K-Pop Destinations: Shopping Kdrama Style

Seoul can be a fun place to shop while stocking up on some kdrama atmosphere. Naturally, you can always wander around the upscale Cheomdamdung shopping district and visit the boutiques where so many kdrama heroines have their compulsory makeovers, but there are more shops to stop in.

A good place to start your kdrama window-shopping is a store featured in "Cheomdamdung Alice," a drama centering on a department store. Many of the romantic scenes between Park Shi Hoo and Moon Geun Young, took place in front of The Galleria, a luxury-brand store owned by the Hanwha Group. Located in the wealthy district of Apgujeong-dong, the Galleria Department Store not only offers shopping options but also plenty of cafes and restaurant to relax in.

It's located at 343, Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu. For more information, call 82 2 1330. To get there, take subway line 3 to the Apgujeong Station, Exit 2. Head toward the corner where KDB Bank is located and turn right. At the ext bus stop, take Bus 4318. Get off at the Apgujeong-dong Hanyang Apt. bus stop.

If you want to visit So Ji Sub's "Kingdom" from "The Master's Sun" it's really a shopping center called Enter-6 Dongtan Metapolis. It was also used in the filming of "To The Beautiful You." The mall is located at 220 Dongtanjongang-ro, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi. It features six avenues that mirror European streets, a movie theater, ice rink and children's theme park. And if "The Master's Sun" is to be believed, a few ghosts. For more information, call 82 31-371-6900 or visit www.enter6.co.kr.

 

To get there, take subway line 1 to the Seodongtan Station, walk to the Shinil Happy Tree Apartment Bus Stop. Take Bus 5-1 or 708 and get off at Metapolis. 

If you want to check out the latest clothing trends and see where Joo Ji Hoon kissed Yoon Eun Hye in that street scene in "Princess Hours," visit Myeong-dong, the fashion trendsetting district. The district has lots of shops and restaurants. To get there, take subway line 4 to Myeong-dong Station, Exit 6. This leaves you right on the main street of Myeong-dong.

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Park Shi Hoo
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