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Starring Anna Cathcart, Choi Min-yeong, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Anthony Keyvan, Yunjin Kim

Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night — an XO, Kitty filming location (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: lumoplank / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · CC0
VERIFIED 3 confirmed
3 reported
BASE Myeong-dong
or Jongno
ENTRY Free; tower and
Lotte World ticketed
CHECKED Oct 1, 2026

Kitty's Seoul in one day: the shopping streets where she meets Yuri, the tower on Namsan, the DDP welcome party and a hanok neighborhood, in an order you can walk and ride.

Seoul only, Seasons 1 and 3. The places outside Seoul (Suwon, Cheonan, Sejong and Busan) are in the separate Across Korea guide. Hotels and the class campsite are not listed.

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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One day in Kitty's Seoul

4 places in Jung-gu, Yongsan-gu and Jongno-gu, 3 with a map location.

Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

1. Myeongdong

명동
Myeongdong at night, Seoul (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: Christian Bolz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Season 1. Netflix Tudum says we first meet Yuri shopping at a boutique in Myeongdong, and VisitSeoul says Myeongdong is where Kitty and Yuri first run into each other.

GETTING THERE Myeong-dong, central Seoul; the boutique is not named. COST / TIME Free to walk ACCESS A busy shopping district. Shops keep their own hours.

More filming locations in Seoul · Jung-gu

Near Myeong-dong, Jung-gu. No exact location is given for this place.

SOURCES (3)
  1. Netflix Tudum
  2. VisitSeoul
  3. Seoul City filming support (via Seoul Shinmun, Sep 13, 2023)
Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

2. N Seoul Tower

남산서울타워
N Seoul Tower (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: Eugene Lim from Hong Kong / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)

Season 1. VisitSeoul says the tower is where Kitty and Dae's romance blossoms, and Seoul City lists it among the series' Seoul locations. A second, independent source has not confirmed this place yet.

GETTING THERE On Namsan; reach it on foot, by bus or by the Namsan cable car. Check routes on Naver Map (English UI). COST / TIME Free grounds; the observatory is ticketed (prices change; see the official site) · 1–2 hours ACCESS Check N Seoul Tower's official site for observatory hours and tickets.

More filming locations in Seoul · Yongsan-gu

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SOURCES (2)
  1. VisitSeoul
  2. Seoul City filming support (via Seoul Shinmun, Sep 13, 2023)
Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

3. Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

동대문디자인플라자
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: Nestor Lacle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)

Season 1. Netflix Tudum says the KISS students' welcome party in episode 1 takes place at DDP, which is also where Kitty storms out of the party in episode 2. VisitSeoul and Seoul City list it too.

GETTING THERE Dongdaemun; take the subway from Myeong-dong and check the route on Seoul Metro or Naver Map. COST / TIME Free outdoor plaza; exhibitions ticketed separately · 30–60 min ACCESS A public design and exhibition complex. Check the official DDP site for exhibition hours.

More filming locations in Seoul · Jung-gu

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SOURCES (3)
  1. Netflix Tudum
  2. VisitSeoul
  3. Seoul City filming support (via Seoul Shinmun, Sep 13, 2023)
Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

4. Bukchon Hanok Village

북촌한옥마을
Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul (location photo, not a drama still)
출처: 한국관광공사-이건희, 공공누리 제1유형

Season 1. Seoul City lists Bukchon among the Seoul places in the series. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

GETTING THERE Jongno; check the route on Seoul Metro or Naver Map. COST / TIME Free ACCESS People live here. In the red zone around Bukchon-ro 11-gil, tourists may visit only from 10:00 to 17:00 (VisitKorea), and fines apply outside those hours. Keep your voice down and stay out of doorways.

More filming locations in Seoul · Jongno-gu

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SOURCES (2)
  1. Seoul City filming support (via Seoul Shinmun, Sep 13, 2023)
  2. VisitKorea: Bukchon visiting hours , visiting rules, not a filming source

Han River

1 place in Yongsan-gu.

Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

5. Nodeul Island

노들섬
Nodeul Island, Seoul (location photo, not a drama still)
출처: 안영관, 공공누리 제1유형

Season 1. Netflix Tudum says a key scene between Principal Lim and Mr. Alex Finnerty is set on the river walk of this Han River island park. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

GETTING THERE Han River, under Hangang Bridge; check the route on Naver Map (English UI). COST / TIME Free ACCESS A public island park with walking paths, plazas and event spaces.

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SOURCES (1)
  1. Netflix Tudum

Add-on: Lotte World (Season 3)

1 place in Songpa-gu.

Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026

6. Lotte World Adventure

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Lotte World Adventure (location photo, not a drama still)
Photo: 한기애 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Season 3. Yonhap and JoongAng Ilbo report that Kitty and her friends spend a day at Lotte World, riding the attractions and dressing in matching school uniforms as "a Lotte World tradition".

GETTING THERE Jamsil, southeast Seoul; check the route on Seoul Metro or Naver Map. COST / TIME Ticketed (prices change; see the official site) · Half a day or more ACCESS An indoor and outdoor theme park. Check Lotte World's official site for hours and tickets.

More filming locations in Seoul · Songpa-gu

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SOURCES (2)
  1. Yonhap (via Nate, Apr 19, 2026)
  2. JoongAng Ilbo GO로케 (Apr 8, 2026)

PLACES WE COULDN'T VERIFY

KISS exteriors (a working arts school, not open to visitors). Hotels used for the Han Hotel, and the class campsite on Yeongheung Island (lodging and private businesses). Airport and KINTEX finale scenes.

WHERE TO STAY

AFFILIATE LINKS · DISCLOSURE

Neighborhood hotel searches, not recommendations.

Myeong-dongStart of the route; close to Namsan.Hotels on Expedia →JongnoClose to Bukchon, the end of the route.Hotels on Expedia →

MORE DETAIL

Last checked: Oct 1, 2026

Kitty’s Seoul in one day

XO, Kitty puts Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) at KISS, a fictional international school in Seoul. The production filmed all three seasons in Korea, including its indoor sets, according to the Korean Film Council. KISS itself is not a real school: its exteriors were shot at Kaywon Arts School, a working school that is not open to visitors, so it is not on this route.

This route strings together the Season 1 places in central Seoul in an order that saves backtracking: Myeongdong, where Kitty and Yuri (Gia Kim) cross paths; N Seoul Tower on Namsan; then the subway to DDP for the KISS welcome party; and Bukchon to finish. No official source gives times or distances between them, so plan each leg on Naver Map or Seoul Metro.

Bukchon is a lived-in neighborhood. In its red zone, tourists may visit only between 10:00 and 17:00, according to VisitKorea. Keep your voice down and stay out of doorways.

Han River

Nodeul Island, a park in the middle of the river under Hangang Bridge, is where Principal Lim (Yunjin Kim) and Mr. Finnerty share a key scene, according to Netflix Tudum.

Add-on: Lotte World (Season 3)

In Season 3, Kitty and her classmates spend a day at Lotte World in Jamsil, riding the attractions and wearing matching school uniforms. It is across town from the route above, so plan it as its own half day. Tickets and hours change; check the park’s official site.

Beyond Seoul

Season 1 also filmed at Seojangdae in Suwon, the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan and the National Library of Korea in Sejong, and Season 3 went to Busan. See XO, Kitty Across Korea and the XO, Kitty filming locations page.

Getting there

Within Seoul

Find each leg on Seoul Metro or Naver Map (English UI).

From Busan

We have not checked this route against an official timetable. Search Busan → Seoul on Korail for trains on your travel date.

Sources

All sources for this guide

Accessed Oct 1, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.

  1. Netflix — XO, Kitty
  2. Netflix Tudum — Where Is ‘XO, Kitty’ Filmed?
  3. VisitSeoul — Seoul Filming Locations for XO, Kitty
  4. Seoul City filming support, via Seoul Shinmun — Seoul as a filming location (Sep 13, 2023)
  5. KOBIZ (Korean Film Council) — XO, Kitty’s Seoul shoot
  6. Yonhap, via Nate — Seoul as the setting for overseas series (Apr 19, 2026)
  7. JoongAng Ilbo GO로케 — Bollywood films and US dramas come to Seoul (Apr 8, 2026)
  8. VisitKorea — Bukchon Hanok Village restricts tourist entry after 17:00

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FAQ

Can I visit KISS?
No. KISS is fictional, and the school used for its exteriors is a working arts school that is not open to visitors, so it is not listed.
What does "reported" mean for N Seoul Tower, Bukchon and Nodeul Island?
Each has a single source so far (Netflix Tudum, Seoul City or VisitSeoul), so a second, independent source is still missing. Myeongdong, DDP and Lotte World are confirmed by two or more sources.
Is Bukchon open at night?
Not for sightseeing in the red zone: tourists may visit only from 10:00 to 17:00, according to VisitKorea, and fines apply outside those hours. Keep your voice down and stay out of doorways.
Is Lotte World part of the one-day route?
No. It is a Season 3 add-on in Jamsil, across town from the route, so plan it as its own half day. The park is ticketed and prices change, so check the official site.
Will this page use stills?
No.

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