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Itaewon Class: Park Sae-ro-yi's Seoul
Itaewon Class is set in Seoul's Itaewon, where ex-convict Park Sae-ro-yi opens the DanBam bar, and its real filming spots include SEOUL BAM, the Noksapyeong Overpass and Namsan Park.
The route follows six places where scenes of the 2020 series were shot, from the guesthouse where the leads first meet to the graffiti wall where they take pictures at the end. Some pins mark only a street, as noted at each stop.
Timeline & locations
What do the location labels mean?
- Exact
- The pin marks the actual place where it happened or was filmed.
- Approximate
- The right area — a town, park or district — but not a precise spot.
Sae-ro-yi and Jo Yi-seo first meet at a building the series calls Bogwang Gosiwon. In real life it is a guesthouse whose walls are covered in graffiti of the names of cities from around the world. It is still operated as a guesthouse, and its rooftop offers a panoramic view of N Seoul Tower and Itaewon.
Location precision: The source gives only the street, so the pin marks Bogwang-ro 60-gil, where the VisitKorea guide places the building.
Visitor guidance: Operates as a guesthouse at 14-38 Bogwang-ro 60-gil; check opening and visiting rules with it first.
Sources
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
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- Filming locations guide
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
After his release from prison, Park Sae-ro-yi opens DanBam in Itaewon, wanting to succeed and seeking revenge on the Jangga Group. It is the place that appears most often in the series. The real site was a lamb skewer restaurant that was turned into a food stall for the drama, and it now operates as SEOUL BAM, where you can even taste the food from the series.
Visitor guidance: Opens 18:00 daily (to 23:00 weekdays, midnight at weekends), at 57 Noksapyeong-daero 40-gil; check current hours.
Sources
- Itaewon Class
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- Synopsis
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
- Locator:
- Filming locations guide
- Itaewon Class
After DanBam, this pedestrian overpass is the place the series returns to most. Sae-ro-yi and Jo Yi-seo meet here, and he is often lost in thought on it. It is popular as a photo spot and went viral as a filming location. At night you can see N Seoul Tower and the splendid night view of Seoul.
Visitor guidance: A public pedestrian overpass in front of the Itaewon Elementary School Education and Culture Center.
Sources
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
- Locator:
- Filming locations guide
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
This small park is where Jang Geun-soo apologises to Sae-ro-yi. A second scene was filmed here too: a man who follows Sae-ro-yi secretly on Chairman Jang's order, to take his picture, is caught by detective Yoon. The park has playground rides such as a black bear slide, a seesaw and a swing, plus benches to sit and relax on.
Location precision: The source gives only the street, Noksapyeong-daero 46-gil; the pin marks that street, not the playground.
Visitor guidance: A public park off Noksapyeong-daero 46-gil.
Sources
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
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- Filming locations guide
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
Sae-ro-yi and Jo Yi-seo share their kiss here, a heart-throbbing moment filmed on the road between the entrance of Namsan Park, on the Sungnyemun Gate side, and Baekbeom Plaza. Today the plaza is a good place for a walk, with views of N Seoul Tower and the Hanyangdoseong Seoul Fortress Wall. In fall it is coloured with crimson and golden leaves, making it a popular spot for autumn foliage.
Not pinned on the mapVisitableLocation precision: The scene was filmed on the road between the Namsan Park entrance and Baekbeom Plaza; the exact spot is not given, so there is no pin.
Visitor guidance: Walk up from the Namsan Park entrance towards the plaza.
Sources
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
- Locator:
- Filming locations guide
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
At the end of the story, after their revenge on Chairman Jang, the two leads enjoy a date and take pictures here. Various graffiti cover the wall next to the stairs, but the angel wings are the most representative one, so it is the spot to recreate the leads' photos.
Location precision: The source gives a lot number in Itaewon-dong, and the pin is the geocoded address, not the wall itself.
Visitor guidance: A wall next to a staircase at Itaewon-dong 116-18.
Sources
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations
- Locator:
- Filming locations guide
- “Itaewon Class” Filming Locations