Winter Sonata Filming Locations
6 filming spots (6 confirmed, 0 reported) across 1 guide, plus 9 fan-spotted places not yet confirmed by an official or press source.
Filmed in 2002, so some places have changed or are gone. Each card says how well the place is sourced.
Cast & creators
- Bae Yong-joon 배용준 Lead role
- Choi Ji-woo 최지우 Lead role
- 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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Winter Sonata in Nami Island, Chuncheon and Beyond: 15 Spots (6 Confirmed)
Nami Island
Press reports name Nami Island for the bicycle scene of Joon-sang and Yu-jin and for scenes on its snowy tree-lined paths.
Chuncheon · Full guide · Gangwon
Chuncheon Myeongdong Street
Chuncheon's tourism site and press say the downtown shopping street was a filming location and became a tourist stop because of the drama.
Chuncheon · Full guide · Gangwon
Soyang 2 Bridge area
Chuncheon · Full guide · Gangwon
Mona Yongpyong (Yongpyong Resort)
The resort says much of the drama was filmed there and names the Sky Garden at the top of its gondola as a filming spot; press reports agree.
Pyeongchang · Full guide · Gangwon
Chuam Beach and Candlestick Rock
Donghae City and Kyunghyang Shinmun name Chuam as a Winter Sonata filming location; Kyunghyang says the leads' seaside scenes were filmed here.
Donghae · Full guide · Gangwon
Bukpyeong Catholic Church
VisitKorea and Kyunghyang Shinmun name the church as a Winter Sonata filming location, used for the drama's wedding scene.
Donghae · Full guide · Gangwon
Oedo Botania
Geoje City and press say the drama's final episode was filmed on the island garden.
Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
Maim Vision Village
Yeoju · Full guide · Gyeonggi
Marronnier Park, Daehangno
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jongno-gu
Seogang Bridge (river view)
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Mapo-gu
Huam-dong Catholic Church
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Yongsan-gu
The Plaza Hotel, Seoul
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jung-gu
Former Daehan Cinema, Chungmuro
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jung-gu
Myeongbo Art Hall (former Myeongbo Theater)
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jung-gu
Local Stitch Yaksu
Seoul · Full guide · Seoul · Jung-gu
Some locations were first identified by Korean fan researchers. Fan location research (kdramamap.com)