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Mokpo: Hotel Del Luna & 1987 filming locations

Mokpo opened as a port in 1897, and buildings from that era still stand around Yudalsan in the old town, per Mokpo City. Two productions used them: the drama Hotel Del Luna and the film 1987: When the Day Comes. Seosan-dong is a residential hillside, so visit quietly and do not photograph residents. This page gathers 3 places from 3 titles, each labeled by how well it is sourced (how we label places).

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Hotel Del Luna's exterior: Mokpo Modern History Museum

The hotel's exterior in Hotel Del Luna is a real building: the former Japanese Consulate in Mokpo, built in 1900 and now Mokpo Modern History Museum 1. Details below ↓

1987: Yeonhee's Supermarket

Yeon-hee's family shop in 1987: When the Day Comes is a real corner shop in Mokpo's Seosan-dong. Mokpo City restored it with the film's props and opened it to visitors. Details below ↓

Every Mokpo filming place, by area

Places shared by several titles are listed once, with every title named.

Old town around Yudalsan

Seosan-dong

Walking route

Start at Mokpo Modern History Museum 1 on the slope of Yudalsan, see Museum 2 (the former Oriental Development Company building) nearby, then head to Yeonhee's Supermarket and the poetry alley in Seosan-dong. Search each leg on Naver Map (English UI); Seosan-dong is residential, so keep your voice down.

1987: WHEN THE DAY COMES IN MOKPO

1987: When the Day Comes · CJ Entertainment 2017

Yeon-hee's family shop in 1987: When the Day Comes is a real corner shop in Mokpo's Seosan-dong. Mokpo City restored it with the film's props and opened it to visitors.

Reported · 3 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026

1. Yeonhee's Supermarket

연희네 슈퍼

Mokpo City says the shop was used for Yeon-hee's family store, including the scene of Lee Han-yeol and Yeon-hee talking on the bench out front and the final scene of Yeon-hee running to the protest.

GETTING THERE From Mokpo Station, search the route to Seosan-dong on Naver Map (English UI). ACCESS A tiny shop kept by Mokpo City as an exhibit with the film's props, with a tourism guide on site, per the city's listing; it is not a working store. Behind it is a 31-meter air-raid shelter dug late in the Pacific War with forced Korean labor, which the city has lit and signposted. The hillside around it is residential: keep your voice down, do not photograph residents, and stay out of doorways and yards.

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SOURCES (3)
  1. Mokpo City tourism: Yeonhee's Supermarket
  2. Kyunghyang Shinmun (Mokpo City release, Jan 9, 2018)
  3. Hankook Ilbo (Feb 11, 2018)

About this page

1987: When the Day Comes (1987) is a 2017 film distributed by CJ Entertainment about the June 1987 democracy movement in South Korea. Kim Tae-ri plays Yeon-hee, a university freshman whose family runs a small shop, and Kang Dong-won plays the student Lee Han-yeol.

The shop is reported: all our sources trace back to Mokpo City.

Yeonhee’s Supermarket

The shop sits on the hillside of Seosan-dong. Mokpo City restored it with the film’s props, and says it was used for scenes including Han-yeol and Yeon-hee talking on the bench out front and Yeon-hee’s run to the protest at the end. Behind it is a wartime air-raid shelter that the city has opened with lighting and signs. Mokpo City’s film-theme travel page also features the Seosan-dong poetry alley nearby; it is a residential lane, so walk it quietly.

See more of the city in our Mokpo hub.

Getting there

From Seoul, check Korail for trains to Mokpo, then search the route from Mokpo Station on Naver Map (English UI).

Sources

All sources for this guide

Accessed Sep 28, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.

  1. Mokpo City tourism — Yeonhee’s Supermarket
  2. Mokpo City tourism — Seosan-dong poetry alley (film theme)
  3. Kyunghyang Shinmun — Mokpo turns the 1987 shop into a tourist site (Jan 9, 2018)
  4. Hankook Ilbo — Come see Yeonhee’s Supermarket (Feb 11, 2018)
  5. Korean Film Council — 1987: When the Day Comes

HOTEL DEL LUNA IN MOKPO

Hotel Del Luna · tvN 2019

The hotel's exterior in Hotel Del Luna is a real building: the former Japanese Consulate in Mokpo, built in 1900 and now Mokpo Modern History Museum 1.

Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026

1. Mokpo Modern History Museum 1 (former Japanese Consulate)

목포근대역사관 1관 (구 목포일본영사관)
Mokpo Modern History Museum 1, the former Japanese Consulate, Mokpo (location photo, not a drama still)
출처: 한국학중앙연구원, 공공누리 제1유형

Mokpo City and the press say the building appears as the hotel in the drama; the museum keeps a small recreation of the drama set in one of its zones.

GETTING THERE From Mokpo Station, search the route on Naver Map (English UI). ACCESS A red-brick building on the slope of Yudalsan, finished in 1900 as the Japanese consulate and later used as Mokpo City Hall and a library. It is a nationally designated heritage site and now houses exhibits on Mokpo's history. Check opening days and admission on Mokpo City's official listing.

More filming locations in Jeonnam-Gwangju

LAST MILE

Bus numbers and times are not listed here. Check the local bus app, or use the Kakao Map and Naver Map links on this card for today's route.

Getting around Korea →

Open in Google Maps ↗ Open in Naver Map ↗ Open in Kakao Map ↗

Plan the trip with Naver Map or Kakao Map or Korail (trains).

SOURCES (3)
  1. Visit Mokpo (Mokpo City): Mokpo Modern History Hall 1
  2. Hankook Ilbo (Aug 29, 2019)
  3. Maeil Shinmun (Aug 4, 2019)

About this page

Hotel Del Luna (호텔 델루나) aired on tvN in 2019, with IU as Jang Man-wol, the hotel’s owner, and Yeo Jin-goo as Gu Chan-seong, its manager. Our Seoul guide covers its Seoul places.

The museum building is confirmed: Mokpo City and independent press both name it.

The hotel’s exterior

The former Japanese Consulate in Mokpo was finished in 1900, after Mokpo’s port opened in 1897, and later served as Mokpo City Hall and a public library, according to Mokpo City. It appears as the hotel in the drama, and the museum now inside it keeps a small recreation of the drama set. The Mokpo Modern History Museum 2, in the former Oriental Development Company building, is nearby.

See more of the city in our Mokpo hub.

Getting there

From Seoul, check Korail for trains to Mokpo, then search the route from Mokpo Station on Naver Map (English UI).

Sources

All sources for this guide

Accessed Sep 28, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.

  1. Visit Mokpo (Mokpo City) — Mokpo Modern History Hall 1
  2. Hankook Ilbo — Hotel Del Luna filming locations (Aug 29, 2019)
  3. Maeil Shinmun — Hotel Del Luna filming location (Aug 4, 2019)
  4. Korail — https://www.korail.com/global/eng

Where to stay

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