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Start-Up Filming Locations

4 filming spots (0 confirmed, 4 reported) across 1 guide, plus 5 fan-spotted places not yet confirmed by an official or press source.

Drama · 스타트업 · 2020 · tvN · Seoul, Uijeongbu, and Taean

Last checked: Oct 28, 2026

Series ended Dec 6, 2020 (16 episodes). Four stops are reported by VisitSeoul's official Start-Up guide; the rest are fan-spotted. Last updated Oct 28, 2026.

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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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Start-Up in Seoul and Beyond: 9 Spots (4 Reported)

Oil Tank Culture Park

The Sandbox building, the drama's fictional Silicon Valley.

Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Mapo-gu

Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 28, 2026 Google Maps Naver Map

Nodeul Island

The riverside Sandbox setting seen in the drama's first episode.

Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Yongsan-gu

Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 28, 2026 Google Maps Naver Map

Hapjeongdon

Grandmother's restaurant, and the mailbox where letters were exchanged.

Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Mapo-gu

Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 28, 2026 Google Maps Naver Map

D·LIFESTYLE KITCHEN

The restaurant where In-jae and her mother dined together.

Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jung-gu

Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 28, 2026 Google Maps Naver Map

Some locations were first identified by Korean fan researchers. Fan location research (Creatrip)