IU Filming Locations in Korea
IU appears in 4 titles featured on KDramaPins. Each place below is where a title filmed; it does not mean IU was there unless a scene note says so.
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Places to visit
Seoul
Hotel Del Luna: Seoul Book Bogo
VisitSeoul’s tour of Hotel Del Luna, starring IU and Yeo Jin-goo, names Seoul Book Bogo as the episode-2 filming site for the grandmother guest ghost who regretted never receiving an education. A second source has not confirmed this stop yet.
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Songpa-gu
Hotel Del Luna: Hotel Seine
VisitSeoul says this Ikseon-dong dessert café, which kept its old hotel sign, is in the background of the photos on the wall of Man-wol's room. A second source has not confirmed this stop yet. The building's use has changed since filming (see access).
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jongno-gu
Hotel Del Luna: Hyemindang
In episode 2 Man-wol takes Chan-seong to a red bean porridge place from a TV show she always watches; VisitSeoul says it was filmed at Hyemindang on Euljiro. A second source has not confirmed this stop yet.
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jung-gu
Hotel Del Luna: Changhwadang (Daehakro branch)
In episode 1 Man-wol takes Chan-seong to a dumpling restaurant she says everyone should try once; VisitSeoul says it is this Changhwadang branch. A second source has not confirmed this stop yet.
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jongno-gu
My Mister: Baekbin Railroad Crossing
VisitSeoul and Korea Herald both frame this Yongsan crossing as a primary My Mister pilgrimage spot where Park Dong-hoon (Lee Sun-kyun) and Lee Ji-an (IU) repeatedly meet on their commute.
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Yongsan-gu
My Mister: Seosomun Apartment
Seoul City and Kukto Maeil say the building appears in the drama, where Dong-hoon explains that it curves because it was built over a covered stream.
Near Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu · Full guide · Seoul · Seodaemun-gu
My Mister: Naksan Park
Visit Seoul says the scene where Ji-an wheels her grandmother — who wanted to see the moon — up in a cart was filmed at the park's second lookout plaza, above the city wall.
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jongno-gu
My Mister: Hangang Bridge
Near Hangang Bridge, between Yongsan-gu and Dongjak-gu · Full guide · Seoul · Yongsan-gu
My Mister: Seogang Kkeopdaegi, Yongsan
Visit Seoul says the barbecue scene where Dong-hoon's brothers sit together and tease him that Ji-an likes him was filmed at this pork-rind barbecue restaurant in Yongsan.
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Yongsan-gu
Daegu
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Gyesan Catholic Church, Daegu
Maeil Shinmun reports that interior wedding scenes were filmed at the cathedral; VisitKorea's Daegu Hallyu story names it as the wedding venue for Geum-myeong.
Daegu · Full guide · Daegu
Incheon
My Mister: Jeongsusa Temple, Ganghwa Island
Bulgyo Sinmun says the scenes where Dong-hoon visits his old school friend Gyeom-deok (Park Hae-joon), now a monk, were filmed on the wooden porch of the temple's main hall.
Ganghwa · Full guide · Incheon
Jeonbuk
Perfect Crown: Awon Museum & Hanok Stay
VisitKorea's Welchon article describes Awon — a hanok of some 250 years, moved here from Jinju and now a gallery and hanok stay — as the background for Perfect Crown scenes in which past and present cross. Preview's location roundup (11 May 2026) names Awon as the private residence of Prince Ian, with several scenes of the prince and his secretary filmed inside.
Wanju · Full guide · Jeonbuk
Perfect Crown: Soyang Gotaek (Yeoiru)
VisitKorea's Welchon article says Yeoiru, one of the houses of Soyang Gotaek in Oseong Hanok Village, appears in Perfect Crown as the protagonist's house, and that drama fans come looking for its scenes. Soyang Gotaek gathers hanok of 100–200 years moved here from Gochang and Muan, and works as a hanok stay.
Wanju · Full guide · Jeonbuk
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Jeonju Hanok Village area
Jeonju City says the drama filmed in Jeonju on 14 shooting days, naming the Hanok Village, Gyeonggijeon, Jeondong Cathedral and Namcheongyo Bridge among its locations.
Jeonju · Full guide · Jeonbuk
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Hakwon Farm barley fields, Gochang
The production company apologized for crowd control while filming during the 2023 barley festival, Segye Ilbo reported, and Gochang County promotes the farm as a filming location of the drama.
Gochang · Full guide · Jeonbuk
Jeonnam-Gwangju
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Suncheon Drama Film Set
Suncheon City lists the drama among recent productions filmed at the set.
Suncheon · Full guide · Jeonnam-Gwangju · More dramas at Suncheon Drama Film Set
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Gwangju Cinema
Korea JoongAng Daily reports that the encounter between Geum-myeong and artist Chung-seop was filmed at Gwangju Cinema, called Cannes Theater in the drama.
Gwangju · Full guide · Jeonnam-Gwangju
Hotel Del Luna: Mokpo Modern History Museum 1 (former Japanese Consulate)
Mokpo City and the press say the building appears as the hotel in the drama; the museum keeps a small recreation of the drama set in one of its zones.
Mokpo · Full guide · Jeonnam-Gwangju
North Gyeongsang
Perfect Crown: Oreung (Five Royal Tombs of Silla)
Preview's Perfect Crown location roundup (11 May 2026) places some of the drama's romantically charged moments against the quiet landscape of the Five Royal Tombs. SayArt's Gyeongju filming coverage (25 October 2025) reports that the production filmed scenes at Oreung to depict the solitude of Prince Ian, using the site as a backdrop for royal scenes. The two sources frame the scenes differently, so the stop claims the filming itself, not one specific scene.
Gyeongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Gasil Catholic Church, Chilgok
Segye Ilbo and Kyongbuk Ilbo report that Ae-sun's wedding scene was filmed at the church.
Chilgok · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Jeju
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Gimnyeong Beach
Visit Jeju and Chosun say scenes of young Ae-sun and Gwan-sik and of the haenyeo divers were filmed on the Gimnyeong coast.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Seongsan Ilchulbong and its canola fields
Visit Jeju says Seongsan Ilchulbong and the canola fields around it appear often in the childhood scenes; Chosun names the foot of the peak for a scene with Ae-sun.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Jeju Stone Park
Visit Jeju says the stone-walled paths where young Ae-sun runs were filmed in the park.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Dogurial tidal pool
Visit Jeju says the rocky tidal pool is where Eun-myeong and Hyun-sook have their confrontation.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Saengigijeong (Olle Trail 12)
Visit Jeju says the coastal cliff path is where middle-aged Ae-sun and Gwan-sik talk near their grandmother's grave.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
When Life Gives You Tangerines: Jeju Mokgwana
Chosun names Jeju Mokgwana for the drama's writing-contest scene. In 2025 Jeju Province held a writing contest there modeled on the one in the drama.
Jeju · Full guide · Jeju
Places that no longer exist are listed only on each title's page, under "Lost filming spots".
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