Lee Hyun-jae (Yoon Si-yoon) and Hyun Mi-rae (Bae Da-bin) come here on a date in episode 35 of It’s Beautiful Now/Now Is Beautiful/It’s Beautiful Right Now (현재는 아름다워) (KBS2, 2022).

Han Tae-sul (Cho Seung-woo) brings Kang Seo-hae (Park Shin-hye) to this amusement park in episode 9 of Sisyphus: The Myth (시지프스: the myth) (JTBC, 2021) to celebrate her birthday and they spend a happy time together [SPOILER] … until she is kidnapped.

This is the amusement park where Lee Roo-da (Baek Jin-hee) and Kang Joon-ho (Gong Myung) go for a date. However, Baek Jin-sang (Kang Ji-hwan) follows them and tries to stop the two by using the time loop in episode 18 of Feel Good To Die/Happy If You Died (죽어도 좋아) (KBS2, 2018).

This park appears as ‘Yumyung Land’ in Why Secretary Kim/What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim (김비서가 왜 그럴까) (tvN, 2018). Kim Mi-so (Park Min-young) comes here for a meeting with Park Yoo-sik (Kang Ki-young) in the evening in episode 2. But finally the meeting was an excuse and everything was planned by Lee Young-joon (Park Seo-joon) who appears all of a sudden in front of her — on his way to win her heart. Young-joon and Mi-so return here in episode 11 and they head to the carousel, where he points out where the house they were kidnapped in was located and the house she has been living at was now the fountain.

Son Oh-gong (Lee Seung-ki) and Jin Sun-mi (Oh Yeon-seo) come here on their ‘date’ on Christmas eve in episode 2 of Hwayuki/A Korean Odyssey (화유기) (tvN 2017-18) where Oh-gong is her ‘family, friend and lover’. He can’t wait to finally eat her and she gifts him with a bracelet that will make him protect her.

In episode 8 of Bride of the Water God 2017/The Bride of Habaek (하백의 신부 2017) (tvN, 2017), this is the amusement park where Yoon So-ah (Shin Se-kyung) takes Habaek (Nam Joo-hyuk) to fulfill her promise of taking him to fun places, calling this trip as one of her early farewell gifts to him. The building with the clock we see in the background is the Magic Time Restaurant [매직타임은].

This is where Ra Joon-mo (Cha Tae-hyun) and Baek Seung-chan (Kim Soo-hyun) did some work for their upcoming 1 Night 2 Days shoot in episodes 7-8 of The Producers (프로듀사) (KBS2, 2015). They also brought along Cindy (IU) because she wanted to go since it’s her birthday; Tak Ye-jin (Gong Hyo-jin) tagged along, too.

This is also where the first kiss between Oh Ri-Jin (Hwang Jung-Eum) and Cha Do-Hyun (Ji Sung) happened in Kill Me, Heal Me (킬미, 힐미) (MBC, 2015).

Joo Hong-bin (Lee Dong-wook) stages a surprise event for Son Se-dong (Shin Se-kyung) at the carousel in episode 9 of Blade Man/Iron Man (아이언맨) (KBS2, 2014), not knowing that she shuns public attention. She eventually runs away out of embarrassment and he ends up having to chase after her.

Ryoo Tae-oh (Lee Joon) brings Maria Oh (Kim Min-jung) to this amusement park in episode 6 of Gap-dong/Gabdong, the Memories of Murder (Gapdongi/갑동이) (tvN, 2014) and they both ride the carousel —telling her how brave she is following him as he could be the murderer— with Ha Mu-yeom (Yoon Sang-hyun) observing the situation from a distance.

Kim Hang-ah’s (Ha Ji-won) and Lee Jae-ha (Lee Seung-gi) engagement ceremony takes place at this park in episode 15-16 of The King 2 Hearts (더킹 투하츠) (MBC, 2012).

Kim Ju-hyeok (Kang Tae-min) and Lee Woo-ju (Han Hye-jin) come here before she leaves for France in final episode 20 of Terroir (떼루아) (SBS, 2008-09).

Choi Yune (Jung Kyoung-Ho) holds a concert here in episode 3 of I’m Sorry, I Love You/Sorry, I Love You (미안하다 사랑한다) (KBS2, 2004) and Song Eun-Chae (Lim Soo-Jung) came along.

This amusement park is at the center of the drama My Love Patzzi/My Love, Cindy/My Feisty Girl (내 사랑 팥쥐) (MBC, 2002) — as already seen in episode 1.

Kim Yun-Soo (Choi Ji-Woo) and Lee Min-chul (Lee Byung-hun) come here for their honeymoon in episode 23 of Beautiful Days (아름다운 날들) (SBS, 2001) accompanied by Kang Na-rae (Lee Yu-Jin) and her boyfriend. After spending some time at the park (and its rose garden), they stay in the Everland Ressort’s Home Bridge Cabin Hostel’s Main Building overnight.

Also seen in episode 8 of When The Devil Calls Your Name (악마가 너의 이름을 부를 때) (tvN, 2019); One Million Roses (백만송이 장미) (KBS1, 2003-04).

This is also where Kang Se-ra (Hwang Seung-eon) and Hwang Jae-woong (Song Jae-rim) first meet in episode 1 of web drama Thumping Spike/Pounding Spike /We Have Something Special (두근두근 스파이크) (Sohu TV, 2016); Hwang Jae-woong works part time here.

— Life Risking Romance (목숨 건 연애) (2016)
— You’re My Pet (너는 펫) (2011)

— BTS (방탄소년단): ‘Dynamite‘ (2020) (Performance video for America’s Got Talent)
— Momoland (모모랜드): ‘Wonderful Love‘ (2017)
— Younha (윤하): ‘Run – Everland version’ (런 ‘에버랜드버전’) (2015) – feat. actor Kim Min-gue

— Episode 7 of MONSTA X’s Youtube variety show MONSTA X’s TWOTUCKBEBE Day [몬스타엑스의 투턱베베와의 하루] (2020); featuring members Nunugom (Shownu), Minggom (Minhyuk), Hamgom (Kihyun), Zizigom (Hyungwon) and Danygom (I.M) on a day out with Eunjun at the amusement park.

— Episode 14 & 18 of YouTube series Workman [워크맨] (Lululala, 2019-present); where host Jang Sung-kyu experienced what it’s like to work as a ‘cast member’ at a theme park.

Everland [에버랜드], opened in 1976 and operated by Samsung C&T Corporation, is the largest theme park in South Korea. The park is in the Everland Resort, situated in the village of Jeondae [Jeondae-ri/전대리], in Yongin’s township Pogok [Pogok-eup/포곡읍]; around 2 hrs by public transport from Seoul.

In 2019, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism —announced through the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)—selected Everland as one of the ‘100 Must-Visit Spots in Korea’ for 2019-2020. In 2021, it was again selected to figure among the Top 100 Must-Visit locations for the years 2021-22.

Address
199 Everland-ro, Pogog-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
경기도 용인시 처인구 포곡읍 에버랜드로 199
(포곡읍 전대리 506-19)
Geolocation: 37.295632, 127.203999

Getting here
Jeondae–Everland Station [전대·에버랜드], EverLine, Exit 2 o3 3

— submitted by Chelle, updated by Marion & Mich KDL; last updated 01/08/2022
— The Producers added by Toni
— Photos taken by © Toni, May 2017