Naksan Park
Location : Subway line number 4, Hyehwa Station, exit #2. 10~15mins walking distance from the Marronnier park
Address : 54, Naksan-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
Homepage : http://parks.seoul.go.kr
Take the subway line number 4 to Hyehwa Station, exit #2, then you will see the road sign for 'Naksan Park 500m' after walk 10mins to the IBK기업은행 direction. This direction leads you to Naksan Park. There is another way to get there with Subway and Public light bus
Take the Subway line number 1 and 4 to dongdaemoon station, exit #5 -> Take the Chong-Ro 03 Public light bus to Naksan, the last stop.
Take the Subway line number 6 to Changsin Station, exit #3 -> Take the Chong-Ro 03 Public light bus to Naksan, the last stop.
Seoul Fortress Wall that stretches from Naksan Park is one of the famous filming locations. A lot of dramas were being filmed here such as <The King 2 Hearts(MBC, 2012)>, <Feast of the Gods(MBC, 2012)>, <Ugly Alert(SBS, 2013)>, <The Inheritors(SBS, 2013)> by leading actors Min-ho Lee and Shin-hye Park and <My Lovely Girl(SBS, 2014)>. Especially, Se-na Yoon's (Chrystal Jung from f(x)) house from the drama My Lovely Girl was in this area. Seoul Fortress Wall has a dazzling night view of Seoul and a clear view in daytime. Naksan Park has some gentle slopes, you might want to wear a comfy shoes.
Course 2 DDP with dynamics of Dongdaemun Market
DDP
Location : Subway line 2,4,5 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, exit #1
Address : 281, Sallim-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
Homepage : http://www.ddp.or.kr/main
If you enjoyed the past and present of Seoul, it's time to take a look at the future of Seoul. Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) has future-oriented design with dynamics of Dongdaemun Market from a world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. DDP opened on March, 2013 and 20mins away from Iwha Mural Village. The New York Times recently ranked DDP in '52 places you must go in 2015'. <My Love From Another Star (SBS, 2013)>, <The Producer (KBS, 2015)> and <She Was Pretty (MBC, 2015)> was filmed here.
LED Rose Garden is a specialty of DDP and a popular date site for couples. The surprise kiss scene from <She Was Pretty (MBC, 2015)> between Ha-ri Min (Jun-hee Ko) and Sung-jun Ji (Seo-jun Park) and the scene that Seung-chan Baek (So-hyun Kim) gives a LED rose to Ye-jin Tak (Hyo-jin Kong) from <The Producer (KBS, 2015)> was here. (Actually, the LED rose is not for sale)
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LED rose garden lighting-up time is 19:00~00:00.
DDP also provides interesting exhibits and events such as <Seoul Fashion Week> and <Mu:con Seoul>
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There is DDP tour program for everyone if you don't know where to start. You can participate the DDP tour grogram without a reservation. The program is available at 10:30am and 14:30pm two times a day, Tuesday to Sunday. Average run-time is 1 hour and 20mins with a commentator.
Operating hour : 10:30am / 14:30pm (Tue-Sun)
Rate : 8,000 won per person
Language : Korean
Limit number of people : 5~40 by order of arrival
How to participate
1. make a list at the ticket office (Information desk, 2nd floor) in the plaza.
2. assemble at the ticket office on the reserved time.
3. tour begins after making a payment.
There is DDP Free Tour Kit (4,000won) that provides you an audio application that explains you details of DDP.