A round-up of identified and suspected filming locations that appeared in TotNT EP01-02, in order of appearance.
EP01
Fox Ridge 여우고개 (a.k.a. Road 144)
While it’s unclear whether they actually filmed here, Fox Ridge does in fact exist. As mentioned in one of the deleted scenes, it’s in the vicinity of Mt. Gwanak, not far from the Seoul National University campus. Its proper name is Nam Tae Ryeong (남태령・南泰嶺). More on that here.
Location: 서울특별시 관악구, 서초구와 경기도 과천시 사이
Ji Ah’s House (interior)
This was confirmed to be a set in part two of the BTS set tour Kim Yong Ji (Yoo Ri) and Hwang Hee (Shin Joo) filmed. The upstairs and downstairs are separate, which Jo Bo Ah (Ji Ah) tricked Kim Yong Ji into discovering for herself when she gave her the tour.
Yeon’s House (interior)
This, too, was confirmed to be a set and features in the video mentioned above, as well as a number of BTS reels.
Gangnam Wedding Hall 결혼식장 (exterior & interior)
The wedding hall where Yeon executes Yeou Nui really is in Gangnam, and it appears they used both the exterior and interior to film. In real life, this is The Laville (더라빌).
Address: 서울특별시 강남구 봉은사로 531 (삼성동 73)
Shin Joo’s Vet Clinic (interior)
This is a set, too, of course and is also featured in part two of the set tour.
Ilsan Lake Park 일산호수공원 (달맞이섬)
This is the park Yeon is sitting in when he first meets Soo Oh and gives him a bit of life advice. The two are actually on a small island in the middle of the lake called Dalmaji Island (달맞이섬). If you read our breakdown of EP03, you may remember that ‘dalmaji‘ is also the Korean name for evening primrose (달맞이꽃) and means ‘to welcome the moon,’ (though this is likely a coincidence). The park is located in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do.
This is also the same park where Yeon and Ji Ah decide to go witch-hunting in EP11, where Sae Rom is sitting when Jae Hwan gives her a birthday cake in EP14, where Rang cuts a deal for Yeon’s soul in EP16, and where Yeon sees a boy that strongly resembles Rang, also in EP16. The deleted picnic scene was likely filmed here, as well.
Address: 경기도 고양시 일산동구 호수로 731 일산노인종합복지관
Afterlife Immigration Office 내세 출입국관리사 무소 (exterior)
The inside is, of course, a set, but the exterior of the AIO is actually the Seoul Meteorological Office & Observatory (기상청 서울관측소), located in Seoul’s Jongno-gu. The interior was featured in part one Kim Yong Ji and Hwang’s Hee’s set tour.
Address: 기상청 서울관측소 서울특별시 종로구 송월길 52
Broadcast Station 방송국 (interior)
No confirmation, but this was likely filmed at the tvN broadcast station, for obvious reasons.
Address: 서울특별시 마포구 상암산로 66 (상암동 1606)
The Snail Bride 우렁각시 (private room)
It’s unclear whether the private room that appears throughout the drama is a set or if it’s part of the Korean Folk Village credited at the end of the episode (since I can’t think of another scene in EP01 that might have been filmed there). I do know it isn’t part of the restaurant itself.
The Snail Bride 우렁각시 (exterior & restaurant)
In real life, this is the Insadong Hanok Teahouse (인사동 한옥찻집), located near Insadong’s Angook Station. I’ve been to a number of teahouses in the area, but never this one. The exterior and interior are actually one and the same in this case, and the interior layout and decor don’t appear to have been changed much for use in the drama. Unlike in the drama, however, they don’t serve meals; just tea and treats.
Address: 인사동 한옥찻집 서울특별시 종로구 인사동 12길 9
Woojin University Hospital 우진대학교병원 (exterior)
The hospital where Yeon and Ji Ah first cross paths in earnest isn’t actually a hospital at all. This is the Sungshin Women’s University Unjeong Green Campus (성신여자대학교 운정그린캠퍼스) located in Seoul’s Gangbook-gu. The campus was also used to film the scene in EP09 where Shin Joo smuggles Ji Ah out of the hospital.
Address: 성신여자대학교 운정그린캠퍼스, 서울특별시 강북구 도봉로76가길 55
Ji Ah’s House (exterior)
According to the note she leaves Yeon, Ji Ah’s house is located in Seodaemungu, Younhui-ro, near the Yeonsei University Sinchon Campus. That’s a considerable distance from Fox Ridge (north of the Han River rather than south), so Yeon would have seriously gone out of his way to rescue Ji Ah and return her safely to the accident site when she was a child. As far as the real world goes, I’m actually not able to confirm if this is the address where the scenes outside Ji Ah’s house were filmed. If nothing else, the house number matches.
Address (in-drama): 서울 서대문구 연희로 53
Other EP01 credited locations: Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas
EP02
Baekdudaegan, Yeon’s Domain 백두대간, 신의 영토
This was, of course, a set. If you watch some of the BTS reels you can see how much of it they actually built and how much was added in later using CG.
The River of Three Crossings 삼도천
The same goes for the Samdocheon, of course. You get a pretty good look at the extent of the bluescreen in King Kong’s sixth BTS reel. tvN also released a video just about the Samdocheon CG.
Joseon 조선
The short Joseon Era scene where Yeon pulls aside a woman who’s the spitting image of Ah Eum was filmed at MBC Dae Jang Geum Park (MBC Dramia). If the drama you’re watching is a sageuk, chances are they filmed some of it here.
Address: MBC 용인 대장금 파크 (MBC드라미아), 경기도 용인시 처인구 백암면 용천드라마길 25 (백암면 용천리 778-1)
1910’s Salon (interior)
The brief scene of Yeon approaching yet another Ah Eum look-alike in 1910’s Korea was filmed at Nijimori Studio (니지모리 스튜디오) in Gyeonggi-do. You can see more photos of the studio here.
Address: 니지모리 스튜디오 경기도 동두천시 천보산로 565
Eunha Funeral Parlour 은하장례식장 (exterior & interior)
This is where Rang and Yoo Ri crash a funeral. Its true name is Unjeong Funeral Parlour (운정장례식장), also located in Gyeonggi-do.
Address: 경기도 파주시 하늘채길 35 하지석동 148-2
Moze Department Store 모즈 백화점 (fountain)
Moze Department Store is the fictional department store owned by Yoo Ri’s fake parents. It’s also where Rang showed off his coin tossing skills and invited the hiker couple’s son to make a wish. In real life, this is First Garden (퍼스트가든) in Paju.
Address: 퍼스트가든 자수화단, 경기 파주시 탑삭골길 260 (상지석동 1021-3)
Broadcast Station 방송국 (exterior)
The scene outside the broadcast station where Ji Ah asks Yeon not to disappear on her was filmed outside the CJ E&M Center in Digital Media City, Seoul. This is also where they filmed the scene in EP07 where Soo Oh runs into the Urban Legends trio and glimpses their past lives.
Address: 서울특별시 마포구 상암산로 66 CJ E&M CENTER
Port-side Pojangmacha 포항 앞 포장마차
The port where Rang first approaches Pyung Hee and where Yeon later crashes his solo drinking party is Jangseung Port in Geoje City. The scene was actually filmed right outside the coast guard dispatch station there.
Location: 경상남도 거제시 장승포항 파출소 앞 (해양경찰)
Eohwa Island 어화도 (approach & port)
While there is, in fact, an Eohwa Island (漁化島), its name uses different hanja and it’s located off the coast of North Korea. The fictional Eohwa Island (漁花島) is supposedly somewhere in the Yellow Sea, and multiple locations were used to shoot the scenes set there. The ferry approach and the pier Yeon and Ji Ah arrive at were filmed at Haegeumgang Village on Geoje Island (해금강마을 거제도), part of Galgot-ri (갈곶리) within Hallyeohaesang National Park (한려해상국립공원). The ferry they ride doesn’t normally go to the village, though. It’s used to ferry visitors to the nearby Haegeumgang sea caves (해금강십자동굴) and other tourist spots.
Location: 경상남도 거제시 남부면 해금강2길 39, 해금강선착장휴게소 앞
Eohwa Island Supermarket 어화도 슈퍼 (exterior)
The supermarket where Yeon buys shikhye and somjjang (and later interrogates the owner) is actually a sushi restaurant called Dinosaur Sushi (공룡횟집). I haven’t been able to find any info on where they filmed the interior shots.
Address: 공룡횟집, 경상남도 고성군 하이면 덕명5길 62
The Forest 숲
No location info on the forest, other than that many of the drama’s forest scenes were filmed on Jeju Island.
Jangsan Cave 장산 사굴
The scene at Jangsan Cave was actually filmed at two adjacent locations: Sangjokam (상족암) and Haeshik Cave (해식동굴), both located in Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. The area is famously rich in dinosaur fossils, so not a bad choice for Imoogi’s origin story to take place.
Location 1: 경상남도 고성군 하이면 덕명리, 공룡발자국 화석지 상족암
Location 2: 경상남도 고성군 하이면 덕명리, 해식동굴
The Library 도서관
The library where Jae Hwan digs up the old news articles Ji Ah asks for is the National Library of Korea (국립중앙도서관).
Address: 서울특별시 서초구 반포대로 201 (반포동)
Other EP02 credited locations: Lotte Department Store