Pohang: Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha & When the Camellia Blooms filming locations

Pohang is home to two K-drama seaside towns: Gongjin from Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021) is Cheongha, and Ongsan from When the Camellia Blooms (2019) is Guryongpo. VisitKorea chose both for its February 2023 Hallyu travel theme. People live and fish in both places, so visit quietly, park only where it is allowed and stay out of fishing work areas. This page gathers 14 places from 3 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.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha: Cheongha to Seokbyeong

The seaside village of Gongjin is Cheongha in north Pohang, with more scenes on the coast down to Guryongpo. VisitKorea picked the area for its February 2023 Hallyu travel theme. Full guide →

When the Camellia Blooms: Guryongpo

The harbor town of Ongsan is Guryongpo in Pohang. VisitKorea and the press name its old Japanese-era house street as the drama's main filming location. Full guide →

Every Pohang filming place, by area

Places shared by several titles are listed once, with every title named.

North coast: Cheongha & Heunghae

Cheongha Gongjin Market 청하공진시장 Confirmed · 4 sources cited · Checked Nov 7, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) VisitKorea and Pohang City tourism identify Cheongha Gongjin Market as the real-world Gongjin Market from the drama, with the drama's Gongjin Banjeom, Bora Supermarket, Cheongho Hardware and Oyun Cafe inside.
Cheongjin 2-ri breakwater lighthouse 청진2리 방파제 Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Nov 7, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) VisitKorea says the lighthouse is where Chief Hong and Ji Seong-hyun first meet; Pohang City lists the breakwater among the filming locations.
Sabang Memorial Park (the boat on the hill) 사방기념공원 Confirmed · 4 sources cited · Checked Nov 7, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) VisitKorea says the boat on the hill, built as a set for the drama and now kept in the park, was Chief Hong's hideout; Pohang City lists the park among the filming locations.
Gonryunsan 곤륜산 Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) VisitKorea includes the hill in its Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha itinerary, and Pohang City lists it among the drama's filming locations.
Wolpo Beach 월포해수욕장 Confirmed · 4 sources cited · Checked Nov 7, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) VisitKorea names Wolpo Beach as the actual Gongjin Beach from the drama: Chief Hong's surfing scene was filmed here, and it is the beach Du-sik and Hye-jin walk along. A moon sculpture stands at the entrance.
Igari Anchor Observatory 이가리 닻 전망대 Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) Pohang City lists the observatory among the drama's filming locations.

Guryongpo

Seokbyeong 1-ri breakwater red lighthouse 석병1리 방파제 빨간 등대 Confirmed · 4 sources cited · Checked Nov 7, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) VisitKorea and Pohang City say the red lighthouse appears in many scenes; it is reportedly where Hye-jin confesses to Du-sik.
Guryongpo Japanese House Street 구룡포 일본인 가옥거리 Confirmed · 4 sources cited · Checked Nov 6, 2026 When the Camellia Blooms (drama) VisitKorea and Kukmin Ilbo name the street as the setting of Ongsan, the small harbor town where Dong-baek lives.
Camellia (café and select shop) 까멜리아인구룡포 Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Nov 6, 2026 When the Camellia Blooms (drama) VisitKorea's listing for Camellia describes it as the pub run by single mother Dong-baek in the drama. It is now a select shop selling coffee, desserts and souvenirs, and visitors can have drinks on the second floor of the Japanese-style wooden building.
Guryongpo Park Stone Stairs 구룡포공원 돌계단 Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Nov 6, 2026 When the Camellia Blooms (drama) KTO names these stone stairs as the place famous for the scene of Dong-baek and Yong-sik sitting on the stairs with the sea view; CEO Magazine identifies the stairs as the background of the drama poster.
Hoho Myeonok 호호면옥 Reported · 3 sources cited · Checked Nov 6, 2026 When the Camellia Blooms (drama) CEO Magazine identifies this Chinese restaurant as the real building behind Baekdu Gejang House, the fictional gejang restaurant run by Yong-sik's mother Deok-soon; the drama used its exterior, with the sign swapped for filming. Travel Sketch's photo caption shows the same shop as Deok-soon's, selling galbitang and naengmyeon.

Homigot

Homigot area 포항 호미곶 Fan-spotted · 1 fan source cited · Checked Sep 26, 2026 Our Sticky Love (drama)
Street near Homigot 포항 해맞이로46번길 Fan-spotted · 1 fan source cited · Checked Sep 26, 2026 Our Sticky Love (drama) Near Homigot, Pohang.

Janggi & Yangpo (south coast)

Yangpo Port 양포항 Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (drama) · Our Sticky Love (drama) Pohang City lists the port among the drama's filming locations.

One-day route: north to south

Start at Cheongha Gongjin Market (on a market day ending in 1 or 6, per VisitKorea), then the Cheongha coast: Cheongjin 2-ri, Sabang Memorial Park and Igari Anchor Observatory. Then cross the city to Guryongpo for the Japanese House Street and the red lighthouse at Seokbyeong 1-ri. Cheongha and Guryongpo are on opposite sides of Pohang, so a car is recommended; otherwise search each leg on Naver Map (English UI).

Lost & changed spots

Drama shops in Cheongha Gongjin Market. The shops seen in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha are still there but have changed: Bora Supermarket now sells retro snacks, and the Gongjin Banjeom sign hangs over a different restaurant. Kyungbuk Maeil

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