but who were cut before the band’s debut. More on them here.

BTS lived in this dorm from August 2010 to approximately late 2014. It was on the 3rd floor and was in the same block as the BigHit offices which were at 10-31 Nonhyeun-dong, Gangnam-gu (this building is no longer owned by HYBE/BigHit so its future is uncertain, but it is currently covered with ARMY and MOA (TXT fandom) graffitti).

You can see clips of their first apartment in their first Rookie King episode, and in their Bangtan Bomb of their first year anniversary / First Festa party. In the Run BTS Telepathy episode, Jin, V, Jimin, and RM meet here in the first round; j-hope goes there in the second round; and SUGA catches j-hope there in the third round.

This dorm is still a private apartment and someone actually lives there, so if you are visiting, please be respectful. If you’re going to Seoul and are interested in stopping by these places and other early Bangtan hangouts, this Reddit post is a good resource, and if you’re looking for wider places in Seoul that are BTS-themed, this is a good Twitter thread.

Second Dorm

The song Moving On refers to moving to a larger three-bedroom apartment where they were divided into roommates, located 50, Nonhyeon-ro 149-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (also find it under 5-19 Nohyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu). Jin notes in Beyond the Story that the split was Jin/Suga, JK/RM, and Hobi/V/Jimin together in the biggest bedroom. They lived on the here from late in 2014 until mid-late 2016. BTS refers to this dorm as the “Blue Dorm.”

As of February 2026, you can apparently stay overnight in this dorm as per this website, although note that the website shows lots of pictures of their First Dorm (see above) and the inside is decorated to match that apartment, while the actual address and use of the term “blue house” means the overnight stay is actually in the Second Dorm. This stay is on the third floor (apartment 3F) but I can’t find any information that confirms if this was actually the BTS floor/unit or not – probably not as all footage of their actual unit is not nearly as bright and sunny as the stay unit. It most likely matches the layout of their actual unit, though, and is in the same building, which is cool. Here’s a TikTok of someone who stayed there.

You can see this dorm during the packing madness of Bon Voyage 1; in the first episode they are given 50 minutes to grab what they can and get out the door. This would have been filmed in spring 2016. It’s also in the Run BTS Telepathy episode – Jin, V, Jimin, and RM meet up with JK here in the second round.

Third Dorm

The third dorm had two stories, with bedrooms on the upper floor and living space downstairs. They were also split into roommates here: Jin/Suga (forever roommates!), RM/V, Jimin/j-hope (also forever roommates!). Jung Kook had his own “room” which was actually a large closet, which led to him naming his studio at work for video editing “Golden Closet.” They moved here in late 2016 and lived here until December 2017.

You can see this dorm in a few different clips:

You can visit this dorm as it is now a cafe, called HyuGa Cafe and Bakery, located at 16 Nonhyeon-ro 119-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul.

Fourth Dorm

BigHit bought a condo for BTS in the luxury neighbourhood of Hannam The Hill in November 2017, and they lived there from late-2017 until they each bought their own places in 2020/2021 (Suga was the first to move out, this may have been as early as late-2019). Each member had their own bedroom, except for j-hope and Jimin who were happy to continue sharing. Technically speaking, JK and Tae shared the living room (which had temporary walls in place) and Suga’s room was a small sitting room – he used one of the closets in Jin’s room as his own.

You can see this dorm here:

  • Run BTS episode 44 – Jin gets up early to make lunch for RM and V, who have to go for a mountain hike as a punishment. The part with Jin cooking is in this dorm – filmed sometime early in 2018, likely shortly after they moved in as Jin is not very familiar with the kitchen.
  • Apparently the opening planning clip from Bon Voyage 3, Episode 1 is in this dorm (not sure about that though) – this would be summer 2018
  • Life Goes on MV (November 2020) – the bedroom scene is Jimin and j-hope’s room, and I think RM’s shot with the bike is on their balcony; the “on my pillow” version of the MV is exclusively in the HopeMin room.
  • Run BTS episode 125 – Celebrity chef Paik Jungwon guides the members (minus Suga) through cooking with K-Ham. Although several of the members no longer lived at the dorm by this time (December 2020), it was filmed there.
  • Festa 2022 dinner where they announced the end of Chapter 1 and the start of Chapter 2 – here they confirm they have now all officially moved out to their own places, and this dinner was in an otherwise-empty apartment (SOB) – this would have been filmed in late Spring 2022

Many thanks to Reddit user sunshinessomewhere for this super cool map of their Hannam Dorm, based on the real estate agent’s original posting.

Where They Live Now

Just kidding!

Even if I knew their actual addresses of their private residences, I would not share them here.

If you’re ever in Korea, please understand that their private homes are not places to stalk them or hope to catch a selfie with them or otherwise treat as tourist attractions. This is especially true of Jung Kook’s house which is at street level and has been a magnet for creepy stalker fans.

That said, they have all gone live from their individual apartment/homes from time to time so you might get a peek at their personal living space occasionally. You’ll find:

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