My Korean Boyfriend Seoul Walk: 4 Spots (4 Reported)

Why visit these four Seoul date spots

My Korean Boyfriend (Meu Namorado Coreano in Portuguese, 내 한국인 남자 친구 in Korean) is a Netflix Brasil docu-reality, not a scripted drama. Five Brazilian women in long-distance relationships with Korean men travel to Seoul to find out whether their relationships survive daily routines and cultural differences. There is no confinement and no competition format: the couples share experiences across the city, with the sights of Seoul as their backdrop. Netflix released the show in two parts, on January 1 and Jan 8, 2026. It was produced by Floresta, the Brazilian production company of Sony Pictures Television, filmed in Seoul over 22 days with a crew of more than 100 professionals from Brazil and South Korea, and made with Korean cultural consultancy from the start, plus support from the Consulate General of South Korea in São Paulo and the Seoul Film Commission.

Netflix’s Korea lineup announcement names four public Seoul places as the couples’ date spots: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, Myeongdong and Hongdae. That list is also what makes the page useful for a first trip to Seoul: the four places cover the city’s two classic halves. Gyeongbokgung and Bukchon sit beside each other in Jongno-gu, the old palace quarter, while Myeongdong and Hongdae are the two great shopping-and-street-life neighborhoods, one in central Seoul and one in the west. You can pair the palace and the hanok village in a single morning, then pick one of the two neighborhoods for the afternoon and evening. Netflix names neighborhoods, not exact addresses, for Myeongdong and Hongdae, so treat those two stops as areas to explore rather than single points on a map.

One boundary matters. The people in the show are private individuals, so this page lists only public places that Netflix itself names. It never lists homes, workplaces, schools, family businesses or lodging linked to a participant, and it names no participant.

The four places

Gyeongbokgung Palace

Gyeongbokgung (경복궁) is the largest of Seoul’s five Joseon royal palaces. VisitKorea says it was built in 1395 as the official palace of the Joseon dynasty by Yi Seong-gye, the future King Taejo; the buildings were destroyed by fire during the Imjin War (1592–1598) and later restored under Heungseondaewongun during King Gojong’s reign. Walk the courtyards to Geunjeongjeon Hall, the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion over its pond, and the Hyangwonjeong Pavilion and pond. The National Palace Museum of Korea stands west of Heungnyemun Gate, and the National Folk Museum of Korea sits inside the grounds east of Hyangwonjeong.

Practical: open 09:00 daily except Tuesdays; closing 17:00 November–February, 18:00 March–May and September–October, 18:30 June–August; last admission one hour before closing. Admission applies; visitors wearing hanbok enter free. Gyeongbokgung Station (Subway Line 3), Exit 5, is about a 2-minute walk away. Check the palace’s official page before you go, since hours and closures change on holidays.

Bukchon Hanok Village

Bukchon (북촌한옥마을) is a residential neighborhood between Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine, home to hundreds of hanok, traditional Korean houses dating back to the Joseon dynasty. The name means “northern village”: it lies north of Cheonggyecheon Stream and Jongno. Many hanoks now operate as cultural centers, guesthouses, restaurants and tea houses. Walk the lanes, stop at the Bukchon Cultural Center, whose permanent exhibition covers Bukchon’s 600-year history, and remember that people live here.

Practical: the village is free to enter. In the red zone around Bukchon-ro 11-gil, tourists may visit only from 10:00 to 17:00 (VisitKorea). There is no parking. Keep your voice down, stay out of doorways, and do not photograph people in their homes.

Myeongdong

Myeongdong (명동) is one of Seoul’s primary shopping districts. VisitKorea describes two main streets meeting in the center of the block, one beginning from Myeong-dong Subway Station (Line 4) and the other from Lotte Department Store at Euljiro. Brand-name shops and department stores line the streets and alleys — Lotte and Shinsegae among them — selling clothes, shoes, accessories and cosmetics, and the area is known for street food and for restaurants specializing in dongaseu (pork cutlet) and kalguksu (noodle soup). Come to shop, eat and watch the crowds; Netflix names the district, not a single shop, so no one store is “the” filming spot.

Practical: free to walk. Shops keep their own hours. If you are carrying bags, VisitKorea notes a T-luggage service on the underground first floor of Myeong-dong Station (exits 9 and 10) for storage and same-day delivery.

Hongdae

Hongdae (홍대) is the neighborhood around Hongik University in Mapo-gu, known for its youthful ambience. VisitKorea describes shops selling clothing, cosmetics, living goods and books, plus cafés and restaurants, with buskers and dance performances filling the streets. For the full flavor, walk the area’s special streets: the ateliers’ street, Picasso’s Street and Club Street. Small flea markets appear around the area. As with Myeongdong, Netflix names the neighborhood, not one address — explore it as an area.

Practical: free to walk, liveliest in the evening. Shops and venues keep their own hours.

Nearby K-drama spots

Gyeongbokgung and Bukchon sit next to Anguk, where Goblin filmed on Gamgodang-gil, a confirmed spot. Our Unwritten Seoul has reported places in Bukchon and Myeongdong, and A Love Other Than Yours has a fan-spotted place in Hongdae. For the wider set, see our Seoul filming-location hub and our Seoul 1-day route.

Getting there

All four places are in central or west Seoul. Find the nearest subway station and walking route on Naver Map (English UI) or Seoul Metro. Gyeongbokgung: Gyeongbokgung Station (Line 3), Exit 5. Myeongdong: Myeong-dong Station (Line 4). For Bukchon and Hongdae, check the route on Naver Map before you go. On the road, the 1330 Korea Travel Hotline (+82-2-1330) answers in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese.

From Busan

We have not checked this route against an official timetable. Search Busan → Seoul on Korail for trains on your travel date.

How we checked

All four places come from a single source: Netflix’s Korea lineup announcement of Jan 2, 2026, as reported by Dailian. That is why every stop is labeled “reported”: on this site, “reported” means one source, and “confirmed” needs two independent sources. The VisitKorea pages linked from the stops confirm the places themselves — their history, hours and visiting rules — not the filming claim. A second independent source naming any of these places as a filming spot for the show would upgrade that stop to “confirmed”. Spot status was last checked Oct 18, 2026. We list only public places Netflix names, and we re-check access and hours periodically.

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