Our Unwritten Seoul in Seoul and Beyond: 31 Spots (14 Reported)

Why visit Seoul for Our Unwritten Seoul

Our Unwritten Seoul (미지의 서울) is a tvN weekend drama that aired from May 24 to Jun 29, 2025, and streams on Netflix. Park Bo-young plays twin sisters Mi-ji and Mi-rae, who swap lives, opposite Park Jin-young as Ho-su, with Ryu Kyung-soo in a supporting role. The swap is the story’s engine: one sister takes the other’s place in Seoul, and the other takes her place back home. That premise makes the drama unusually rewarding to walk, because the two halves of the story live in two kinds of place — the capital’s streets, bridges and river parks, and the farm villages the twins come from.

Seoul is not just a backdrop here. The drama was made with Seoul City’s “Seoul, My Soul” brand, and the city published its own guide to the filming places. Seoul City names 13 Seoul places in this guide, from a Bukchon alley to the Han River, and each one is tied to a specific moment: a first date, a decision to swap lives, a piggyback ride, a knitting lesson. Because the city worked with the production, those places are listed here as reported rather than confirmed, but the city’s guide is still the reason this walk is unusually complete. You can follow the leads’ Seoul in order, starting in the hanok lanes of the north and ending at the river and beyond.

What you get from the walk is variety. The northern half is old Seoul: hanok lanes, a stone bridge over Cheonggyecheon, a mural lane in Myeong-dong. The second half is modern Seoul: the curved halls of Dongdaemun Design Plaza, the Han River bridges at night, the office towers of Yeouido, the converted spaces of Seongsu. Beyond the city, the guide adds the hometown side of the story and day trips to Paju, Suncheon, Hapcheon and Incheon.

Walk the drama’s Seoul

The 13 Seoul City places run as one route: Bukchon, Gamgodang-gil and Ikseon-dong; down to Gwangtonggyo, Hanbit Plaza and Myeong-dong; up Toegye-ro 20-gil; across to DDP; then the Han River at Dongjak Bridge, Banpo and Nokt; Yeouido; and Seongsu last.

Bukchon traditional dye workshop alley (Bukchon-ro 21-15 area). Seoul City’s filming guide names this Bukchon alley as where Mi-ji (Park Bo-young) and Ho-su (Park Jin-young) go on their first Seoul date. It is a lane of craft workshops in a residential hanok area. Keep voices low, and remember people live here.

Gamgodang-gil (Anguk-dong). Seoul City’s filming guide lists this Anguk-dong street among the drama’s Seoul locations. It is a pedestrian-friendly street with shops and cafés between Anguk and Bukchon.

Ikseon-dong Hanok Street. Seoul City’s filming guide names Ikseon-dong’s hanok lanes as one of the leads’ first date spots. The lanes are narrow and full of cafés and shops. Fans also list several individual shops here; they are covered by this one entry rather than listed separately.

Gwangtonggyo Bridge (Da-dong 17). Seoul City’s filming guide lists this old stone bridge over Cheonggyecheon for scenes of walking through the city. It is a restored Joseon-era bridge on the Cheonggyecheon stream walk, free and open.

Cheonggyecheon Hanbit Plaza (around Namdaemun-ro 10-gil 51). Seoul City’s filming guide names this open plaza beside Cheonggyecheon as where Mi-ji and Ho-su rest on a date. It is a public plaza by the stream, in front of an office building, free and open.

Myeongdong Croquette (Myeongdong 11-gil 9). Seoul City’s filming guide lists this croquette shop as appearing briefly in the drama. It is a small bakery shop in Myeong-dong. Check its official listing before you go.

Toegye-ro 20-gil. Seoul City’s filming guide names this lane as where Ho-su carries Mi-ji on his back. It is a residential lane with small murals, and it is a street, so no exact spot is pinned. The area is uphill from Myeongdong Station.

Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP, Eulji-ro 281). Seoul City’s filming guide names DDP as where Mi-ji teaches Ho-su to knit. It is a public design complex with exhibitions and an open plaza. Check the official site for exhibitions.

Dongjak Bridge, north end (Ichon-dong). Seoul City’s filming guide names the north end of Dongjak Bridge as where the twin sisters decide to swap lives. It stands by Ichon Hangang Park, with views toward Banpo.

Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain (Banpo-dong 649-1). Seoul City’s filming guide names the fountain and a Han River convenience store nearby (Sinbanpo-ro 11-gil 40) for the opening sequence. The fountain runs in the warmer months on a set schedule; check the Hangang Park official page. Banpo Hangang Park, also listed by fans, is included here.

Nokt (second floor of The River, by Sebitseom at Banpo Hangang Park; listed address Olympic-daero 2085-96, Yongsan-gu). Seoul City’s filming guide names this wine bar as where Ho-su talks over a job move. It is a bar in a floating building at Banpo Hangang Park. Check its official listing before you go.

LG Twin Towers, Yeouido (Yeoui-daero 128). Seoul City’s filming guide names the towers as where Mi-rae and Gyeong-gu clear up a misunderstanding. These are office towers; view them from the street outside.

Seongsu Nak Nak (Achasan-ro 17-gil 48). Seoul City’s filming guide names this Seongsu venue as the site of a high school reunion. It is a multi-use building of shops and cafés in Seongsu. Check its official listing before you go.

More Seoul spots

Beyond the 13 Seoul City places, ten more Seoul spots are listed from fan research, so they are fan-spotted. Ihwa-dong Mural Village is a hillside neighborhood of murals near Naksan Park; people live here, so keep voices low and do not photograph homes. Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun is a large bookstore under Gwanghwamun. Cheongjin Park is a small public park in the Jongno office district. The Seoul Public Observatory is a city-run public observatory; check its official site for programs and opening days. Common Ground is a shopping and event space built from shipping containers near the Konkuk University area. Mapo Bridge and Wonhyo Bridge are listed for river views, with no single spot pinned. The Swiss Grand Hotel (Yeonhui-ro 353, Seodaemun-gu) is listed as a filming place, not a lodging recommendation; it was operating as of September 2026 according to its official website. Some hotels in this guide are real places you can stay at — see our K-drama hotels filming-location record.

Three universities round out the Seoul list: Seoul Women’s University in Nowon-gu, Sahmyook University by Bulamsan in Nowon-gu, and Sungshin Women’s University, Woonjeong Green Campus in Seongbuk-gu. All three are campuses where visitors should follow the campus rules.

The hometown ‘Dusonri’ and beyond Seoul

The twins’ hometown is fictional. Fans place it around villages in South Chungcheong and the Jeolla provinces. People live and farm there, so only public places and village areas are listed, never individual houses.

Gayasan (Yesan) is a mountain in Yesan County with hiking trails; check the county’s official trail information. The Changdong-ri area in Nampo-myeon, Boryeong, is farm villages where people live and work; visit only public roads, and no individual house is listed.

Further afield, the Forest of Wisdom in Paju Book City is a tall-shelved public reading space. The Suncheon Drama Film Set is an outdoor set of old Seoul and Suncheon streets, open to visitors; check the Suncheon tourism page for hours and admission. The Hapcheon Film Theme Park is an outdoor period film set open to visitors. Gaehang-ro in Incheon is an old-town street area in Jung-gu, with no single spot pinned. Incheon Airport Terminal 2 is listed for airport scenes, with no single spot pinned. Hoseo University in South Chungcheong is listed without a specified campus; follow the campus rules for visitors.

Getting there and planning your day

In Seoul, use Naver Map (English UI) or Seoul Metro for the nearest subway station. For places outside Seoul, check Korail or search the route on Naver Map. Entry is mostly free — streets and parks — while DDP exhibitions and the Suncheon and Hapcheon film sets may have their own hours and admission, so check the official pages before you go.

For a base, Jongno / Insadong is walkable to Bukchon, Ikseon-dong and Cheonggyecheon, and Myeong-dong is close to Gwangtonggyo, Toegye-ro and DDP. The 13 Seoul City places are ordered as one route, but they span Jongno and Jung-gu to the Han River, Yeouido and Seongsu, so allow a full day and check each leg on Naver Map rather than assuming one short walk. The hometown villages and the Paju, Suncheon, Hapcheon and Incheon stops are separate day trips, not part of the Seoul walk.

How we checked

Seoul City’s filming guide is the source for the 13 Seoul places, but because the city co-produced the drama’s branding, it counts as one source, so those places are reported. The Suncheon Drama Film Set is also reported, on a single origin. The other 17 places are fan-spotted: they are known only from fan location research, and we say only that they appear in the drama. No place in this guide is confirmed. Each spot’s sources are listed in the guide’s frontmatter.

Photos are location photos of the real places, not drama stills, each with its credit and licence. 19 of the 31 spots carry a location photo; the remaining 12 are listed without one rather than with an unverified image. No private homes are listed, and farm villages are listed as areas only. Spot status was last checked Sep 27, 2026. The guide text was enriched Oct 18, 2026 from the sources already listed, with no status changes.

More filming walks

Gamgodang-gil also appears in our Goblin Seoul guide and our Our Beloved Summer guide. The Hapcheon Film Theme Park also appears in our Taegukgi guide.

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