1 Day in Busan: K-Drama Itinerary

For a first day in Busan, or a day off the KTX from Seoul. Five places from XO, Kitty, Black Panther and Welcome, First Time in Korea?, from a hillside village to the beach at night.

Best season: Any season works. The beaches' official swimming season is in summer, with dates set each year.

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.

Day 1 · Gamcheon, Jagalchi and Gwangalli at night

XO, Kitty's hillside village in the morning, Black Panther's market in the afternoon, then Gwangalli for the lit-up Gwangan Bridge after dark. Check Naver Map for current travel time between stops.

Morning

Gamcheon Culture Village: People live here: keep noise down and don't photograph residents or enter homes.

XO, Kitty: Gamcheon Culture Village

Gamcheon, Busan

Season 3. Yonhap lists Gamcheon Culture Village among the Busan places in the season. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Busan · Full guide · All XO, Kitty locations · Busan · Saha-gu

Reported · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 1, 2026 Naver Map

Afternoon

Jagalchi Market: Closed on the first and third Tuesday of each month, per VisitBusan.

Black Panther: Jagalchi Market

Nampo-dong, Busan

Busan City and the Busan Ilbo say the film's car chase was shot around Jagalchi Market.

Busan · Full guide · All Black Panther locations · Busan · Jung-gu · More dramas at Jagalchi Market

Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Naver Map

Evening

Gwangalli Beach: Beach: the official swimming season is in summer and its dates change each year; check Suyeong-gu's notices.

Welcome, First Time in Korea?: Gwangalli Beach

Gwangalli, Busan

Busan City says the friends' tour of the city started at Gwangalli's beach. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.

Busan · Full guide · All Welcome, First Time in Korea? locations · Busan · Suyeong-gu

Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Oct 2, 2026 Naver Map

Black Panther: Gwangan Bridge (view from Gwangalli Beach)

Gwangalli, Busan

Busan City and the press say the chase was filmed on the deck of Gwangan Bridge.

Busan · Full guide · All Black Panther locations · Busan · Suyeong-gu

Confirmed · 3 sources cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026 Naver Map

Black Panther: Gwangalli beach road

Gwangalli, Busan

Busan City named the beachfront road among the chase locations.

Near Gwangalli Beach, Suyeong-gu · Full guide · All Black Panther locations · Busan · Suyeong-gu

Reported · 1 source cited · Checked Sep 28, 2026

Check transport on Naver Map (English UI) or Korail before you go. Each place links to its full guide and sources.