Here are the famous tourist attractions of Seoul where Korean drama loved. Seoul Fortress Wall, Naksan Park, known as Montmartre of Seoul and DDP designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. If you are exhausted from busy travel itinerary, they are nice places to stop by and rest.
Tour course: Naksan Park and Seoul Fortress Wall – Ihwa Mural Village – Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
Course 1 Draw the whole view of Seoul – Naksan Park and Seoul Fortress Wall
Seoul Fortress Wall that stretches from Naksan Park is one of the famous filming locations. A lot of dramas were being filmed here such as <The King 2 Hearts(MBC, 2012)>, <Feast of the Gods(MBC, 2012)>, <Ugly Alert(SBS, 2013)>, <The Inheritors(SBS, 2013)> by leading actors Min-ho Lee and Shin-hye Park and <My Lovely Girl(SBS, 2014)>. Especially, Se-na Yoon’s (Chrystal Jung from f(x)) house from the drama My Lovely Girl was in this area. Seoul Fortress Wall has a dazzling night view of Seoul and a clear view in daytime. Naksan Park has some gentle slopes, you might want to wear comfy shoes.
Course 2 Romantic Seoul alley – Iwha Mural Village
If you start seeing murals after go down with the Naksan Fortress, you are in the Iwha Mural Village. Ewha Mural Village has made by Seoul artists who just wanted to give a little gift to residents by drawing murals, and it became popular since many dramas and TV shows used it as a filming location.
The drama <A Girl Who Sees The Smell (SBS, 2015)> that portrays the romance between a ordinary man, Moo-gak and Cho-rim who has supernatural power, also filmed in Iwha Mural Village. Cho-rim’s house was from the ‘Gallery Gaebbul’ and ‘Stairs of Fish’, ‘508shop’ from Iwha Mural Village were in the drama too.
Romantic drama <Fall In Love With Purity (JTBC, 2015)> with the story that a bloodless fellow Min-ho (Kyoung-ho Jung) falls in love with Sun-jung (So-yun Kim)
after his new heart from heart surgery, was also filmed in Iwha Mural Village because the main character lives there. Especially, the kiss scene at the last episode was from ‘Stairs of Flower’.
There is a famous photo shooting spot ‘Underpass’ at the end of Iwha Mural Village. A recent hit drama’s <She Was Pretty (MBC, 2015)> two main characters childhood was filmed in here
Course 3 DDP with dynamics of Dongdaemun Market
If you enjoyed the past and present of Seoul, it’s time to take a look at the future of Seoul. Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) has future-oriented design with dynamics of Dongdaemun Market from a world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. DDP opened on March, 2013 and 20mins away from Iwha Mural Village. The New York Times recently ranked DDP in ’52 places you must go in 2015′. <My Love From Another Star (SBS, 2013)>, <The Producer (KBS, 2015)> and <She Was Pretty (MBC, 2015)> was filmed here.
LED Rose Garden is a specialty of DDP and a popular date site for couples. The surprise kiss scene from <She Was Pretty (MBC, 2015)> between Ha-ri Min (Jun-hee Ko) and Sung-jun Ji (Seo-jun Park) and the scene that Seung-chan Baek (So-hyun Kim) gives a LED rose to Ye-jin Tak (Hyo-jin Kong) from <The Producer (KBS, 2015)> was here. (Actually, the LED rose is not for sale)
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