Maps of Movies
To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
Where To All the Boys: Always and Forever says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Lara Jean's Seoul spring break: ten places, two of them with no known address
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Scenes and places
The cartoon cafe where the postcard is written (2021)
Lara Jean opens the Seoul chapter by writing to Peter, telling him he would be proud to see her out of her homebody habits. Her family trip to Korea has her running around nonstop.
Set in 2D cartoon-style cafe in Seoul — Lara Jean writes a postcard to Peter in a cafe drawn to look like a cartoon.
A cartoon-styled cafe in Yeonnam-dong, Mapo-gu.
Shopping and street snacks in Myeongdong (2021)
The Song-Covey sisters and their father fit shopping and street food into a spring break trip packed with sights. It is the kind of non-stop day Lara Jean describes in her postcard.
Set in Myeongdong shopping street — The family's shopping and snack stop in central Seoul. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Seoul's busiest shopping street, lined with cosmetics shops and food stalls.
Filmed at Myeongdong shopping street, Jung-gu, Seoul — Shopping and snack scene filmed on the street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Bikes by the Han River (2021)
The family rides bikes along the river, one more stop in the sisters' sightseeing marathon. The scene gives the trip its holiday ease before the Seoul Tower climax.
Set in Han River, Yeouido — The family cycles along the Han River past an "I Seoul U" sculpture.
A riverside park on Yeouido island.
Before the giant Buddha (2021)
Away from the shopping streets, the family pauses at the temple's great Buddha. It is a quiet beat in the trip.
Set in Bongeunsa Temple — The family stands before a large Buddha statue at a Seoul temple. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Buddhist temple founded in the 8th century, set among Gangnam's towers.
Filmed at Bongeunsa Temple, Gangnam-gu, Seoul — Scene before the large Buddha statue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Street-stall dinner at Gwangjang Market (2021)
The sisters and their father sit down to eat at a market stall, part of the 'eat all the things' list Lara Jean mentions in her postcard.
Set in Gwangjang Market — The family eats at a food stall in an open market. Google Maps · Apple Maps
One of Seoul's oldest traditional markets, known for street food.
Filmed at Gwangjang Market, Jongno-gu, Seoul — Market stall meal scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hotel pool and tea room (2021)
The family relaxes at a hotel pool and tea room, a break from the sightseeing run.
Set in Seoul hotel — A hotel pool and tea room scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A luxury hotel on Teheran-ro in Gangnam.
Filmed at Park Hyatt Seoul (probable), 606 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu — Probable location; the guide infers it from the pool shape and LED backdrop. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A karaoke room (2021)
The group takes over a karaoke room, one more night out on the trip.
Set in Karaoke room (noraebang) — A karaoke room scene.
Karaoke rooms are a Korean night-out staple.
The bathhouse (2021)
The family tries a Korean bathhouse, one more first for the trip.
Set in Korean bathhouse (jjimjilbang) — A Korean bathhouse scene.
Korean bathhouses combine baths, saunas and shared sleeping rooms.
The metal building at Dongdaemun (2021)
The film glances at the curved metal building in a short sequence of Seoul sights.
Set in Dongdaemun Design Plaza — A short shot of a curved metal-clad building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A curved aluminium-clad design complex by Zaha Hadid.
Filmed at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Jung-gu, Seoul — Only a short stretch of footage, according to the guide. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The lock at N Seoul Tower (2021)
Lara Jean, her sisters, her father and Trina search the Seoul Tower locks for the one her mother left years ago. They find it and read what it says. The wish gives Lara Jean a new connection to her mother.
Set in N Seoul Tower, Namsan — Lara Jean and her family look for the lock her mother left, and read its message. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A 236 m tower on Namsan hill where couples hang love locks.
Filmed at N Seoul Tower, Namsan, Seoul — Filmed at the tower; the lock scene is the last major Seoul scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Lara Jean — A high schooler on a spring-break trip to Seoul with her family.
- Kitty — Lara Jean's youngest sister, travelling with her.
- Dan Covey — Their father, who wants to find the lock his late wife left in Seoul.