K-drama & film locations in Busan
Busan hosts the Busan International Film Festival and has long promoted its filming locations to visitors: in 2021 Busan City packaged them into themed routes. This page gathers 29 places from 14 titles, each labeled by how well it is sourced (how we label places).
- Confirmed
- backed by two or more official or press sources.
- Reported
- one official or press source.
- Fan-spotted
- identified by Korean fan researchers by matching scenes; not yet confirmed by official sources.
Hollywood in Busan: Black Panther
In March 2017 Marvel filmed a car chase for Black Panther across Busan. Busan City named the streets used, from Jagalchi Market to Gwangan Bridge. Full guide →
Pachinko's Busan
Sunja's home in Pachinko is Yeongdo, an island district of Busan. The Busan Film Commission says the series filmed there and at nine other Busan locations in November 2020. Full guide →
Every Busan filming place, by area
Places shared by several titles are listed once, with every title named.
Haeundae & Songjeong
- Haeundae Market 해운대시장 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026 XO, Kitty (drama) Season 3. Yonhap lists Haeundae Market among the Busan places in the season. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.
- Songjeong Beach 송정해수욕장 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Will You Be There? (2016) · Okay! Madam (2020) Busan City's 2021 film-location course links the beach to these two films.
Gwangalli & Suyeong
- Gwangan Bridge (view from Gwangalli Beach) 광안대교 Confirmed · 6 sources cited · Checked Oct 17, 2026 Black Panther (movie) Busan City and the press say the chase was filmed on the deck of Gwangan Bridge. KOFIC reports helicopter and gun scenes were shot on the bridge on March 24, 2017.
- Gwangalli Beach 광안리해수욕장 Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 18, 2026 Welcome, First Time in Korea? (reality show) Busan City says the friends' tour of the city started at Gwangalli's beach. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.
- Gwangalli beach road 광안리 해변로 Reported · 4 sources cited · Checked Oct 17, 2026 Black Panther (movie) Busan City named the beachfront road among the chase locations. Busan City's own schedule closed the Gwangalli Beach road on March 21, 2017 for filming, and KOFIC lists Gwangalli Beach among the film's main Busan sites.
- Suyeong Yachting Center 수영만 요트경기장 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Ode to My Father (movie) The Busan Film Commission piece says the television-program scene depicting the search for displaced families by KBS took place at the Suyeong Yachting Center. This stop is an eastern Busan extension to the main day, not part of the Jung-gu or Saha-gu clusters.
- Domoheon 도모헌 Fan-spotted · 1 fan source cited · Checked Oct 31, 2026 Love in Disguise (drama)
Nampo, Jagalchi & Yeongdo
- Busan Station 부산역 Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 6, 2026 Train to Busan (movie) The final destination — climax exteriors and the freight yard sequence. Confirmed by SpoilerTown, Travel+Leisure Asia, and The Cinemaholic.
- Jagalchi Market 자갈치시장 Confirmed · 5 sources cited · Checked Oct 17, 2026 Black Panther (movie) · Pachinko (drama) Busan City and the Busan Ilbo say the film's car chase was shot around Jagalchi Market. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) reports filming began here on March 17, 2017, the production's first day in Busan.
- Gukje Market 국제시장 Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Ode to My Father (movie) The Busan Film Commission piece says Gukje Market is where Duk-soo settled after the evacuation and lived from the 1950s to the 1980s, and quotes his father's last words: if he does not come back, they will meet at Gukje Market. Korea JoongAng Daily independently names Kkotbunine, the small shop in Gukje Market that featured in the film. The shop's current trading status was last reported in 2015 and was not re-verified, so the market is the stop and the shop is mentioned inside it, not promised as a standalone visit.
- Jagalchi Market 자갈치시장 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Ode to My Father (movie) The Busan Film Commission piece lists Jagalchi Market among the film's main Busan locations but names no specific scene there, so no scene is claimed for this stop.
- Yongdusan Park 용두산공원 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Ode to My Father (movie) The Busan Film Commission piece lists Yongdusan Park among the film's main Busan locations but names no specific scene there, so no scene is claimed for this stop.
- Gamji Beach, Yeongdo 감지해변 Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Pachinko (drama) The Busan Film Commission says scenes of the older Sunja longing for her hometown were filmed by the shellfish-grill village and the shore at Gamji Beach.
- Taejongdae 태종대 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Pachinko (drama) The Busan Film Commission lists Taejongdae among the series' Busan locations.
- Busan Harbor Bridge (view) 부산항대교 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 The Spy Gone North (2018) Busan City's 2021 film-location course links the bridge to this film. View it from the shore; the deck is a motorway.
Seo-gu & Saha (Dadaepo)
- Dadaepo Beach 다대포해수욕장 Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Broker (movie) VisitKorea names Dadaepo Beach as the beach in the photo posted by IU on her social media, and recommends visiting right before sunset, with the beachside park, eco-walking trail and Sunset Fountain of Dream nearby. Yonhap, citing the Busan Film Commission, independently names Dadaepo Beach among Broker's Busan filming locations.
- Gamcheon Culture Village 감천문화마을 Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026 XO, Kitty (drama) Season 3. Yonhap lists Gamcheon Culture Village among the Busan places in the season. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.
- Dadaepo Beach 다대포해수욕장 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Ode to My Father (movie) The Busan Film Commission piece says the Hungnam evacuation scene with many extras was shot at Dadaepo Beach and Gamcheon Port. No other scene is claimed for this beach.
- Gamcheon Port 감천항 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Ode to My Father (movie) The Busan Film Commission piece says the Hungnam evacuation scene with many extras was shot at Dadaepo Beach and Gamcheon Port. No other scene is claimed for this port.
Gijang
- Ahopsan Forest 아홉산숲 Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 13, 2026 Exhuma (movie) The crew walks this forest trail on their way up to the grave — the film's dark, towering-woods sequences were shot among these pines, cypresses, and bamboo.
- Haedong Yonggungsa Temple 해동용궁사 Confirmed · 4 sources cited · Checked Oct 18, 2026 Welcome, First Time in Korea? (reality show) In the March 16, 2023 episode, the first Busan stop is Haedong Yonggungsa, the temple by the sea, reached down its 108 steps. Busan City's own release on the episode names it too.
- Ananti at Busan Cove 아난티 앳 부산 코브 Fan-spotted · 1 fan source cited · Checked Oct 21, 2026 Take Charge of My Heart (drama)
Elsewhere in Busan
- Hwangnyeongsan Observatory 황령산 전망대 Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Oct 18, 2026 Welcome, First Time in Korea? (reality show) The group ends the day at the Hwangnyeongsan observatory, staying a long time over Busan's night view, according to Busan City and the broadcaster's episode publicity.
- Bujeon Station 부전역 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 6, 2026 Train to Busan (movie) A few sequences used this downtown station near Seomyeon. A second independent source has not confirmed this stop yet.
- Nambusan Church 남부산교회 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Broker (movie) VisitKorea names Nambusan Church as the filming location of the church setting with the baby hatch, depicted in the film as the Busan Family Church, and notes its hillside position as a typical Busan landscape. No specific scene inside the church is documented in the sources used here.
- Jeonpo Samgeori 전포 삼거리 Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Broker (movie) VisitKorea names Jeonpo Samgeori as the filming location of the scene where So-young (Lee Ji-eun) goes to the phone booth right next to a bus stop, and notes the narrow sidewalks and washed-out murals of the neighborhood.
- Jeonpo Café Street 전포카페거리 Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 27, 2026 Broker (movie) VisitKorea lists Jeonpo Café Street in its Broker course but names no specific scene on the street: it describes the street as a former tool-shop alley turned café street. No scene is claimed for this street.
- Beomil-dong footbridge 범일동 구름다리 Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Pachinko (drama) The Busan Film Commission lists the footbridge among the series' Busan locations.
- Yongho Byeolbit Park 용호별빛공원 Fan-spotted · 1 fan source cited · Checked Sep 26, 2026 Even the Lotto Winner Goes to Work (drama)
Busan film routes
Stops on Busan City's 2021 film-location routes. These are route stops, not confirmed filming locations: the city did not publish which title was filmed at each one.
Drive routes (car recommended)
- Riverside drive: Gimhae Airport to Dadaepo Beach Film-route stop
- Bridge drive: Namhang Bridge to Gwangan Bridge Film-route stop
- Coastal drive: Marine City, Dalmaji-gil, Haedong Yonggungsa and Imrang Beach Film-route stop
- Forest drive: Jangan Temple, Ahopsan and the Busan Cinema Center Film-route stop
History route
- Provisional Capital Memorial Hall Film-route stop
- 168 Stairs, Choryang Film-route stop The monorail beside the stairs was replaced by an inclined elevator in March 2025.
- Huinnyeoul Culture Village, Yeongdo Film-route stop
Day trips from Busan
Lost & changed spots
- 168 Stairs monorail. The monorail that opened in 2016 was removed after repeated breakdowns; an inclined elevator took over in March 2025. Daum / Busan Dong-gu (2025-03-03)
- Maechukji Village (Pachinko). The old village in Jwacheon-dong on the Busan Film Commission's Pachinko list is slated to disappear through redevelopment; it is a residential area, not a place to visit. Busan Ilbo (2021-08-09)
Where to stay
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Also see all Busan places by district. Route sources: Kyunghyang Shinmun (Busan City film-location courses, 2021-11-23) ; Busan Ilbo (2021-11-23) Last updated 2026-09-28.