Seaside

Jumunjin Breakwater

Jumunjin, Gangneung

VisitKorea and Gangneung City both identify Jumunjin Breakwater / Jumunjin Sand Protection Dam as the Goblin seaside filming site where Ji Eun-tak (Kim Go-eun) and Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) first encounter by the water.

Gangneung · Full guide · Gangwon

Yangyang Surfyy Beach

Hyeonbuk-myeon, Yangyang

The beach sequence, including the food truck during the 'business trip'.

Sokcho · Full guide · Gangwon

Wolmido My Land

Wolmido, Incheon

VisitKorea and YTN say My Land, Wolmido's oldest amusement park, is where Jang Deok-su meets his gang in the rain. Netflix Tudum also lists Wolmido among the show's locations.

Incheon · Full guide · Incheon

Cheongjin 2-ri breakwater lighthouse

Cheongha-myeon, Pohang

VisitKorea says the lighthouse is where Chief Hong and Ji Seong-hyun first meet; Pohang City lists the breakwater among the filming locations.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Sabang Memorial Park (the boat on the hill)

Heunghae-eup, Pohang

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.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Igari Anchor Observatory

Cheongha-myeon, Pohang

Pohang City lists the observatory among the drama's filming locations.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Wolpo Beach

Cheongha-myeon, Pohang

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.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Seokbyeong 1-ri breakwater red lighthouse

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

VisitKorea and Pohang City say the red lighthouse appears in many scenes; it is reportedly where Hye-jin confesses to Du-sik.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Yangpo Port

Janggi-myeon, Pohang

Pohang City lists the port among the drama's filming locations.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang · More dramas at Yangpo Port

Chuam Beach and Candlestick Rock

Donghae

Donghae City and Kyunghyang Shinmun name Chuam as a Winter Sonata filming location; Kyunghyang says the leads' seaside scenes were filmed here.

Donghae · Full guide · Gangwon

Oedo Botania

Irun-myeon, Geoje

Geoje City and press say the drama's final episode was filmed on the island garden.

Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang

Gimnyeong Beach

Gujwa-eup, Jeju

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

Seongsan Ilchulbong and its canola fields

Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo

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

Dogurial tidal pool

Jeju City

Visit Jeju says the rocky tidal pool is where Eun-myeong and Hyun-sook have their confrontation.

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Saengigijeong (Olle Trail 12)

Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju

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

Guryongpo Japanese House Street

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

VisitKorea and Kukmin Ilbo name the street as the setting of Ongsan, the small harbor town where Dong-baek lives.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Camellia (café and select shop)

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

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.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Guryongpo Park Stone Stairs

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

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.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Hoho Myeonok

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

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.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple

Gijang, Busan

In the March 16, 2023 episode, the first Busan stop is Haedong Yonggungsa, the temple by the sea, reached down its 108 steps. Busan City's own release on the episode names it too.

Busan · Full guide · Busan · Gijang-gun

Gwangalli Beach

Gwangalli, Busan

Busan City says the friends' tour of the city started at Gwangalli's beach. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Busan · Full guide · Busan · Suyeong-gu

Geumneung Port and Stone-wall Beach Road

Hallim-eup, Jeju

VisitKorea says the port and stone-wall lanes of Geumneung-ri were the backdrop for many scenes, and Jeju Sori reports the village as the setting of Pureung Village.

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Hallim Port

Hallim-eup, Jeju

VisitKorea says the auction scene in episode 1 was filmed at the port.

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Gapado Island

Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo

VisitKorea and JoongAng Ilbo name Gapado as the island where Young-ok and Jeong-jun take their trip, riding bikes around it.

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Biyangdo Island

Hallim-eup, Jeju

VisitKorea's Hallyu Insight guide says the seaside village scenes were mainly shot on Biyangdo, a small island near Hallim Port. Biyangdo is a seaside filming area; the drama's Pureung Village itself is Geumneung-ri (stop-1).

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Abai Village

Cheongho-dong, Sokcho

The drama's adult episodes were filmed in this village, with a small local shop standing in for Eun-seo's family home, according to Korea.net and VisitKorea.

Sokcho · Full guide · Gangwon

Abai Village gaetbae ferry

Cheongho-dong, Sokcho

The rope-pulled ferry across the channel to Abai Village is where Eun-seo and Jun-seo cross paths and miss each other in one of the drama's best-known scenes, according to Korea.net and VisitKorea.

Sokcho · Full guide · Gangwon

Sokcho Beach

Sokcho

Korea.net lists Sokcho Beach among the places where key scenes were filmed. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Sokcho · Full guide · Gangwon

Silmi resort area, Muuido

Muuido, Incheon

Inews24 reports that the 'sunset village' suggested to Young-woo as a date spot was filmed at the Silmi resort area.

Incheon · Full guide · Incheon

Jagalchi Market

Nampo-dong, Busan

Busan City and the Busan Ilbo say the film's car chase was shot around Jagalchi Market. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) reports filming began here on March 17, 2017, the production's first day in Busan.

Busan · Full guide · Busan · Jung-gu · More dramas at Jagalchi Market

Gwangan Bridge (view from Gwangalli Beach)

Gwangalli, Busan

Busan City and the press say the chase was filmed on the deck of Gwangan Bridge. KOFIC reports helicopter and gun scenes were shot on the bridge on March 24, 2017.

Busan · Full guide · Busan · Suyeong-gu

Gwangalli beach road

Gwangalli, Busan

Busan City named the beachfront road among the chase locations. Busan City's own schedule closed the Gwangalli Beach road on March 21, 2017 for filming, and KOFIC lists Gwangalli Beach among the film's main Busan sites.

Near Gwangalli Beach, Suyeong-gu · Full guide · Busan · Suyeong-gu

Hyeonpo Port

Buk-myeon, Ulleungdo

The floating guesthouse, built on a barge, was moored in this harbor on Ulleungdo's north coast for Season 1, according to VisitKorea and Gyeongbuk Dominilbo.

Ulleungdo · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Taeha Hyangmok Monorail

Taeha, Ulleungdo

VisitKorea lists the Taeha Hyangmok Monorail among the show's Ulleungdo filming places. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Ulleungdo · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Hakpo Port

Hakpo, Ulleungdo

VisitKorea lists Hakpo Port among the show's Ulleungdo filming places. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Ulleungdo · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Jukdo Island

Off Ulleungdo's east coast

VisitKorea lists Jukdo among the show's Ulleungdo filming places. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Ulleungdo · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Jeodong Port

Jeodong, Ulleungdo

VisitKorea lists Jeodong Port among the show's Ulleungdo filming places. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Ulleungdo · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Dadaepo Beach

Dadaepo, Saha-gu, Busan

The Busan Film Commission piece says the Hungnam evacuation scene with many extras was shot at Dadaepo Beach and Gamcheon Port. No other scene is claimed for this beach.

Busan · Full guide · Busan

Gamcheon Port

Gamcheon, Saha-gu, Busan

The Busan Film Commission piece says the Hungnam evacuation scene with many extras was shot at Dadaepo Beach and Gamcheon Port. No other scene is claimed for this port.

Busan · Full guide · Busan

Suyeong Yachting Center

Suyeong-gu, Busan

The Busan Film Commission piece says the television-program scene depicting the search for displaced families by KBS took place at the Suyeong Yachting Center. This stop is an eastern Busan extension to the main day, not part of the Jung-gu or Saha-gu clusters.

Busan · Full guide · Busan

Ayajin Beach

Toseong-myeon, Goseong

The runaway scene where Deok-sun, Jung-hwan and Dong-ryong end up looking at the sea. A second independent source has not confirmed this stop yet.

Sokcho · Full guide · Gangwon

Dadaepo Beach

Dadaepo, Saha-gu, Busan

VisitKorea names Dadaepo Beach as the beach in the photo posted by IU on her social media, and recommends visiting right before sunset, with the beachside park, eco-walking trail and Sunset Fountain of Dream nearby. Yonhap, citing the Busan Film Commission, independently names Dadaepo Beach among Broker's Busan filming locations.

Busan · Full guide · Busan

Bbulsora Park (Horn Conch Park), Sindo-ri

Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo

ELLE Korea places the episode-10 confession scene at the park's observation point; Korea JoongAng Daily names the park near Sindopo as where Yong-pil stops hiding his feelings for Sam-dal.

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Ojo-ri and Ojo Port, Seongsan

Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo

Telltrip reports Ojo-ri became known as a main backdrop of the drama, with basalt stone walls along its lanes and a wooden bridge linking the village to the harbor.

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Jeongdongjin Station

Jeongdongjin, Gangneung

In the drama's best-known scene, Hye-rin waits at the seaside platform before she is arrested, according to Gangneung City and VisitKorea. A pine by the tracks is still called the Sandglass pine.

Gangneung · Full guide · Gangwon

Nodeul Island

The riverside Sandbox setting seen in the drama's first episode.

Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Yongsan-gu

Gamji Beach, Yeongdo

Yeongdo, Busan

The Busan Film Commission says scenes of the older Sunja longing for her hometown were filmed by the shellfish-grill village and the shore at Gamji Beach.

Busan · Full guide · Busan · Yeongdo-gu

Taejongdae

Yeongdo, Busan

The Busan Film Commission lists Taejongdae among the series' Busan locations.

Busan · Full guide · Busan · Yeongdo-gu

Jagalchi Market

Nampo-dong, Busan

The Busan Film Commission lists Jagalchi Market among the series' Busan locations.

Busan · Full guide · Busan · Jung-gu · More dramas at Jagalchi Market

Ilgwang Lighthouse (IK Light House)

Incheon Tourism Organization's filming-location page says the drama opens with Moon-young eating a steak at a fancy restaurant, and that this scene was filmed at the Ilgwang Lighthouse, a cafe in reality.

Incheon · Full guide · Incheon

Gapado Island

Gapado Island, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do

VisitKorea names Gapado Island as the place where the bicycle date scene took place. No precise point on the island — no beach, road or café — is named in the source used here, so the claim covers the island, not a single spot on it. No episode number is given in the source used here, so none is claimed.

Jeju · Full guide · Jeju

Sokcho Beach

Sokcho

Sokcho · Full guide · Gangwon

Obun Beach

Samcheok · Full guide · Gangwon

Seonchang Beach

Samcheok · Full guide · Gangwon

Galnam Port

Samcheok · Full guide · Gangwon

Homigot area

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Yangpo Port

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang · More dramas at Yangpo Port

Gajodo Island village and coastal road

Sadeung-myeon, Geoje

Geoje City says the island village, harbor and coastal road near the Gajo branch office were used as the fictional island 'Pyeondong-do'.

Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang

Jeogu Port

Nambu-myeon, Geoje

Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang

Myeongsa Beach

Nambu-myeon, Geoje

Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang

Hammok Pebble Beach

Nambu-myeon, Geoje

Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang

Tongyeong Port Ferry Terminal

Tongyeong

Tongyeong · Full guide · South Gyeongsang

Wonsando Island (Boryeong)

Boryeong

Boryeong · Full guide · South Chungcheong

Sammok Ferry Pier and Terminal

Incheon · Full guide · Incheon

Keunkkeut Lighthouse

Yeosu · Full guide · Jeonnam-Gwangju

Munyeo islet

Yeosu · Full guide · Jeonnam-Gwangju

Haean-ro coastal road

Near Jumunjin, Gangneung · Full guide · Gangwon

Daejin Port breakwater

Donghae · Full guide · Gangwon

Hanseom Beach and coastal path

Donghae · Full guide · Gangwon

Mukho Port

Donghae · Full guide · Gangwon