Contrary to what many fan lists claim, there are no confirmed Busan locations — the seaside trip scenes were filmed at Ayajin Beach and Ayajin Port in Goseong on the Gangwon coast, and the emotional bridge scenes are Chuncheon (Gangwon) and Gongju (Chungnam). Sun-jae’s school is a working Seoul high school, not open to visitors.
The Suwon half-day
Haenggung-dong is the dense center of this drama: the confession bridge, the bicycle pond, Sol’s café-house and Sun-jae’s alley all sit inside the UNESCO fortress walls within a 15-minute walk of each other — and the same neighborhood holds Extraordinary Attorney Woo’s kimbap-shop exterior. One subway ride, two dramas.
Frequently asked questions
Where was Lovely Runner filmed?
Lovely Runner was filmed mostly around Suwon's Haenggung-dong neighborhood, inside the UNESCO Hwaseong Fortress. Key spots include the stone bridge before Hwahongmun Gate (the confession scene), Yongyeon Pond (the bicycle lesson), and Sol's yellow-umbrella house. Other scenes were shot at Chuncheon Bridge in Gangwon, Geumgang Bridge in Gongju, Sapgyoho Amusement Park in Dangjin and DDP in Seoul.
Where is the confession bridge in Lovely Runner?
The bridge where Sun-jae confesses to Sol is the stone bridge in front of Hwahongmun Gate at Suwon Hwaseong, in Haenggung-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si. It is free to walk, and the pond below the pavilion is the bicycle-lesson scene.
Can you visit Im Sol's house from Lovely Runner?
Yes. The yellow-umbrella house used as Sol's family home now operates as a café called Café Monted, so you can go in and order. Sun-jae's blue-gate house stands across the same alley, but the neighboring homes are private, so keep the alleys quiet.
Was Lovely Runner filmed in Busan?
No. Despite many fan lists claiming Busan, there are no confirmed Busan locations. The seaside trip scenes were filmed at Ayajin Beach and Ayajin Port in Goseong on the Gangwon coast, and the emotional bridge scenes are Chuncheon and Gongju.
How do you get to Suwon Hwaseong from Seoul?
Take Line 1 to Suwon Station (about 1 hour from Seoul), then a bus or a 15-minute taxi to Hwahongmun. From there the confession bridge, the bicycle pond, Sol's café-house and Sun-jae's alley are all within a 15-minute walk of each other.