K-Pop Destinations: Spots You've Seen in Your Fave K-Dramas, Maybe Twice or More

When you're planning your next visit to Seoul, you may want to stop by some of the locations favored by kdrama filming crews.

You could start with the location for a favorite kdrama kiss. The first kiss between Lee Jong Suk and Lee Bo Young in "I Hear Your Voice" was shot in a walkway of Seoul's COEX Aquarium. Having fish swim over them while they kissed made the scene seem otherworldly. The aquarium, home to 40,000 sea creatures, is located in the upscale COEX Mall at 524, Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu. For more information, call 82-2-1330 or visit www.coexaqua.co.kr.

If you are a fan of the dramas "You're Beautiful" or "49 Days," you may want to stop by the Byeokchoji or BCJ Botanical Garden. Located in a Seoul suburb, it's where novice nun Park Shin Hye cleans the Greek statues and descends from the sky in the first episode of "You're Beautiful." It's also the heavenly location where Jung Il Woo talks to Nam Gyu Ri about her second chance at life in "49 Days." Some park bench scenes from "City Hunter" were also filmed there. The gardens are located at 166-1, Beolmanjang-gil, Gwangtan-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do. For more information, call 82-31-1330 or go to www.visitkorea.co.kr.

The tower where Lee Min Ho waits for Gu Hye Sun in "Boys Over Flowers" is the N Seoul Tower, officially the CJ Seoul Tower and commonly known as the Namsan Tower. The observation tower is located on Namsan Mountain in central Seoul. Because it is the highest point in Seoul, it offers a great panoramic view of the city. It draws a large number of visitors every day and not just because they want to see the place where Gu Hye Sun and Lee Min Ho spent their first night together. The tower is located at 105, Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu. For more information, call 82-2-3455-9277, 9288 or visit nseoultower.co.kr.

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