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

- By Yujin (https://superchart.com/en/@weekend-city-list/)
- Written Sep 7, 2026
- Updated Sep 13, 2026
- Local places › Things to do › Jongno, Seoul
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@weekend-city-list/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@weekend-city-list/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/index.md)

## In short

Nine Theater is a small theater in Jongno, Seoul, staging the adults-only comedy play Suspicious PT Shop. The gym-set comedy was far bolder than expected, and the spacious photo zone is best enjoyed before the show. Verdict: an unforgettable pick for longtime couples or close friends.

## Good to know

- **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
- **Closed**: No performances every Tuesday and Wednesday
- **Age rating**: No entry for those under 19
- **Running time**: 80 minutes
- **Box office**: Opens 1 hour before the performance; first-come, first-served assigned seating

*as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026*

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-01-1j0yr-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-02-14i1z-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-03-yn7ya-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-04-1fcb9-900.webp)

- 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

![Directions to Nine Theater in Hyehwa](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-05-11fof-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-06-1em1v-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-07-1n02x-900.webp)

![Interior walkway in Nine Theater’s small theater](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-08-l0xir-900.webp)

![Way to the Suspicious PT Shop ticket booth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-09-1k0q7-900.webp)

![Area around the Nine Theater small-theater entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-10-113xs-900.webp)

## Why I recommend taking photo-zone pictures before the show

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-11-yaibl-900.webp)

![Photo zone before watching Suspicious PT Shop](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-12-v2720-900.webp)

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.

![Suspicious PT Shop photo-taking area](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-13-lqffj-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-14-gi3db-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-15-14hd3-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-16-d5aor-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-17-fvvlu-900.webp)

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](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater/hyehwa-adult-play-photozone-nine-theater-18-1v0kh-1200.webp)

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.

## Where it is

- Nine Theater (나인 씨어터) (나인 씨어터)
- 30 Daehak-ro 8ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 종로구 대학로8가길 30)
- 서울특별시 종로구 대학로8가길 30
- 37.5822797, 127.0025657
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%94%A8%EC%96%B4%ED%84%B0/@37.5822797,127.0025657,17z

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