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This is the very location where Hye-jun confessed his love to Jeong-ha in Episode 5. As if symbolizing the love of the two young people, the Yeonnam-dong Workshop Street provided a lovable setting with its colored walls and lighting. The murals and sculptures decorating stores like the accessory shop, “Tingklu,” and the sewing café, “Bongtree Salon,” are popular among couples who want to take their best photos. The street is a cluster of workshops and boutiques where young artists remain active, and the street is a cultural alleyway that was formed in the vicinity of the Yeonnam-dong section of the Gyeongui Line Forest Park. Small props and murals can be found in every alleyway, along with handicrafts made by young artists. The alleyway is also lined with cafes and restaurants, adding little joys and happiness to your visit.

Rockstar Youth Lounge is the place where Hye-jun and Jeong-ha went on their second date in Episode 4. Rockstar Youth Lounge, famous for its yellow stairs in front of Hongik University, is a popular attraction of Hongdae Street that was awarded the Seoul Architecture Award for its unique stair-type exterior. The yellow stairs, which can be associated with Times Square in New York City, the rooftop where film festivals take place at sunset, and other features of the facility add vitality to the youth culture and region while also remaining popular as photo zones and memorable locations for young people who walk along Hongdae Street. The facility, organized of four stories from the first underground floor to the third aboveground floor, is a venue for concerts, exhibitions, academies, film festivals, parties, busking performances, and other cultural contents, as well as a space for relaxation and hangouts. Rockstar Youth Lounge, managed by KB Kookmin Bank, is operated via a membership system, and admission is free.

Wheat Tteokbokki is the restaurant that Hye-jun and Jeong-ha visit in Episode 4. Like a tteokbokki restaurant, the tables and walls are completely red, but not tacky in the least. The restaurant also boasts interior designs with a refined retro atmosphere. The restaurant became popular for its “Park Bo-gum tteokbokki” after the drama was televised, and customers compete to sit in the middle seat where Park Bo-gum (Hye-jun) sat. This table has a surface of white tiles that gives the appearance of a kitchen table. The main dish, the tabletop spicy rice cakes, is spicy rice cakes in extra sauce that is cooked on the spot. Customers can choose the level of spiciness, from slightly spicy, to spicy, and very spicy. The restaurant also offers various toppings like Spam, dumplings, deep-fried seaweed rolls stuffed with glass noodles, boiled eggs, cheese, and more for customers to choose according to their preference. The deep-fried gimbap is a signature delicacy of the restaurant that can be enjoyed by dipping in the sauce of the spicy rice cakes.

This restaurant is the place where Sa Hye-jun showed some brotherly love towards his older brother, Kyeong-jun, who was upset after falling victim to fraud in Episode 7. The large window in the restaurant that faces the Gyeongui Line Forest Park is popular as it sets a romantic mood. Having been in the same spot for twenty-five years, the restaurant is popular as a filming location for dramas, and the drama “Itaewon Class” was filmed here as well. The main dish, the grilled salted meat, is mouth-wateringly juicy, and the pork rinds, the other popular menu item, are aged in rich soy sauce to present a chewy texture and savory taste. The ribs are also popular among regulars. At the railroad crossing in front of the restaurant is a sculpture of a railroad worker, which is a highly popular photo zone on social media channels.