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Welcome to Dongmakgol in Pyeongchang: 1 Spot (1 Confirmed)

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Starring Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun

VERIFIED 1 confirmed
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BASE Pyeongchang
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open set
CHECKED Sep 29, 2026

The hidden village in Welcome to Dongmakgol was built for the film on a hillside in Pyeongchang. The set survives, and the county lets you walk in for free.

Part of our DMZ in Korean film hub. The film is set during the Korean War; this page covers only the set you can visit.

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The village set

1 place in Pyeongchang.

Confirmed · 4 sources cited · Checked Sep 29, 2026

1. Welcome to Dongmakgol Film Set

웰컴투동막골 영화 세트장

The village of Dongmakgol, built as an open set for the film (Pyeongchang County; Hankook Ilbo, 2019).

COST / TIME Free ACCESS Pyeongchang County says the last 150 m or so is a single lane closed to vehicles, so you walk in. The whole village is a set: the road was cut into the hillside and trees were planted for the film.

ALSO FILMED HERE The King's Warden (○ Reported as). Early scenes set in the village of Norugol are reported to have been filmed around the set (Gangwon regional press, March 2026). Source: Gangwon Domin Ilbo (2026-03)

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SOURCES (4)
  1. Pyeongchang County, Mitan-myeon: Welcome to Dongmakgol film set
  2. VisitKorea: Welcome to Dongmakgol filming site
  3. Hankook Ilbo (Jun 3, 2019)
  4. Gangwon Domin Ilbo (2026-03)

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Last checked: Sep 29, 2026

About this page

Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골) is a 2005 film directed by Park Kwang-hyun and distributed by Showbox. It is set during the Korean War. Soldiers from both Koreas and the Allied forces end up together in a remote mountain village. Jung Jae-young plays the North Korean officer and Shin Ha-kyun the South Korean officer.

The village was never real. It is an open set that the production built on a hillside in Mitan-myeon, Pyeongchang. It is confirmed: Pyeongchang County, VisitKorea and the national and regional press all identify it as the film’s set.

The village set

Pyeongchang County describes an artificial village: a road cut into the hillside and trees planted for the film. It is free to visit. According to the county, you walk the last 150 m or so along a single lane closed to vehicles.

Gangwon regional press reported in 2026 that most Korean film sets have been torn down, while this one survives as a village. The same reports say the opening scenes of The King’s Warden (2026), set in a village called Norugol, were filmed around here; we label that link reported. Mitan-myeon is also promoting trips that combine the set with Baengnyong Cave and the Yukbaekmajigi highland nearby. Neither of those is a filming location.

For other Korean War and DMZ films, and what was real and what was a set, see our DMZ in Korean film hub.

Getting there

We found no official bus route to the set, and no official page that says a car is needed. Search “웰컴투동막골 세트장” on Kakao Map or Naver Map for the route on your travel day. The set is on a mountain road in the south of Pyeongchang County, so allow time for the drive.

Sources

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Accessed Sep 29, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.

  1. Pyeongchang County, Mitan-myeon — Welcome to Dongmakgol film set
  2. Pyeongchang County tourism — Welcome to Dongmakgol
  3. VisitKorea — Welcome to Dongmakgol filming site
  4. Hankook Ilbo — Still Welcome to Dongmakgol after 14 years (Jun 3, 2019)
  5. Gangwon Domin Ilbo — The King’s Warden’s Norugol and the Dongmakgol set (2026-03)
  6. Gangwon Ilbo — The Dongmakgol set today
  7. Korean Movie Database (KMDb) — Welcome to Dongmakgol

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FAQ

Is Dongmakgol a real village?
No. It is an open set built on a hillside in Mitan-myeon, Pyeongchang, for the 2005 film. The production cut a road into the hillside and planted trees, and the set is still standing.
Does it cost anything to visit?
No. Entry is free, and you walk the last 150 m or so along a single lane closed to vehicles, according to Pyeongchang County.
Has anything else been filmed there?
Reported: Gangwon regional press says the opening scenes of The King's Warden (2026), set in a village called Norugol, were filmed around the set. A second source has not confirmed this yet.
Is there a bus to the set?
No official bus route was found, and no official page says a car is needed. Search "웰컴투동막골 세트장" on Kakao Map or Naver Map for the route on your travel day.

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