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Made in Korea (메이드 인 코리아) is a Disney+ original political noir set in 1970s Korea, directed by Woo Min-ho and starring Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung. Season 1 premiered on Dec 24, 2025; Season 2 (six episodes) was released from Sep 9, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026. At the Season 2 press conference, director Woo described the six episodes as one continuous story, picking up nine years after Season 1.
This guide covers Season 2 places in Korea. Every place here is fan-spotted: Korean fan researchers matched them to scenes, and we say only that they appear in the drama. No official or press source has confirmed any of them yet. The series also filmed in Japan and Thailand; those places are not covered here.
Why visit the Season 2 places
The draw of this guide is 1970s Korea you can walk through. The eight places below span a former presidential villa, a working period film set, a large historic hanok, a 1930s garden, a hotel, a neighborhood restaurant, and ordinary streets. That range is the point: the drama’s world was built from real rooms, streets, and landscapes, and several of them are worth a visit whether or not the drama connection is ever confirmed.
Two places anchor a trip. Cheongnamdae is a former presidential villa by Daecheong Lake, open to the public, with a main building and extensive grounds. Hapcheon Film Theme Park is a period film set with Korean streets from the early 20th century to the 1980s, plus a replica of the presidential residence. Both are established attractions with published hours and admission details, given in the blocks below.
Treat the rest as smaller stops to fold into a regional day, not destinations to cross the country for. A hanok in Ganghwa, a garden in Mokpo, a restaurant in Incheon, a villa in Daejeon, and a streetscape in Mungyeong each add texture to a day already planned nearby. Because every place here is fan-spotted, read each block’s status and practical notes before you go, and enjoy the places themselves first.
The places, practically
Each block below gives what the place is, what to expect, and what to check before you go. All eight places are fan-spotted.
Cheongnamdae (Cheongju)
A former presidential villa by Daecheong Lake, now open to visitors. VisitKorea describes it as “Cheong Wa Dae in a warm southern land”: built in 1983, opened to the public on Apr 18, 2003, with a main building and grounds spanning 1,825,000 m². VisitKorea lists hours of 09:00–18:00 from February to November and 09:00–17:00 from December to January, with last admission 1 hour 30 minutes before closing, closed on Mondays and on New Year’s Day, Seollal, and Chuseok. Admission applies, with concessions for teenagers, children, and senior citizens; groups of 20 or more pay less. The address is 646 Cheongnamdae-gil, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si. The official Cheongnamdae page gives the driving route via Munui and the Cheongju City tour bus, and you buy your admission ticket at the site. We have not confirmed a public bus route, so check Naver Map (English UI) on the day, and recheck hours and fees on the official page before you go.
Hapcheon Film Theme Park (Hapcheon)
A period film set with Korean streets from the early 20th century to the 1980s and a replica of the presidential residence, used by many Korean productions. VisitKorea says the park has been used as a filming location for over 190 dramas, movies, and music videos set in the 1920s to the 1980s, and that visitors look around using trams and wagons. Behind the park are a bonsai park and a garden theme park. VisitKorea lists hours of 09:00–18:00 from March to October and 09:00–17:00 from November to February, with last admission one hour before closing, closed on Mondays. The monorail costs extra; check the official page for current fares. The address is 119 Dongseo-ro, Hapcheon-gun. We have not confirmed a bus route, so check Naver Map (English UI) for buses to Hapcheon; a taxi is the simple fallback.
Swiss Grand Hotel (Seoul)
A hotel in Seodaemun-gu, known as the Grand Hilton Seoul until 2019. Operating as of September 2026 according to its official website. It is listed here as a filming place, not a lodging recommendation: this site does not recommend individual hotels. No hours or fees apply to the listing itself. Check the hotel’s official listing before you go, and treat any visit as a look at the building’s exterior and public areas, not as a stay recommendation.
Uilgak (Ganghwa)
A large historic hanok in Onsu-ri, Ganghwa, part of a local tourism route. It is a house, so keep your visit to whatever is publicly accessible and check whether it is open before you go. No hours or fees are listed here because none were confirmed from an official source. If it is closed or not receiving visitors, do not enter; enjoy the surrounding village from public paths instead.
Jinmi Sikdang (Incheon)
A Korean restaurant in the Dongincheon area. It is a working restaurant, so go to eat rather than to sightsee. Check its official listing before you go for current hours, and keep the visit brief and polite: order, eat, and do not disturb other diners or photograph staff or guests.
Biryongje at Gyeryong Spatel (Daejeon)
A former presidential villa at a Yuseong hot-spring hotel, opened to overnight guests on set days according to local press from 2022. Do not assume it is open on the day you visit: check with the hotel first, and confirm access, dates, and any fees directly with them. No hours or fees are listed here because none were confirmed for the current season.
Lee Hun-dong Garden (Mokpo)
A 1930s Japanese-style garden and house in Yudal-dong, Mokpo, a listed provincial heritage site that is privately owned. We could not confirm when, or whether, it is open to visitors, so no map link is given. Do not go expecting entry. If you are in Mokpo, confirm access through an official listing first, and respect the owners’ privacy in all cases: no entry, no photos of the house, and no trespassing.
Streets in Sinki-dong (Mungyeong)
Street scenes in Sinki-dong, Mungyeong. There is no single address or pin for this entry, and no map link is given. It is an ordinary streetscape in a residential area, not an attraction with admission or hours. If you walk it, stay on public streets, keep noise down, and do not photograph residents or enter private property.
Getting there
Fares and schedules change. Prefer official pages on your travel day.
Seoul or Busan → Cheongnamdae
Get to Cheongju by train or express bus. The official Cheongnamdae page (accessed Sep 26, 2026) gives the address, the driving route via Munui, and the Cheongju City tour bus; you buy your admission ticket at the site. We have not verified a public bus route, so check Naver Map (English UI) on the day.
Seoul or Busan → Hapcheon Film Theme Park
We have not verified this route against an official page. Check Naver Map (English UI) for buses to Hapcheon; a taxi is the simple fallback.
Other places
Use Naver Map (English UI) for the live route; a taxi is the simple fallback. Check Korail for trains to Daejeon, Mokpo and Mungyeong.
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How we checked
Each place on this page is labeled Fan-spotted, which means Korean fan researchers matched it to scenes, and no official or press source has confirmed it for this drama yet. On this site, Confirmed means two independent sources agree, and Reported means one source names the place for the work. A fan-spotted place moves up only when an official or press source names it for Made in Korea Season 2. All eight spots here were last checked on Sep 26, 2026. The official and VisitKorea pages cited for Cheongnamdae and Hapcheon describe those places, their hours, and their fees; they do not confirm the drama claim, so both spots stay fan-spotted. Places that could not be identified, or that are private, operating hospitals or schools, or otherwise not visitable, are left out.
Sources
All sources for this guide
Accessed Sep 26, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted. New practical-info and press sources were accessed Oct 18, 2026.
- Wikipedia — Made in Korea (TV series)
- Top Star News — Made in Korea Season 2
- Cheongnamdae (official) — Directions
- Hapcheon County — Film Theme Park
- Korail — https://www.letskorail.com/ebizcom/cs/guide/guide/guide11.do
- VisitKorea — Cheongnamdae Presidential Villa (hours, fees, address; about the villa, not this drama; accessed Oct 18, 2026)
- VisitKorea — Hapcheon Film Park (hours, monorail fees, address; about the park, not this drama; accessed Oct 18, 2026)
- JoyNews24 — Season 2 press conference (one continuous story across six episodes; nine years after Season 1; accessed Oct 18, 2026)
- MyDaily — Season 2 press conference (one continuous story across six episodes; nine years after Season 1; accessed Oct 18, 2026)
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