Why visit the Love Like a K-Drama locations
Most K-drama location trails follow a scripted story from set to set. This one follows a reality show about making K-dramas. Love Like a K-Drama (韓国ドラマな恋がしたい in Japanese, K-드라마 같은 사랑을 하고 싶어 in Korean) is an unscripted Japanese series filmed in Seoul: four Japanese actresses and four Korean actors share a house and pair up to audition for the leads in six short K-dramas, while the show follows whether the on-screen romance turns into something real. Netflix released it worldwide in weekly drops from Nov 28, 2023, and it was made for ABEMA with TV Man Union.
The public places Netflix Japan’s stills release names are three well-known Seoul places, and they make a natural one-day route. Two sit on the Han River — Yeouido Hangang Park and Banpo Bridge — and the third, Gwangjang Market, sits in Jongno. All three are free to enter, with food at the market priced by stall. The route will not take you to the shared house: the cast appear as themselves, so the house and any place tied to a cast member are never listed, and no cast member is named anywhere on this page. What the route does give you is three places worth visiting whether or not you watched the show: a riverside park at the heart of Seoul’s picnic culture, the city’s most famous fountain bridge, and its oldest permanent market.
The three places, in a practical order
1. Yeouido Hangang Park
Start on the river. Netflix Japan’s stills release shows the cast meeting here in episode 1, and notes that the park is also a Start-Up filming location. In real life the park is the green strip along the south side of Yeouido island, facing the Han River with the 63 Building and the Yeouido skyline behind it. VisitSeoul calls it an oasis among skyscrapers, and it works that way: office workers and families spread picnic mats on the lawn, delivery food arrives at the riverside, and the bike path runs the length of the island.
Come in the late afternoon and stay for sunset. The park is open all day, with picnic areas, bike-rental kiosks and convenience stores along the river, and an outdoor swimming pool in summer. Yeouido is known for spring cherry blossoms and the autumn fireworks festival, which makes spring and autumn the best seasons for this stop. Yeouinaru Station (Line 5), Exits 2 and 3, is about four minutes away on foot.
2. Banpo Bridge
From Yeouido, head east along the river to Banpo. Netflix Japan’s stills release names Banpo Bridge among the Seoul places in the show, and the bridge is worth the trip on its own: its Moonlight Rainbow Fountain was registered in the Guinness Book of Records in 2008 as the longest bridge fountain in the world, 1,140 metres long, with more than 200 lights. The jets plunge 20 metres back into the Han River in time with music.
Watch from Banpo Hangang Park on the south bank, where there are picnic spots, a bike lane and sports facilities. The fountain runs April to October, several shows a day of about 20 minutes each, so an evening visit is the way to see it lit. Check the Hangang Park official page for the current schedule before you go, since showtimes change by season and shows can be cancelled for weather. Jamsu Bridge is the lower deck beneath Banpo Bridge.
3. Gwangjang Market
Finish in Jongno. Netflix Japan’s stills release names Gwangjang Market among the popular Seoul spots the cast visit. VisitKorea calls it the first permanent market in Korea, and the name Gwangjang means “to gather from afar and keep altogether.” It began as a small trading centre bringing in goods from nearby regions and grew into a large wholesale market selling silk, dress material, bedding, handicrafts and lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, alongside groceries and dried fish.
Today the food street is the main draw: VisitKorea lists it as the most popular section, reached through East Gate, North Gate 2 and South Gate 1, with bindaetteok (mung bean pancake) the most popular dish. Many vendors have decades of experience, and a noodle soup place in the market was featured in the Netflix series Street Food. The food street runs 09:00–23:00 and stays open all year round, while the main market runs 09:00–18:00 and most non-food stalls close on Sundays. Cards are accepted, and stalls keep their own hours, so check prices before you order. Jongno 5-ga Station is the closest stop.
How we checked
Confirmed means two or more independent qualified sources (official tourism bodies, city government, or established press) name the same place for the same show. Reported means one qualified source names it. Fan-spotted means fan researchers matched the place, with no qualified source confirming it yet.
All three places on this page are Reported: each comes from a single source, Netflix Japan’s stills release from December 2023. The release was carried by several outlets (Cinemacafe, Banger, Oricon), but because they all carry the same release, it counts once. That is why this page describes a specific episode only for Yeouido Hangang Park — the episode 1 meeting is the one scene the release spells out — and never guesses episode numbers or scenes for the other two places.
We do not use drama stills. All photos are location photos of the real places under CC or public-domain licences: all three places have a location photo, plus the hero image of Yeouido Hangang Park at night. Private places are left out on purpose: the shared house is never listed, and neither are the pub and wine bar the release describes without naming. If a place closes, changes access, or is found to be misattributed, the page is updated.
Keep exploring
Every place from the show is on the Love Like a K-Drama filming locations page. The three places also appear in other guides: Banpo Bridge is a reported spot in Our Unwritten Seoul, Gwangjang Market is a confirmed filming spot in To All the Boys: Always and Forever, and Yeouido Hangang Park is fan-spotted in Four Hands, Two Sonatas. For more Han River walks, see Single in Seoul. For a full-day plan, see the 1-day Seoul route.
Getting there
All three places are in Seoul: two by the Han River and one in Jongno. Find the nearest subway station and walking route on Naver Map (English UI) or Seoul Metro.
From Busan
We have not checked this route against an official timetable. Search Busan → Seoul on Korail for trains on your travel date.
Sources
All sources for this guide
Accessed Oct 4, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.
- About Netflix (Japanese) — Love Like a K-Drama starts on November 28
- Netflix — Love Like a K-Drama
- Netflix Japan stills release, via Cinemacafe — Filming locations from Nevertheless and Start-Up appear (Dec 3, 2023)
- Same release, via Banger — Stills released
- VisitKorea — Gwangjang Market (accessed Oct 18, 2026)
- VisitKorea — TOUR 02 - Meet the Past and Present of Seoul (accessed Oct 18, 2026)
- VisitSeoul — Things to Do at Seoul’s Hot Spot, Hangang Park (accessed Oct 18, 2026)
- KoreaTripTips (VisitKorea data) — Banpo Hangang Park / Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain (accessed Oct 18, 2026)
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