KPop Demon Hunters Locations in Seoul You Can Visit

Why Seoul matters for fans

The city's palaces, old city wall and K-pop venues carry the story. Netflix Tudum names 9 real Seoul places in the film, from Bukchon Hanok Village and Gyeongbokgung to Lotte World Tower and Seoul Olympic Stadium.

The movie also opens and closes at real venues. Seoul Olympic Stadium opens the film and later hosts the Idol Awards. N Seoul Tower hosts the climactic battle, and in the film the Saja Boys perform Your Idol there.

Every spot and what happens there

Netflix Tudum lists 9 real places: Bukchon Hanok Village, Cheongdam Bridge, COEX K-Pop Square, Gyeongbokgung, Lotte World Tower, Myeongdong, Naksan Park, N Seoul Tower and Seoul Olympic Stadium.

The scenes break down simply. Naksan Park hosts the scene with the song Free. Gyeongbokgung Palace appears in flashbacks when Jinu tells how he became a demon. Bukchon Hanok Village is where Rumi and Jinu meet in secret. N Seoul Tower hosts the climactic battle. Lotte World Tower stands in as HUNTR/X Tower. Seoul Olympic Stadium opens the movie and hosts the Idol Awards.

Visiting the wall

The park sits at 41 Naksan-gil on a section of the old city wall with a wide view over Seoul. Come at sunrise or sunset if you want the mood of the scene.

Pair it with Bukchon Hanok Village and Gyeongbokgung Palace in the same half day, since they sit in the same part of the city. Bukchon, at 37 Gyedong-gil, is a residential village open to visitors 10:00-17:00, so arrive inside those hours.

Standing where Jinu stood

Gyeongbokgung opens 9:00-18:30 and closes on Tuesdays, so do not plan the movie day for a Tuesday. Walk the grounds and the courtyards and you are inside the film's past.

Bukchon Hanok Village sits nearby, open 10:00-17:00, and is where Rumi and Jinu meet in secret. Do the two together, then climb to Naksan Park for the Free scene to finish the Rumi and Jinu half of the story in one walk.

The tower in real life

Visit Seoul notes there is no stadium atop Namsan, the stage is a film setting. The tower opened in 1975 and stands 236 m tall on a 243 m mountain. The observatory opens weekdays 10:00-22:30 and weekends 10:00-23:00, with last entry 30 minutes before closing, and the cable car runs 10:00-23:00.

The tower appears on Visit Seoul's hallyu page as a movie course, listed as Saja Boys' Soulspot. Lotte World Tower appears there too, listed as Huntrix's Soulspot, so the city maps the two rival towers of the film for visitors.

The HUNTR/X Headquarters

Lotte World Tower in Jamsil plays the HUNTR/X headquarters, and Netflix Tudum lists it among the 9 real places in the film.

Visit Seoul lists the building as Huntrix's Soulspot on its movie courses, filterable by region including Jamsil. If you want more K-pop beyond the film, the Seoul K-POP Fan Tour: Real Idol Show & K-POP Agency Visit adds a K-pop company visit and a live show for $56 per person.

Planning around the renovation

Visit Seoul lists the stadium as under renovation. It seats about 66,500 and sits at 25 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, 18 m from Sports Complex Station Exit 5 on Lines 2 and 9.

Since it shares the Jamsil area with Lotte World Tower, do both in one trip. If the stage of the Idol Awards is the part that pulls you, a live show is the closest feeling. The Painters Live Art K-pop Dance Show Ticket runs 75 minutes and costs $37 per person.

Photos, snacks and the night market

Walk the streets for the movie mood, then eat your way through Myeongdong Night Market. It offers Korean corn dogs and kimbap, the seaweed rice rolls the demon hunters eat in the film.

The K-Pop Demon Hunters Filming Location Tour includes a 1-hour Myeongdong stop in its 8-hour day. To learn the moves, add the K-pop Dance Class with Video in Gangnam, 1.5 hours for $57 per person.

The fan food list

The demon hunters eat kimbap, seaweed rice rolls, and the film has a noodle-slurping scene. Myeongdong Night Market covers the corn dogs and kimbap in one stop.

For the cold noodles on the plane ride, order naengmyeon, a northern staple. Eat first, then watch a show: The Painters Live Art K-pop Dance Show Ticket is a 75-minute show from $37 per person.

A one-day fan route

Morning: Gyeongbokgung Palace, open 9:00-18:30 and closed Tuesdays, for the Jinu flashbacks, then Bukchon Hanok Village, open 10:00-17:00, for the secret meetings. Walk on to Naksan Park for the Free scene on the wall.

Afternoon: subway south to Jamsil for Seoul Olympic Stadium and Lotte World Tower, the HUNTR/X headquarters. Evening: N Seoul Tower, where the observatory stays open to 22:30 on weekdays, then Myeongdong for the night market.

If you would rather not navigate, Seoul Tour: Tracing the World of K-POP Demon Hunters runs 8 hours for $193 per person, and the K-Pop Demon Hunters Filming Location Tour does 8 hours for $108 per person. Start any day of K-pop tours in Seoul from a base in the centre so the palace and wall are on foot.

Official versus unofficial

The stalls at Myeongdong sell unofficial merch such as Derpy Tiger plushies, keychains and tote bags. For studio-approved items, check the Netflix store before you fly.

For K-pop goods more broadly, Ktown4u COEX fills 2F-4F of COEX Artium at 513 Yeongdong-daero, open daily 11:00-20:00. Outside it, COEX K-POP Square, another place from the film, shows K-pop content on its LED facade under the 3D WAVE artwork, with Bongeunsa Station Line 9 Exit 7 only 13 m away. In Hongdae, K-Pop Square Hongdae opens daily 11:00-22:00, about 145 m from Hongik Univ. Station Exit 1.