Sandglass Filming Locations
2 filming spots (1 confirmed, 1 reported) across 1 guide, plus 1 fan-spotted place not yet confirmed by an official or press source.
Filmed in the mid-1990s, so most places have changed. Jeongdongjin became a sunrise destination because of this drama. Sandglass is also known as Hourglass.
- Confirmed
- backed by two or more official or press sources.
- Reported
- one official or press source.
- Fan-spotted
- identified by Korean fan researchers by matching scenes; not yet confirmed by official sources.
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Sandglass Across Korea: 3 Spots (1 Confirmed)
Jeongdongjin Station
In the drama's best-known scene, Hye-rin waits at the seaside platform before she is arrested, according to Gangneung City and VisitKorea. A pine by the tracks is still called the Sandglass pine.
Gangneung · Full guide · Gangwon
Former South Jeolla Provincial Office
The drama's May 1980 Gwangju scenes used the former South Jeolla Provincial Office, with the city lending its main roads for filming, according to Kyunghyang Shinmun. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.
Gwangju · Full guide · Jeonnam-Gwangju
Jincheon Nongdari Stone Bridge
Jincheon · Full guide · North Chungcheong
Some locations were first identified by Korean fan researchers. Travel bloggers' Chungbuk fam-tour post