19 Lovely Runner Filming Locations in Suwon, Seoul +More
Lovely Runner’s one of my favorite comfort kdramas so I decided to add some filming stops to my recent trip to South Korea.
It was so much fun recognizing a bunch of Lovely Runner filming locations.
Plus, they’re quite easy to visit!
Here’s 19 Lovely Runner filming locations in both Suwon and Seoul.
I also included a few Lovely Runner filming locations at the end I didn’t get to if you’re able to travel a bit farther.
🎥 Vlog coming soon on my travel vlog.
➡️ Read my full Suwon day trip itinerary.
Tip:
While Google Maps isn’t optimized to use for South Korea, I still pinned all of the Lovely Runner locations on a Google Map.
Since most Lovely Runner filming locations in Suwon were within walking distance of each other, I just followed the blue location dot to walk to the next one.
Lovely Runner Filming Locations in Suwon
Suwon was the main filming location for many of the scenes in their hometown.
If you’d like to join a day tour that includes transportation from Seoul:
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Lovely Runner Suwon tour from Seoul
🏙 Lovely Runner sites + other popular Suwon attractions
🚌 Transportation provided
How to get to Suwon:
By Subway (one hour): Take Seoul Subway Line 1 from Sadang Station to Suwon Station.
By KTX (25 minutes): Take the KTX from Seoul Station to Suwon KTX Station.
*Both are located a bus-ride away from downtown Suwon, but the subway stop is walkable to the famous and new Starfield Library.
➡️ Read my full Suwon day trip itinerary.
1. Im Sol’s House aka Mong Ted Cafe
This is the most recognizable Lovely Runner filming location in Suwon with the iconic yellow umbrella.
While the area is residential, the building is actually a cafe called Mong Ted that you can visit.
You’ll probably still see other visitors lining up for a photo.
2. Ryu Sun-jae’s House
Like in the kdrama, Sun-jae’s house is located right across Sol’s house with the blue-painted gates.
I believe this is a residential home.
3. Streets Where They Walk Together
If you turn the corner from Sol’s house, you’ll see the street where they both often walk together.
This is also the alley where Sol presses Sun-jae against the wall to save him from a water splash and says “Shall I be a swallow?” and Sun-jae gets flustered.
4. Date Street
A few blocks left of Sol’s house is a popular cafe street in Suwon where they go on a “date” after Sun-jae wins a swim competition.
Instead of taking Sol to a famous pasta restaurant Sun-jae planned, they go to a local eatery.
5. Sun-jae Confesses to Sol
A few blocks to the right of Sol’s house is Hwahongmun Gate, the filming location where Sun-jae tells Sol that he likes her for the first time.
The exact location is actually on a small walking bridge leading up to the gate on the Suwoncheon stream.
This area in general is one of the main Lovely Runner filming locations in Suwon.
6. Sun-jae Teaches Sol How to Ride a Bike
In the same area and to the right of Hwahongmun Gate is the park that Sun-jae tries to teach Sol how to ride a bike.
It’s actually the Yongyeon Pond they bike around. I visited at night and the paths are lit up just like in the Lovely Runner scene.
7. Sol and Sun-jae Watch the Baseball Finals
This is also the same area where they both watch the baseball game.
The circle plaza is located right across the street from the gate.
8. Where’s Sol’s Brother Kicks Sun-jae
Across the street and to the left of Hwahongmun Gate you’ll find the street where Sol’s brother kicks Sun-jae.
The specific store in this Lovely Runner scene has photos posted from the cast.
It’s also the store where Sun-jae and Sol’s brother watch the match on TV in episode 5.
9. Sun-jae Runs After Bus + Nose-Picking
Heading back to the right of Hwahongmun Gate and a street up are the Lovely Runner filming locations where Sun-jae runs after the bus, plus when Sol accidentally picks Sun-jae’s nose.
Lovely Runner Filming Locations in Seoul
There were a few Lovely Runner filming locations set in Seoul.
10. Sun-jae’s Dad’s First Restaurant
His dad’s first restaurant is actually a restaurant in a beautiful hanok building located right near Insadong Shopping Street.
11. Eclipse Concert
The scenes where Sol waits outside of the Eclipse concert is actually the famous Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), specifically the D3 Design Lab building.
It’s one of the best places to visit in Seoul at night.
12. Sol Pretends to be a Grandma
Specifically, when Sol sits with Tae-sung to explain herself and puts ointment on his knuckles.
Right next to the stairs is the tunnel Sol walks through and is also the tunnel featured in Family by Choice where the main characters have their first kiss.
Amazingly, the scene right after the stairs scene was filmed in Suwon!
13. Sun-jae’s Apartment (as an Actor)
Sun-jae’s condo as an actor is an actual apartment complex.
I’d only look at the exterior if you’re already in the area.
14. Jagam High School
In Lovely Runner, Sol and Sun-jae attend Jagam High School.
The school is actually an all-boys high school called Choongang High School and is not open for visitors.
Instead, you can visit Yonsei University, a popular kdrama filming location and looks quite similar in summer.
Farther Lovely Runner Filming Locations
These Lovely Runner filming locations are farther from Seoul but may be worth visiting, especially for some of the most memorable scenes in the kdrama.
15. Bridge to the “Underworld”
Geumgang Bridge appears in episode 1 of Lovely Runner when Sol first time-travels and tries to stop Sun-jae from crossing the bridge into the “underworld.”
It’s located in Gongju, about a 2-hour journey south of Seoul.
16. Bridge Reunions
Chuncheon Bridge is where some of the most memorable reunions in Lovely Runner take place, especially when Sol and Sun-jae are reunited in episode 1 and 7 after all the time hops.
It’s located in Gangwon-do, about a 2-hour journey from Seoul.
17. Sun-jae Remembers Sol
An 1.5 hour south of Seoul is Dongtan Lake Park, where Sun-jae recovers his memories and remembers Sol in the last episode.
18. Amusement Park Scenes
Two scenes were filmed at this amusement park:
1) when they celebrate Sol’s birthday and he gives her the necklace and
2) when Sun-jae runs into her at the amusement park during a work trip and they both ride the ferris wheel again.
Sapgyoho Amusement Park in Dangjin is located in Chungnam, and about a 3-hours journey from Seoul.
19. University Scenes
The scene where Sol is transported into the future and ends up on a statue was filmed at Chungnam National University’s Daedeok Campus in Daejeon.
It’s a 2-hour trip. Visit if you’re already in Daejeon.
More Filming Locations
If you visit Suwon, scenes from other kdramas like Twenty-Five Twenty Two, Our Beloved Summer, and Extraordinary Woo were also filmed in Suwon.
Will have have a blog coming soon for those.
Hope this Lovely Runner filming locations post was helpful. Have fun!
K-Drama Tours to Join
🌰 Lovely Runner Filming Locations in Suwon tour from Seoul
🪂 K-Drama ‘Crash Landing on You’ Private Tour
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🎫 From Seoul: Classic K-Drama Dae Jang Geum Park Tour
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