VISIT JEONJU

Even Though Drama is Over, Feeling Lingers

‘Twenty Five, Twenty One’
Jeonju Filming Site for Immersed Audience

tvN drama Twenty Five Twenty One, which illustrates the wandering and growth of young people
who have lost their dreams in the times of 1988, ended in great success.
Although the drama is over, enthusiastic audience have yet to
let go Na Hee-do(played by Kim Tae-ri) and Baek Yi-jin(played by Nam Joo-hyuk).
The main filming site of the drama that made our hearts flutter with fresh young stories
and outstanding visual beauty is Jeonju.
Let's meet the place where Hee-do and Yi-jin laughed, cried, and loved along with the story in the drama.

Source: tvN/Twenty-five official poster

Lovely Hee-do's House ‘Crossing Guest House’

This is where Yi-jin, delivering newspapers, and Hee-do fatefully met. The white gate where Yi-jin stuck the fencing foil which Hee-do gave to him, the street lamp that illuminated Yi-jin who was waiting for Hee-do, and the wooden stairs they went up and down countless times remain the same. Being a private land located under Omokdae, this is also a good place to overlook Hanok village as it is located in a high area. You can see Namcheongyo bridge nearby and Moaksan transmission tower in the distance at a glance. If you go down from Hee-do's house toward the Jeonju Traditional Culture Institute, there is also a filming site where Yi-jin delivered newspapers on the right.

Location: 5-19 Omokdae-gil Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do Map View

Hee-do and Yi-jin's Happiness Fountain ‘Jeonju Je-il Highschool’

Yi-jin says he will never be happy to creditors who invaded his rented room. After seeing it, Hee-do took him to the school's tap and make a fountain. When she turned on one faucet upside down, Yi-jin, who was watching, turned on all the other faucets make a fountain. The two, who were playing with water, run across the playground at the sudden appearance of a security guard. The school where they felt happiness for a while is Jeonju Je-il Highschool. However, the tap in the drama is not there because it was made for the filming. You can often see couples running hand in hand on the playground like Hee-do and Yi-jin to copy the scene in the drama.

Location: 15 Gwanseon5(o)-gil Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do Map View

Tunnel with Two Youths ‘Hanbyeokgul’

Hanbyeokgul is a cave near Hee-do's house. This is where the two escaped from the school security guard and where Hee-do comforted Yi-jin, who was hurt by the creditors. Hanbyeokgul, a tunnel surrounded by ivy, is a special place where shared Hee-do and Yi-jin's growing pains. The youth itself, who cheered for each other, comforted the pain, and said goodbye, was filmed in here. The cave was built in Japanese colonial era as a Jeolla Line tunnel. It was originally loved as a good place to ride a bicycle or take a slow walk along Jeonjucheon stream. In addition, you can see the clean and cool scenery of first-class Jeonjuchen stream. Now, as there are many visitors who reminisce about the drama while capturing each other's images in the background of the cave like Hee-do and Yi-jin,it has become a place where you have to wait in line for a long time to take pictures.

Location: 2 Girin-daero Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do Map View

Hee-do and Yi-jin's Walking Path ‘Baramssoeneun-gil’

Baramssoeneun-gil connected to Hanbyeokgul is the road with dense trees that decorated the end of the second episode of the drama. Exit the tunnel and walk in the direction of the Jeonju Natural Ecology Center. Trees standing side by side on both sides of the road accompany visitors for a walk. Here, Yi-jin was riding a bicycle and delivering newspapers. It was the refreshing background for Hee-do and Yi-jin, who were 'in the middle of summer', and it was also the road where Taeyang Highschool students ran. It would be nice to ride a bicycle on Baramssoeneun-gil just like Yi-jin. There is a public bicycle rental right next to the Jeonju Natural Ecology Center, so you can go freely with only 1,000.

Location: Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do(The direction of Jeonju Natural Ecology Center from Hanbyeokgul Cave) Map View

Hee-do and Yi-jin's Dating Spot ‘Ahyeon Supermarket’

Move a step from Bramssoeneun-gil to Namgosanseong-gil. Ahyeon Supermarket is here, where Hee-do and Yi-jin had a small misunderstanding about kissing. The scene where Yi-jin protected Hee-do from a motorcycle was also filmed here. An old supermarket was decorated for the drama, and Jeonju city decorated the demolished place again just like the scenes after filming the drama. The low wooden bench where the main characters sat remains the same, making it perfect for leaving memories with Ahyeon Supermarket in the background.

Location: Namgosanseong1(il)-gil Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do Map View

Bookstore where Yi-jin Worked Part-time ‘Sori Mill’

In Seohak Art Village, which lies across Namcheongyo bridge from Jeonju Hanok Village, a book rental store where Hee-do, a big fan of cartoon Full House visited every day. The place where Yi-jin also worked part-time was filmed at the Sori Mill located in Seohak Art Village. It was not an actual book rental store, so the comic books insded were retrieved after filming. Instead, there is a sign called 'Myeongjin Book Rental Store' left outside, so you can feel the lingering emotions of the drama. The alley apposite the rental store is also a filming site. The road is where Hee-do, who was caught by Yi-jin while secretly returning the damaged comic book, was running home crying. In addition to the filming sites, Seohak Art Village has a variety of attractions such as workshops and galleries, so it is also fun to take a walk through the alleys and see the spaces that have been briefly on the drama.

Location: 63 Seohak 3-gil Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do Map View

Yi-jin's Rented Room 'Spindle Tree House and Alleys'

Hee-do and Yi-jin no longer hide their feelings for each other. In the snowy dark alley, they promise love by sharing a deep kiss. The scene, which made audience speechless, was filmed in an alley where Yi-jin's rental room was located. Yi-jin's rental room with blue gate was filmed at a Spindle Tree House in Jungnosong-dong, not far from Jeonju Hanok Village. The rusty brick-colored iron gate was newly colored blue for filming the drama. However, this place, where green trees decorate a two-story Western house in style, will soon disappear into memory due to redevelopment. Although it is the least known place among the filming sites of 'Twenty Five Twenty One' in Jeonju, more and more visitors are visiting the alley, recalling the love of Hee-do and Yi-jin.