This is the English version of 서울에서 즐기는 K-Culture 하루 코스 – 영화와 현실이 만나는 곳 (2).
For travelers visiting Korea, simple tourist attractions are not enough anymore. They want to experience the Korean space and atmosphere that they have seen in movies and dramas. In particular, the recently released ``Kedeheon'' deeply captures the common people's space and emotions of Korea, and has aroused the curiosity of foreigners to 'live in a place like this.'
In this article, we introduce the K-Culture Day Tour, which you can experience for a day in Seoul in the movie. I will guide you in detail how the scenes and real spaces in the movie are connected and how you can schedule your day.
a day tour schedule
1. A.M. – Meet the Alleyway and Tradition in the Movie
It's better to start your trip to Seoul from an alleyway than from a busy street. Many of the scenes in "Kedeheon" take place in old residential areas and winding alleys, which are also symbols of the lives of ordinary people in Korea.
🔻 Iksun-dong Hanok Village Walk
Ikseon-dong, where cafes and traditional houses coexist, is the place that best matches the atmosphere in the movie. Old fences, low hanoks, and modern cafes through them show Korea's past and present at the same time. Just walking down a narrow alley reminding you of the atmosphere you saw in the movie is a special experience.
🔻 Bukchon Hanok Village
If you want to see more authentic traditional architecture, I recommend Bukchon Hanok Village. Located in the heart of Seoul, you can see the streets where you can walk quietly and show a sense of life like the background in the movie.
👉 It is much more interesting to emphasize that it is not just a 'pretty place' for foreign travelers, but a scene of life connected to the space in the movie.
2. Lunch – Local Food Experience in Traditional Markets
"Kedeheon" does not miss the market when it comes to showing Korean lives. Not a fancy shopping mall, but a market alley that smells like a human being conveys the reality of the movie.
🔻 Gwangjang Market
Here, you can taste Korea's representative street food such as bindaetteok, beef sashimi, and drug gimbap. It goes well with the common people's atmosphere in the movie, and the lively merchants you can meet throughout the market add vitality to your trip.
🔻 Tongin Market
Tongin Market, which is famous for its lunchbox cafes, offers a unique experience for foreign travelers. Receiving coins in the shape of traditional currency and carrying them yourself is both Korean and fun.
👉 Making lunch "a time to enter the market landscape in the movie" rather than just a meal will greatly increase your immersion in the journey.
3. Afternoon – Seshin Experience and Korean Healing
One of the most impressive scenes in Kedeheon is the bathhouse and the culture of Sesin. It is Korea's unique living culture that foreigners are especially interested in.
🔻 a visit to a traditional bathhouse
There are still old public baths in downtown Seoul. The experience of shaving the dirt like locals and sweating in saunas leaves a strong impression on foreigners.
🔻 Experience the jjimjilbang
If you want to experience Korean-style wellness a little more gently, jjimjilbang is suitable. You can relax in spaces such as Bulgama, Ocherbang, and Salt Room, and you can taste the current daily life of Korea while connecting with the emotions in the movie with Sikhye or boiled eggs.
👉 For foreign travelers, the understanding is deeper with the explanation of "the way Koreans recover their bodies and minds," not just the gods.
4. Evening - Ending by enjoying the night of the Han River and Seoul
Seoul, which was shown by the movie Kedeheon, had a rather dark atmosphere, but it's better to end the day bright and warm when traveling.
🔻 Walk along the Han River and enjoy the night view
The Han River, an iconic space in Seoul, leaves unforgettable memories for foreigners. Just by buying chicken and beer from convenience stores and sitting by the riverside and enjoying the night view, you can feel a different charm from Korea in the movie.
🔻 a food cart tour
If you look for food stalls near the Han River or Namdaemun and Sinchon to taste soju and seafood snacks, the evening scenery of Koreans in the movie leads to reality. This experience is not just a drinking party, but a process of directly feeling the life culture of Koreans.
a one-day course
🔺 A.M. Walk in Ikseon-dong & Bukchon Hanok Village (the atmosphere of alleyways in the movie)
🔺 Lunch: Experience local food at Gwangjang Market or Tongin Market
🔺 Afternoon: Experience a traditional bathhouse & saeshin, or jjimjilbang
🔺 Evening: Night view of Han River + cart bar tour
👉 This course is designed to allow you to experience the scenes in the movie and real Korean life at the same time in one day.
A special day that connects movies and reality
"Kedeheon" is not just a movie, but a work that shows Korean society and culture in depth. Walking through the space in person, tasting food in the market, experiencing cesin, and finishing the day with the night view of the Han River becomes a journey beyond just sightseeing.
For foreign travelers, this course becomes "an experience in which the scene I saw on the screen comes to life before my eyes," and the daily life familiar to Koreans comes to a new perspective. This is the charm of the K-Culture tour.