Scenes of Gwangju in K-Content

Narrative

Gwangju has been featured as a filming location in various Korean films and dramas, with these appearances subtly reflecting the city’s history and culture. May 18 and A Taxi Driver, both of which portray the May 18 Democratic Uprising, were filmed at sites such as the Jeonil Building, the Main Gate of Chonnam National University, and May 18 Democracy Square—actual locations of the citizens’ resistance and vehicle demonstrations in 1980. The dramas Doona! and Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born include scenes shot at Horned Holly Hill and Missionary Wilson’s House in Yangnim-dong, an area known for its history as a missionary village. Exhuma was filmed at the National Asian Culture Center, while the theater featured in When Life Gives You Tangerines is Gwangju Theater. Through such use of local sites, K-content allows international viewers to encounter the spaces and atmosphere of Gwangju’s modern history and regional identity in an organic way.