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K-Drama Filming Locations in Seoul: A Set Is Not a Street

Korean drama filming locations in Seoul you can visit in 2026: Itaewon Class, Goblin, Lovely Runner and Vincenzo spots, SOUL SPOT plaques, hours and etiquette.

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Short answer
The Korean drama filming locations in Seoul that you can simply walk into are public places: the Noksapyeong Overpass and Baekbeom Plaza from Itaewon Class, the Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway, Seoullo 7017 from Vincenzo, Jonggak Station from Squid Game Season 2, and the city parks and bridges that Seoul marks as SOUL SPOT.1, 2, 4, 11, 12
Places that look public on screen are often a working restaurant, a guesthouse, a campus, a closed hall or a private home, so check the current status of each one before you build a day around it.5, 6, 8
Bukchon's red zone, the lanes of Bukchon-ro 11-gil, admits tourists only between 10:00 and 17:00, and sightseeing there at other times risks a 100,000 won fine.17, 18

On screen, a lane is empty, the light is perfect and nobody lives behind the wall. In real life the lane has a gas meter, a recycling pile and a neighbor who has heard every tourist say the same line. This guide sorts the spots you can visit from the ones you can only look at. It relies on official tourism and city pages plus Korean news reports, and it does not report a Peep Korea visit to any location.

Below: which drama spots are open, what Seoul's SOUL SPOT plaques are, the Itaewon Class, Goblin, Lovely Runner, Vincenzo and Reborn Rich spots, how to find a location yourself, etiquette for lived-in neighborhoods, a side-by-side table and 20 short FAQ answers.

Updated November 2026. Drama links, addresses, hours and access rules checked 12 November 2026 against Visit Seoul, the SOUL SPOT site run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, VISITKOREA (Korea Tourism Organization), the Seoul Museum of History, Seoul Hanok, Yonhap and The Korea Times. Several drama pages are years old; where that matters, the date is given.

Quick answer

  • Free and public: the Noksapyeong Overpass (Noksapyeong Station Exit 3), Baekbeom Plaza in Namsan Park (Hoehyeon Station Exit 4) and Seoullo 7017, which Visit Seoul lists as open 24 hours, year round, free.6, 13
  • Look for the plaque: SOUL SPOT markers carry a clapperboard logo and a QR code for an AI audio guide in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese.1, 3
  • Open, but someone works there: Seoul Bam, the restaurant on the site of Danbam from Itaewon Class, and G Guesthouse from the same drama are businesses, so go as a customer or guest.5, 7
  • Closed or private: Visit Seoul says Unhyeongung's Yanggwan Hall, the Goblin house, is now closed, and the former President Yun Posun residence beside a Goblin scene is not open to the public.8
  • Lived-in lanes: Bukchon spots such as Bokjeong Well (Lovely Runner) sit near the red zone, so arrive after 10:00, leave before 17:00 and keep your voice down.2, 17, 19

Which K-drama filming locations in Seoul can you actually visit?

Start with places that were public before the camera came: overpasses, parks, palace walls, plazas, subway stations and riverside paths. Visit Seoul's SOUL SPOT feature names Cheonggye Plaza and Cheonggyecheon Stream (Marry My Husband), Seokchon Lake (Crash Course in Romance), DDP plus Seungyo Bridge facing Sewoon Shopping Center (Vincenzo), and the Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway (Reborn Rich).1

The second group is open with conditions. The Korean Stone Art Museum, a Queen of Tears location, and the Baek In-je House from Reborn Rich are heritage or museum sites with their own hours.1, 14 Restaurants and guesthouses that played fictional businesses still run as real ones.5, 7

The third group is the reason this guide exists. Some places on drama maps are closed, private, or a building where people sleep, study or receive hospital care. Those you see from the street, if at all.

Q. Is every place in a drama a real place? No. VISITKOREA notes that the Danbam food stall in Itaewon Class was a lamb skewer restaurant dressed for the series.5 A location can be real while the business on screen is fiction.

What is SOUL SPOT in Seoul?

SOUL SPOT is the Seoul Metropolitan Government's set of marked K-content locations from dramas, films and K-pop. The plaques use a clapperboard design, and scanning the QR code opens an AI docent in four languages. Each spot also has a photo zone built in a vertical or horizontal frame.1, 3

Visit Seoul's 2024 launch feature said the network would grow to 30 spots by the end of that year.1 The live SOUL SPOT list read on 12 November 2026 includes these drama entries:2

  • Jonggak Station, Line 1: Squid Game Season 2, where Gi-hun searches for the man with the ddakji game.
  • Gyeongui Line Forest Park, Yeonnam-dong section: Daily Dose of Sunshine, a staff dinner scene.
  • Yeouido Park: Melo Movie.
  • Naksan Park: Doona!
  • Korea House: The Whirlwind, political meetings and banquets.
  • University of Seoul: The Glory.
  • Hyoja-ro, the road along Gyeongbokgung's western wall: When Life Gives You Tangerines.
  • Yeouido Hangang Park: A Time Called You, a cup noodle scene by the river.
  • Jeongdong-gil: the final scene of Gyeongseong Creature Season 2.
  • Yeouldari Bridge on Seongbukcheon Stream and Bokjeong Well in Bukchon: Lovely Runner.
  • Noksapyeong Overpass and Baekbeom Square in Namsan Park: Itaewon Class.

The same list places Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital as the main setting for The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call.2 That building is a working hospital. Peep advice: treat it as a name on a list, not a stop on a photo walk.

Q. Is there a stamp tour? Not a year-round one that we could confirm. Visit Seoul's 2024 feature mentioned collecting stamps, but the current SOUL SPOT pages read on 12 November 2026 describe plaques, photo zones and the AI docent.1, 2

Where was Itaewon Class filmed, and can you go there?

Mostly in Itaewon and on the slope up to Namsan, and much of it is free.4, 6 VISITKOREA lists the drama's Seoul spots as Danbam, the guesthouse where the two leads first meet, the angel wings mural, the Noksapyeong Overpass, Itaewon Children's Park and Baekbeom Plaza in Namsan Park.4, 5

The Noksapyeong Overpass is a pedestrian bridge. VISITKOREA calls it the location seen most often after Danbam, with N Seoul Tower in view at night, and Visit Seoul places it across the crosswalk from Noksapyeong Station Exit 3 on Line 6.4, 6 The final-episode kiss was shot along the road from the Namsan Park entrance on the Sungnyemun side to Baekbeom Plaza, a 5-minute walk from Hoehyeon Station Exit 4 on Line 4.4, 6

Danbam is now a restaurant. VISITKOREA says it trades as Tanbam but appears as "Seoul Bam" on online maps, and its two pages give different evening hours, one with a weekly closing day that changes.5, 7 Check the map listing on the day.

The G Guesthouse building played the "Bogwang Gosiwon".5 A Visit Seoul page last edited in 2023 said anyone could visit its rooftop.6 Peep advice: this is a working guesthouse, so ask at reception before heading upstairs.

For the rest of the neighborhood, from Itaewon's food streets to Haebangchon, see our Itaewon, Seongsu and Hongdae neighborhood guide. The tower behind the overpass has its own page: Namsan tower and riverside guide.

Q. When is the overpass shot easiest? After dark, according to both tourism pages, because the tower and street lights sit in the frame.4, 6 It is a public walkway, so keep moving when people need to cross.

Where was Goblin filmed in Seoul?

Visit Seoul's Goblin course has three Seoul stops: Ilgamho Lake at Konkuk University, Yanggwan Hall inside Unhyeongung, and the stone-walled lanes near the former residence of President Yun Posun.8 Goblin first aired on 2 December 2016, according to a Visit Seoul travel feature.20

Ilgamho Lake is where the heroine meets her first love in the drama. Visit Seoul says it sits inside Konkuk University's Seoul campus and welcomes the public year round.8 The city describes it as a 66,000 square meter artificial lake that residents use as a local park.10 Konkuk Univ. Station Exits 3 and 4 serve the campus.11 Peep advice: students are working there, so stay on the paths and keep tripods out of the way.

Yanggwan Hall is the Goblin's house on screen, and the clearest case of a set you cannot enter. Visit Seoul says the hall is now closed.8 Unhyeongung itself is open and free, closed on Mondays, with Visit Seoul listing evening opening on five days a week until 29 November 2026.9 You can walk through the royal residence; you cannot walk into the drama's living room.

The Yun Posun lanes carry the stone-wall scene where the two leads talk after a ghost gives the heroine lottery numbers. Filming happened close to the residence, which Visit Seoul says is not open to the public.8 The wall is part of a street. The house behind it is not part of your trip.

Q. Is Unhyeongung a palace or a house? Both, in a way. Visit Seoul calls it one of Seoul's smaller palaces and the former private residence of the prince regent Heungseon Daewongun, where young Gojong lived before taking the throne.9 It is 103 meters from Anguk Station Exit 4.9

Where are the Lovely Runner filming locations in Seoul?

The SOUL SPOT list names two: Yeouldari Bridge on Seongbukcheon Stream, where the heroine presses the watch button to travel back in time, and Bokjeong Well in Bukchon Hanok Village, where she dresses up as a monk to frighten him.2

The bridge is a small arched wooden footbridge, and the SOUL SPOT text says locals use the trail and its exercise equipment.2 It is a neighborhood stream walk, not a staged photo deck.

Bokjeong Well comes with a warning on the SOUL SPOT page itself: it sits near Bukchon's red zone, where tourist visits are restricted between 17:00 and 10:00 the following morning.2 SOUL SPOT says soldiers once padlocked the well for royal use, opening it to the public one day a year.2

Q. Can I visit Bokjeong Well after dinner? Plan for daytime instead. The red zone rules cover photos, video, lingering and wandering for tourism, and the fine is 100,000 won.18 Our Gyeongbokgung and Bukchon guide has a day plan that leaves the lanes by five.

Which Vincenzo and Reborn Rich locations can you walk to?

Most of Vincenzo's Seoul list is public. Visit Seoul's page, edited 11 August 2026, names Seoullo 7017, Sewoon Shopping Center, the Bank of Korea Money Museum and a Seongsu cafe.12

  • Seoullo 7017 is the night walk from episode 3. It is a former highway overpass turned into an elevated garden, listed as open 24 hours and free, 148 meters from Seoul Station Exit 7.12, 13
  • Sewoon Shopping Center is the real name of the drama's Geumga Plaza. On screen it is a worn arcade; Visit Seoul describes a regenerated building with restaurants, cafes and shops.12 SOUL SPOT also lists Seungyo Bridge, just outside.1
  • The Bank of Korea Money Museum stood in for the big law firm's stone building.12

Reborn Rich adds two heritage spots. The Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway is on the SOUL SPOT list for it.1 Visit Seoul's older drama feature also places a My Love from the Star walking scene here.11 In Bukchon, the Baek In-je House appeared in Reborn Rich and the film Assassination, according to The Korea Times.16

This house is a good example of a location with rules. Admission is free. Visit Seoul lists opening at 09:00, last entry at 17:30 and closing at 18:00, with Mondays off.14, 15 Without a guided tour you may only walk the grounds; tours are reserved on the city's Seoul Public Service Reservation website, with an English tour listed on Fridays at 16:00.14, 15 The Korea Times says the house is in a residential red zone and suggests going early.16

Q. Where exactly is the Baek In-je House? The Seoul Museum of History, which runs it, gives directions from Anguk Station Exit 2: walk about 500 meters toward the Constitutional Court, and the house is across from Seoul Jaedong Elementary School.15

How do you find where a K-drama scene was filmed?

Start with an official list, then confirm the place's current status. (Peep advice)

  1. Check SOUL SPOT first. The site sorts spots by drama, film or K-pop and gives a short scene description for each.2
  2. Then check Visit Seoul and VISITKOREA. Both publish drama location pages with addresses and nearby stations; read the edit date near the title.4, 6, 12
  3. Search the Korean place name with 촬영지 (filming location) on a Korean map app. A Korean name is more precise than a romanized one. (Peep advice)
  4. Confirm hours on the place's own page. Drama pages age fast. VISITKOREA's own column, last updated April 2022, warns that details may have changed.7
  5. If you need help in English, VISITKOREA lists the 1330 travel helpline at +82-2-1330.7

Seoul's open data portal also has a Korean-language dataset of drama, film and advertising locations, but its title marks it as 2015 data.21 Use it for history, not for opening hours.

Q. Why does the same spot have two addresses? Pages describe different points of the same place. Visit Seoul gives a street address for the Noksapyeong Overpass, while VISITKOREA describes the pedestrian bridge in front of an Itaewon Elementary School building.4, 6 Follow the station exit, then look for the bridge.

Which "Seoul" drama scenes were filmed outside Seoul?

More than you might expect. VISITKOREA says many scenes of Our Beloved Summer were filmed in Haenggung-dong in Suwon, including the lead's white-walled house, which was once a cafe and is now for viewing only.7 The same page puts Crash Landing on You locations in Chungju and on Jeju.7

If a scene you love turns out to be outside the city, the day-trip planner has the trains and timing. Nami Island has its own page, Nami Island day trip, so this guide stays inside Seoul.

What is the etiquette for visiting filming locations in residential areas?

Act like a guest on someone's street. Seoul Hanok, the city's hanok heritage site, asks visitors to keep to visiting hours (10:00 to before sunset), avoid photographing private spaces without consent, not photograph through open doors or over walls into yards, speak quietly and skip loudspeakers and microphones, and take litter with them.19

In Bukchon's red zone the rule comes with fines. The city says the zone covers about 34,000 square meters around Bukchon-ro 11-gil, with tourist visits restricted from 17:00 to 10:00.17 Since 1 March 2025, Jongno District has fined tourism visits outside those hours 100,000 won. Registered residents, their families and acquaintances, store customers, guests of lodgings in the zone and people passing through without sightseeing are exempt.18

A short list for any drama lane (Peep advice):

  • Do not knock, ring or wait at a door because a character lived there on screen.
  • Leave the scene re-enactment for public plazas. A narrow lane is someone's route home.
  • Keep the lane open. Step to the wall for scooters, deliveries and older residents.
  • Use a small camera kit. Tripods and ring lights take up shared space, and Seoul Hanok asks visitors not to use loudspeakers or microphones in the alleys.19
  • Never treat a school, campus building or hospital as a set. Grounds may be open; classrooms and wards are not.
Stone stairs climbing between hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul, with tiled eaves on both sides, a leafy shrub on the left and a bicycle at the foot of the steps
Lived-in lanes like this Bukchon stairway are someone's front step, not a backdrop. Photos: Yena Kwon (cover) and Huy Phan (this image), via Pexels under the Pexels License, cropped. These are stock photos, not drama locations and not taken on a Peep visit.

What should you do if you walk into a drama shoot?

Wait, and follow the crew's instructions. (Peep advice) If you come across a shoot on a public street, staff may ask you to pause or walk around the frame. Do not film the actors, call out or follow the unit to its next setup. If a street is closed for a scene, go back later.

Q. Can I take photos of actors on set? Peep advice: put the camera down. A working set is a workplace, and the crew decides what can be filmed there. Photograph the location once the shoot has left.

Are K-drama filming locations in Seoul free?

Many are. Seoullo 7017, Unhyeongung and the Baek In-je House are listed as free, and the overpasses, plazas, stations, parks and bridges on the SOUL SPOT list are public spaces.2, 9, 13, 14 You pay where a business is involved: a meal at Seoul Bam, a night at G Guesthouse, a drink at a drama cafe or any paid exhibition.5, 12

For getting between spots, cards and transfers are explained in our getting-around guide.

Which K-drama locations in Seoul suit your day?

Location Drama Area and station Access and cost notes
Noksapyeong Overpass Itaewon Class Itaewon; Noksapyeong Station Exit 3, Line 66 Public footbridge; night view of N Seoul Tower4
Namsan Park, Baekbeom Plaza Itaewon Class Hoehyeon Station Exit 4, Line 4, about 5 min6 Public park4
Seoul Bam (Danbam) Itaewon Class Noksapyeong-daero 40-gil, Itaewon5 Working restaurant; evening hours vary by page5, 7
Ilgamho Lake Goblin Konkuk University; Konkuk Univ. Exits 3 and 411 Open to the public on a working campus8, 10
Unhyeongung Goblin (Yanggwan Hall) Anguk Station Exit 4, 103 m9 Free; closed Mondays; Yanggwan Hall closed8, 9
Seoullo 7017 Vincenzo Seoul Station Exit 7, 148 m13 Free; open 24 hours13
Sewoon Shopping Center Vincenzo Central Seoul; Seungyo Bridge in front1 Working shopping building12
Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway Reborn Rich; My Love from the Star Near City Hall Station11 Public walkway1, 11
Baek In-je House Reborn Rich Bukchon; Anguk Station Exit 2, about 500 m15 Free grounds; interior by guided tour; closed Mondays14, 15
Bokjeong Well Lovely Runner Bukchon2 Near the red zone, which admits tourists 10:00 to 17:002, 17
Yeouldari Bridge Lovely Runner Seongbukcheon Stream2 Neighborhood footbridge2
Jonggak Station Squid Game Season 2 Line 12 Working subway station2
Hyoja-ro When Life Gives You Tangerines West wall of Gyeongbokgung2 Public road and sidewalk2

Last checked 12 November 2026 against the cited Visit Seoul, SOUL SPOT, VISITKOREA and Seoul Museum of History pages. Hours and business status change; confirm on the day.

How do you plan a K-drama walk without crossing the city twice?

Group spots by district, not by drama. (Peep advice) Three clusters work with the sources above:

  • Itaewon to Namsan: Noksapyeong Overpass, Itaewon Children's Park and Baekbeom Plaza, with dinner at Seoul Bam if it is open.4, 5, 6
  • Jongno and Bukchon: Unhyeongung, the Baek In-je House and Bokjeong Well before 17:00, then Hyoja-ro along the palace wall.2, 9, 14
  • City Hall to Seoul Station: the Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway, Jeongdong-gil and Seoullo 7017 after dark.2, 11, 13

If you are planning around a K-pop show or a concert, keep that on a separate day; our K-pop concert tickets guide covers ticketing.

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