K-pop · for K-pop fans traveling to see where their bias has been
Fanspot is a map for K-pop fans who want to find the restaurant their bias walked into and the birthday cafe that is open this week. Type an artist name and the pins other fans left spread across the map. A fan spot is a permanent pin with the etiquette shot taken at the table; a birthday cafe is a pin that only stays while the event is running. Browsing the whole map takes no account at all.
The map opens on a search bar that reads Search artists and places. Under it sit four chips: All, a heart for the artists you follow, Spots, and Birthday cafes. Pins are round photo thumbnails on a red marker. A plus button in the corner adds a new pin.
As you type, a panel splits into Artists and Places. Pick the artist and the map keeps only pins tagged with that name. Tags are created by fans and converge through autocomplete, so there is no fixed artist database.
A sheet slides up from the bottom with the artist's name, a Spots list of permanent pins, and a Past events list for birthday cafes that already ended, with their date ranges. Tap a row and the map moves to that pin.
A fan spot is a restaurant or cafe your bias actually visited. The fan who was there leaves the etiquette shot they took at the table, the photo of a photocard next to the food that fans post as proof of the visit, plus a line about it. Nothing about a fan spot expires, so the pin is in the same place whenever you come back.
A birthday cafe is different. Fans or fan clubs rent a cafe for a few days to celebrate an idol's birthday, with cup holders and freebies for anyone who visits. Its pin carries the start and end dates and what is on offer, and once the last day passes it leaves the map quietly. Search still finds the ones that already wrapped, listed under Past events with their dates.
The core trip Fanspot is built around is a fan flying in for a concert with a few free days. That person should not meet a signup screen first. Open the map, look up the artist, and read every pin, every photo, and every note without registering. Directions hand off to whichever maps app is already on your home screen.
Sign-in is only asked for at the two moments that need it: registering a pin, and following an artist.
Follow artists and the heart filter keeps only their pins on the map. Their upcoming birthday cafes stack up by date on one screen, so you do not have to search each group in turn. When a new cafe is registered for an artist you follow, a notification reaches you.
Register a birthday cafe with its dates, venue, and artist tag, and the app builds a share card: one image with everything a visitor needs. You post it yourself, wherever you post. Fans who see the card can open the map and walk to your door.
There is no route planner, no reviews or star ratings, and no leaderboard or badge for whoever registered first. The tone is closer to telling a friend about a good restaurant than to a contest. Official artist photos are not bundled, so every image on the map was taken by a fan who stood there.
Pins keep their exact coordinates rather than a blurred circle, because these are public places you walk to. Your own position works the other way: it moves the map inside your phone and is not sent to the server. The app is free, with nothing to watch and nothing to renew.
No. Searching artists and reading every pin works without signing in. You only sign in to register a pin or follow an artist.
A spot is a place the artist visited and stays on the map permanently. A birthday cafe is a fan-run event with start and end dates, and its pin leaves the map when the event ends.
From fans. Tags are user-created and autocomplete pulls existing ones forward so spellings converge. There is no admin database of artists.
Your position is used only to move the map on your phone. It is not sent to the server. Pins themselves keep exact coordinates because they are public places.
No. Pins hold a photo and a short note only. There are no reviews, ratings, or rankings.
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