Bukchon Hanok Village북촌한옥마을
Six hundred years of tiled hanok rooftops folded between two palaces — Seoul's most photographed traditional quarter and the dreamlike stage of KPop Demon Hunters' rooftop duet.
Appears in
“Rumi and Jinu meet among these tiled rooftops and later float above them singing 'Free'.”
Recreate the shot: The film's animated Seoul rooftops are Bukchon's: shoot from the upper viewpoints across tiled roofs to the towers beyond — the exact traditional-meets-modern layering the animators painted.
There now: Observe the posted visiting hours and silence rules; guards enforce them kindly but firmly. Early morning gives you both empty lanes and the light.
Getting there
- Address
- Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Getting there
- Subway Line 3 to Anguk Station, Exit 2; follow signs uphill to Bukchon-ro 11-gil.
- Hours
- Resident-protection quiet hours enforced (roughly 17:00 close for main alleys)
- Admission
- Free
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북촌한옥마을
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The Korean name plus “please take me here” — every driver can work with this. For precision, open the Naver Map link below and show the pin.
Editor's tips
- People live here: whisper, don't block gates, and honor the posted visiting hours.
- Golden hour from the top of Bukchon-ro 11-gil gives the classic rooftop-and-tower shot.
- Weekday mornings before 10am are blissfully quiet.
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