Bored Ape Yacht Club unveils Seoul pop-up with Stonrok, selling its first in-person-only Anchor Drop

In Brief:

• On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Bored Ape Yacht Club launched its BAYC x Stonrok pop-up in Seoul’s Seongdong-gu, with doors open between 1 and 7 p.m. KST.
• On sale is the club’s third Anchor Drop, created with South Korean artist Kim Seock, known as Stonrok. It is the first Anchor Drop that can only be bought in person.
• Running until Oct. 4, the pop-up is one stop on BAYC’s second Asia trip of 2026.

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Bored Ape Yacht Club opened the doors to its BAYC x Stonrok pop-up in Seoul. The third Anchor Drop from the club is on sale there, and buyers can only get the collection in person.

Visitors will find the shop at 4 Yeonmujang 7ga-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, with opening hours of 1 to 7 p.m. KST.

In a post on X, the club wrote: “Built from the ground up. Now it’s time to open the doors.”

Five days in Seongsu

The Seoul drop was first announced by BAYC on Sept. 23. “Stonrok has spent years building a world and visual language of his own. Now, for five days in Seongsu, that world collides with ours,” the club said at the time.

The pop-up stays open until Oct. 4. People can drop in to meet the club, find out more about it and buy the collection on site. Yuga Labs CEO Michael Figge and Won Kim were at the shop greeting visitors.

The earlier two Anchor Drops were sold online, but this one breaks from that pattern. Anyone who wants it has to go to the Seoul shop during the Asia tour.

What’s in the drop

The collection is made up of a rugby shirt, a five-panel hat and two burgee flags. On every piece, the BAYC logo has been redrawn in Stonrok’s signature style. BAYC apparel basics are also on the shelves.

The two burgee flags are one-offs made by Stonrok and BAYC together. As with previous burgee flags, one is set to hang in the club’s future clubhouse, while the other will be given to a holder. Holders can enter the giveaway by signing in with a wallet and registering on the microsite at stonrok.boredapeyachtclub.com.

According to the microsite, the flag is “A limited edition item, infused with the essence of Seoul for one lucky Ape.”

The artist

Kim’s past collaborators include Nike, New Era and K-pop artist G-Dragon. His work leans on red, yellow and black, crosses laid out in grids, and a flat smiley face. Red and yellow smiley faces appear all over the pop-up.

“The same way people know the BAYC skull instantly, Stonrok’s signature marks and his colors do the work before anyone reads a label,” the club said.

Anchor Drops and the Asia push

BAYC describes Anchor Drops as an ongoing series that invites artists from different cities and scenes to show what the club looks like from their point of view. The first drop, designed by King Saladeen, went on sale June 30, 2026. Sean Wotherspoon was behind the second.

Seoul is one stop on a five-city community tour across the Asia-Pacific region, which kicked off Sept. 25. BAYC’s first visit to South Korea came earlier this year as part of a broader move into Asia.

Back then, the club said, “Korea’s BAYC community has always been strong, so we’re showing up more directly on the ground, with a BAYC OG in Seoul helping lead efforts.”

ApeFest, the club’s event, is set for Oct. 17 at Beeple Studios in Charleston, South Carolina. The Stonrok flags, however, won’t be sold there or anywhere else. One will go to a single Ape, and the other will hang on the clubhouse wall.