massage and spas in Seoul

[musclvr]

Does anyone have experiences and/or recommendations for massage and spas in Seoul, South Korea? I will be there in a couple of months, if geo-political conditions allow. I am looking for a sensual/erotic massage (rather than an escort experience) from a reasonably-trained muscular young-ish Korean guy in a clean facility. I have looked at the websites of several spas listed in the Seoul section on utopia-asia and some of the guys pictured look too good to be true, with obvious photoshopping in some cases.

 

For background, I have had a couple of great experiences at Taiyo spa in Osaka, my first being with a hot, enthusiastic bodybuilder from Busan, South Korea and the second with a very toned Japanese guy. I have had varied experiences in Hong Kong and Bangkok. I've been to Seoul a couple of times on business but never had the time to venture out to a spa.

 

A couple of times I was in Seoul on a business with a pu#*%-hound of a straight man who sang the praises of his experiences with female masseuses in Seoul. I'm wondering if there are male equivalents with the body-type that I am looking for. Or a repeat-type session with the Korean bodybuilder in Osaka.

[bobbibee]

Hi there

Any luck with your trip?

I will be visiting Seoul next week and looking for a similar experience.

Hot massage with a muscle guy.....

Any tips?

[musclvr]

I'm going in just under two weeks. I have been doing online research but there is not a lot of information from which to make an educated choice. I have even gone to rentmen, craigslist, adam4adam and haven't found much.

 

The travelgayasia.com website has OK information with reviews that do include negatives. Octagon looks interesting. But I may just pass and indulge in the sensuality of good Korean food. Between the caveat emptor of pictures not looking like the masseur and my aversion to cigarette smells coupled with the high incidence of smokers in Asia, I might be disappointed by the experience. I can get my beefy Asian experience here in the US.

 

But if you're going to be blazing a trail into Seoul a week earlier than me, please do post about your experience and recommendations. It would be nice to keep this thread active over time.

[musclvr]

Reporting on my experience in Seoul for this super-popular () discussion, I opted to go to Octagon.

 

http://www.octagonmsg.com/

 

The experience was exceeded my expectations. My "fighter" was Iron Man. He looked exactly like his picture on the website. While in the reception area, I saw four of the other masseurs and they looked like their online pictures too, ranging from muscular to very toned/swimmer's build. Some very handsome. The facilities were clean and located in large apartment in a residential building (kind of weird). Iron Man was tall, very muscular (verging on bodybuilder), very clean, and had a sweet smile and boyish face. Naturally smooth. His massage and other skills were good. He engaged and seemed to be enjoying himself as well.

 

In the confirmatory email, they had revealed rates for time and activities. From another customer I learned that the rate does not equal time and that activity together. If the activity happens even in a shorter session time, you pay the higher rate. My session had no surprises.

 

Communications to set-up and confirm the appointment were challenging. I don't think they check email or the chat line on their website regularly. I ended up calling and speaking with the manager who spoke English reasonably well (and infinitely better than my Korean). I picked out my "fighter" from the ones who would be on duty the next day. Late that night, the manager emailed to tell me that the fighter I had chosen was not available because he already had an appointment but my next back-up (Iron Man) and two other guys were available. I emailed to confirm the next morning after they opened but got no response. Mysteriously, the same phone number didn't work the next day to confirm the appointment. I downloaded and set-up the wechat app and finally connected. Then after meeting in the neighbor, the assistant manager on duty told me that Iron Man was only available for a one-hour session rather than the two-hours that I had requested. That turned out to be sufficient for what I was looking for. I recommend installing the wechat app before setting up an appointment with any outfit in Seoul.

 

Overall, Seoul north of the Han River was great. Seoul south of the Han River (Gangnam neighborhood et al.) was boring. Seoul is still relatively inexpensive for a huge city. Getting around was easy. The subway is efficient and clean, and navigable once you figure out the ticket machines. Taxis are plentiful, clean and relatively cheap. The variety of Korean food was much more than what I've had here in the US. The people are friendly and there is a nice frequency of cute and handsome men. (I did not go out to any bars as I spent the evenings enjoying the food, beer and other fermented beverages.) There were seemingly fewer Caucasian tourists than in other big cities in Asia (and few international tourists in general), probably thanks to North Korean/US tensions. Fascinating history of the country.

[NYMassageAddict]

Thanks for the update. When I visited, I hired a guy from Craigslist and he did come to my hotel. Did a nice job but I was tempted to try one of the large spas. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough time. Though it seems our types are different. I go for the slim think type instead of muscular.

[bobbibee]

went to a couple of jimjimbangs and had table scrubs. may be its the time I went but I did not have much luck.

[musclvr]

Thanks for the update. When I visited, I hired a guy from Craigslist and he did come to my hotel. Did a nice job but I was tempted to try one of the large spas. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough time. Though it seems our types are different. I go for the slim think type instead of muscular.

 

Some of the massage places seemed to advertise exclusively the slim, twinky type.

 

Seoul seemed to be full of the slim, twinky types. Seoul, north of the Han River, and near the university district seemed to have a higher frequency of cute guys than south of the river. Nice butts and legs must be genetically-inclined, like Germans in Europe.

[musclvr]

I went to a couple of jimjimbangs and had table scrubs. may be its the time I went but I did not have much luck.

 

It seems like the jimjimbangs are more for more legit therapeutic purposes, unless you went to an exclusively gay one.