From Samseong Station to City Hall Station: A Seoul Filming-Location Vibe Course on Line 2
If you want to see a side of Seoul that feels like the backdrop of a Korean drama or film in a relaxed one-day trip, planning around Subway Line 2 makes the route easy to understand. Start with COEX near Samseong Station, then go to Seongsu Station, and finish at Jeongdong Stone Wall Road, which is accessible from City Hall Station. The three places have different moods, so you can compare an indoor complex, an urban street area, and an old stone wall road in one flow.
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For the first stop, it is best to treat COEX as a large complex that is easy to find from Samseong Station. Foreign visitors should first check the station exits, meeting point, restroom locations, and routes that are convenient when moving with luggage. Inside, you can look around shops, cafés, exhibition information, and spacious indoor areas while experiencing a modern side of Seoul. However, whether specific exhibitions or stores are operating should be checked through on-site information on the day of your visit.
After spending enough time at COEX, take Line 2 again to Seongsu Station. Since Line 2 is a circular line, it is safer to check the train direction and your stop once more on the platform. In Seongsu, rather than aiming for one specific store, it is more comfortable to slowly take in the street atmosphere where cafés, showrooms, and select shops are gathered. There may be a lot of walking through alleys, so save Seongsu Station as your reference point in a map app and do not try to include too many stops.
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After Seongsu, the next destination is City Hall Station. You can travel there on the same Line 2, but City Hall Station has many exits, so it is best to check both the signs for Jeongdong Stone Wall Road and the map location. As its name suggests, Jeongdong Stone Wall Road is centered on walking along stone walls, so focusing on a stroll and photos rather than entry facilities makes the visit feel less burdensome. It is best to stop briefly and move on while not disturbing nearby buildings or pedestrian traffic.
This course is less likely to disappoint if you frame it as “walking through screen-like spaces in Seoul yourself” rather than “recreating exact filming scenes.” Divide the roles by place: indoor routes and rest at COEX, street exploration in Seongsu, and walking and photos on Jeongdong Stone Wall Road. If you want to add time for a meal or café between locations, it is safer to decide after checking the menu, waiting situation, payment method, and operating status directly on site.
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Before visiting, saving the Korean names of the three stations—삼성역, 성수역, and 시청역—will help when reading signs. Even if you are looking for a filming-location feel, photo rules may differ on private property, inside stores, and in exhibition spaces, so check the notices first. If you want to follow the actual scenes from a favorite work, you need to separately check the title and filming location. It is best to understand this course as a practical route based on confirmed transport links and place names.
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