Jongno theater with a pre-show photo zone: Nine Theater

I've seen quite a few plays in Daehangno, but this time the genre was genuinely different.... I went to see the currently hot adults-only Daehangno play <Suspicious PT Shop>!

Guide to the Daehangno adults-only play Suspicious PT Shop

It is a 19+ show with a comic story set in a PT gym, plus truly... really... for-real bold... bold? Even beyond bold hahaha staging for adult audiences..!!!!

Image related to the 19+ Suspicious PT Shop performance

It was much more explicit than I expected, so I was honestly flustered hahaha. Recommended if you are looking for something different or want to see a really explicit adults-only play! But! If you are in the talking stage or have only just started dating, it could get awkward....!!!!

Image about who should see Suspicious PT Shop

Go see it with a couple you are comfortable enough with not to feel embarrassed around, a longtime partner, or a spouse! Going with same-sex friends is okay too!!

Nine Theater’s Suspicious PT Shop location and September showtimes

Nine Theater Suspicious PT Shop performance information

Address: 30 Daehak-ro 8ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울 종로구 대학로8가길 30 나인씨어터)
September showtimes: Mon, Thu, Fri 19:00 / Sat and public holidays 15:00, 18:00 / Sun 15:00, 18:00 every other week
No performances every Tuesday and Wednesday
No entry for those under 19
Running time: 80 minutes
The box office opens 1 hour before the show; assigned seating is first come, first served

It is in Hyehwa, the holy ground of theater! The show is running in Nine Theater’s small theater. There is a Suspicious PT Shop standee right at the entrance, so it is easy to find, then just head downstairs!

Suspicious PT Shop standee and theater entrance

The ticket box opens an hour before the show, so we went to match the time! I think we arrived about 55 minutes early? We ended up in the third row!

Area around the Nine Theater ticket booth

Interior walkway in Nine Theater’s small theater

Way to the Suspicious PT Shop ticket booth

Area around the Nine Theater small-theater entrance

From the entrance, down the stairs, and all the way to the ticket booth, the small theater space was way bigger than I expected?! They had decorated it as a huge photo zone!

Spacious performance photo zone at Nine Theater

Photo zone before watching Suspicious PT Shop

After seeing Suspicious PT Shop, you might be too shocked to take photos later, like ahh.. so I recommend taking your photo-zone pictures nice and early haha.

Everyone has time after getting their tickets and before entry, so there was nobody there and we could take photos comfortably!

Waiting area before entering the performance

There were couples, groups of men or women friends, and people seeing it alone, but one thing is certain: nobody under 19 can enter.. hahaha. If you happen to look young, be sure to bring your ID too.

What kind of play is Suspicious PT Shop?

<Suspicious PT Shop> is, just like the title says, a story centered on a PT gym! It combines the familiar subject of working out with comedy and 19+ elements!

Adults-only comedy performance image with a PT gym theme

It is not a play where the story is the most important thing, but that does not mean the plot suddenly races ahead or makes no sense—it is well put together! The bold performances kept escalating.. I thought, surely this is the end, then huh? What? Excuse me? It ended with me completely flustered hahahahaha.

As you would expect from the team behind Suspicious Beauty Salon, the hit that sparked the adult-play craze in Daehangno, its follow-up Suspicious PT Shop is really.. really exceptionally explicit...! The adult actors’ boundary-pushing, realistic performances had me saying nothing but, wow.. is this okay? Can they really do this...? hahahahahahaha

Image related to the bold staging of Suspicious PT Shop

Is it just a few adult jokes in the dialogue? No.. Is it merely the kind of thing that suggests a slightly naughty vibe? Not even close..

Image related to a scene from Suspicious PT Shop

At first, we were like, ah~ so this is what comes with an adult play, laughing out loud and watching it lightly, but then huh? Huhhh? Once you see it, you will never forget it, seriously. If you are in the talking stage... um.... come after you have been dating for about a year hahaha.

Personally, the gym director had seriously amazing muscles. They do not stand out in the photo because of the lighting, but they were so impressive and beautifully defined—wow, wow..

Actor playing the gym director in Suspicious PT Shop

With this kind of show, if the actors are even a little embarrassed or restrained, the audience gets awkward too, but in Suspicious PT Shop, the actors’ energy hahahahaha—their professionalism is like they do not care about the audience at all...!!!!!

At first I thought, hmm, it will probably just be a little naughty, but every review said it was seriously more intense than expected, so I wondered how much more intense? Then it was like... they can do this? hahahahaha. Suspicious PT Shop was genuinely more explicit in person than I expected, so I was flustered. But the play itself was really fun! If you want to see an adults-only play for a Seoul date, it will be an unforgettable experience hahaha.