Gwanghwamun Square (광화문광장) filming location
📍 서울 종로구 세종대로 172 · Variety show · Coordinates 37.57250, 126.97690
Gwanghwamun Square (광화문광장) is located at 서울 종로구 세종대로 172, where The King: Eternal Monarch, City Hunter, An Efficient Encounter of Unmarried Men and Women and 26 more was filmed. K-Drama and K-Pop fans visiting Korea can stand right where the scenes were shot. Below you will find the works filmed here with scene notes, plus the exact position and directions to plan your visit.
29 works filmed here
- The King: Eternal Monarch · Drama
Plaza scene
- City Hunter · Drama
In Episode 1, Lee Yoon-sung (Lee Min-ho) arrives in Seoul and stops by here, while Kim Na-na (Park Min-young) hands out flyers just a few meters away.
- An Efficient Encounter of Unmarried Men and Women · Drama
Plaza scene filming location
- Pro Bono · Drama
Plaza scene
- Polaris · Drama
Plaza scene
- The Unjust · Film
The heart of Seoul that unfolds at the start of The Unjust
- Bloody Flower · Drama
Plaza scene filming location
- Today's Sold Out · Drama
Plaza scene backdrop
- IRIS · Drama
In episode 17, Kim Hyun-joon (Lee Byung-hun) and Kim Sun-hwa (Kim So-yeon) come to Gwanghwamun Square to find the bomb that terrorists planted here.
- izna Fan Spots · Variety show
광복80년 국민주권대축제
- Your Brilliant Season · Drama
Plaza scene filming location
- Blood Free · Drama
Plaza scene
- Live Up to Your Name · Drama
This is depicted as the backdrop in Episode 1 when, after time travel, he discovers the remains of his clinic Haeminseo.
- One Spring Night · Drama
In the finale Ep.32 (Ep.16), Lee Jeong-in (Han Ji-min), Yoo Ji-ho (Jung Hae-in), and their son Yoo Eun-woo (Hi-an) pass by this place on their way home after meeting Jeong-in's family
- Love in the Moonlight · Drama
This was filmed as Crown Prince Hyomyeong (Park Bo-gum) doing a bombastic dance in the first teaser
- The Devil Judge · Drama
In Episode 1, the Gwanghwamun Riot is said to have taken place in this square.
- The Great Show · Drama
In Episode 1, Seung-heon makes a public apology near this statue as a son who failed to be filial to his late father.
- Queen In-hyun's Man · Drama
Plaza scene
- The Last Empress · Drama
Na Wang-sik (Choi Jin-hyuk) is calling Min Yu-ra (Lee Elijah) from a nearby public phone booth.
- A Piece of Your Mind · Drama
In episode 4, the bus that Han Seo-woo (Chae Soo-bin) and Moon Ha-won (Jung Hae-in) ride passes through the square, with this illuminated statue seen in the background.
- Live · Drama
The very first rally location that appears at the start of episode 1 of 'Live'
- Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 · Drama
A scene set in 1938.
- HEARTBEAT · Music video
Plaza scene
- My Mister · Drama
Plaza scene
- My Perfect Secretary · Drama
Plaza scene
- Our Movie · Drama
Plaza scene
- Gangnam B-Side · Drama
Plaza scene
- Twelve Nights · Drama
Plaza scene
- Memories of the Alhambra · Drama
Large-scale scene