It is in front of this park that agitators spread the rumor that North Korean defectors are behind the National Assembly bombing in episode 3 of Designated Survivor: 60 Days (60일, 지정생존자) (tvN, 2019).

A depressed and rather spaced-out Jung Dae-cheol (Joo Hyun) visits this park in episode 60 (full episode 30) of Mother of Mine/My Prettiest Daughter in the World (세상에서 제일 예쁜 내 딸) (KBS2, 2019).

It is outside one of the entries of this park that kidnapper Kim Jang-hyun (Jang Mi-kwan) sets his plan to harm Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young) into motion, in episode 13 of Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (힘쎈여자 도봉순) (JTBC, 2017).

— The Divine Move (신의 한 수) (2014)

CF filmed here

— Feel the Rhythm of KOREA: SEOUL 2 (2021) feat. Gemini for ‘Imagine your Korea’ by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO)

Tapgol Park [탑골공원] is a small public park bordering Seoul’s neighborhood Insa [Insa-dong/인사동] — under the administration of Jongno-1.2.3.4 ga-dong/Jongno 1(il).2(i).3(sam).4(sa) [종로1.2.3.4가동] —, in the Jongno District [Jongno-gu]. The ten-storey high stone Wongaksa Pagoda [원각사지십층석탑] – designated National Treasure No. 2 – is located here.

The area outside its East Gate/Dongmun [탑골공원 동문] (the one seen in Strong Woman Do Bong-soon) is known for people selling things at small stands and also older men sitting there to play ‘Go’.

Address of the park’s East Gate
99 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울특별시 종로구 종로 99
Geolocation of gate: 37.571390, 126.988772

Getting here
Jongno 3-ga Station [종로3가역], Seoul Subway Line 1/3/ 5, Exit 1

— submitted by Marion KDL; last updated 27/05/2022
— Photos taken by © dihischu, 2013