K-Pop Destinations: Churches and Chapels Kdrama Style

Churches and chapels in Korea also occasionally serve as filming locations. Kdrama fans may want to stop by the sites where some kdrama characters took their vows and some forgot theirs.

Gongseri Catholic Church is the place where novice nun Jemma, played by Park Shin Hye, tries to silence and also discovers the music of Anjell in "You're Beautiful." The 113-yar-old cathedral is located at 10 Gongseriseongdang-gil, Inju-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do. For more information, call +82-41-533-8181 or visit www.asan.go.kr/culture (Korean).ake Seoul Subway Line 1 to Onnyang Oncheon Station, then a bus bound for Sapgyo or Daeum. Get off at Gongseri Catholic Church.

Later on in the drama Jang Geun Suk is supposed to meet Park Shin Hye in front of the Myeong-dong Cathedral where she is visiting her former Mother Superior. Instead Jung Yong Hwa takes her around the Myeong-dong shopping district. But do check out the grand church with its beautiful gothic interior 74, Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu. For more information, visit www.mdsd.or.kr or call 82-2-1330. Take Seoul Subway line 4 to exit 8, or Subway line 2 to exit 5.

If you prefer kdrama wedding chapels, you could spend a honeymoon-like weekend at the Hyatt Regency on Jeju Island. The 223-room hotel is the location of the triangular white wedding chapel shown in "Boys Over Flowers. The hotel is located at114 Jungmungwangwang-ro 72 beon-gil, Seogwipo-si, Jeju Province. For more information, call +82 64 733 1234.

While visting Jeju, be sure to stop by the Seopjikoji Church, which was featured in the 2003 drama "All In." Inspired by the life of a professional poker player, the drama starred Lee Byung Hun  and Song Hye Kyo. The church, a local tourist attraction, is located at Sinyang-ri, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo.

When you're back in Seoul, stop by the church chosen for the nuptials in the drama "Big." In the drama, 16-year-old Shin Won Ho, finds himself trapped inside the body of Gong Yoo, a 30-year-old soon-to-be married pediatrician. He must stand in at the wedding.

The church chosen for that drama was Young Nak Presbyterian Church at 2-69 Jeo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. Take Seoul Subway Line 4 to the Myung Dong Subway station, Exit 10.
For more information, call +82 2-2280-0114

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