Our Sticky Love: A Romance That Begins With Forgetting
When Netflix dropped all 12 episodes of Our Sticky Love (이런 엿같은 사랑) on August 7, 2026, it took less than a day for the series to crack Netflix's Global Top 10 — and it soon climbed all the way to #1, making it the biggest Korean drama moment of the summer. Directed by Kim Jang-han, who previously helmed the fantasy hit My Demon and the melodrama Do You Like Brahms?, the series pairs Jung Hae-in with rising star Ha Young in a story critics have described as "a romantic comedy with a spoonful of noir stirred in."
The plot follows Go Eun-sae (Ha Young), an ambitious, razor-sharp prosecutor who wakes up in a strange rural town with no memory of who she is or how she got there. Into her hospital room walks Jang Tae-ha (Jung Hae-in), a former gangster turned boxing coach, who calmly informs her that they're a couple. Eun-sae has no way to verify his story, and — against her better judgment — ends up moving in with him anyway. As the two grow closer in the sleepy, taffy-shop-filled town the show nicknames "Gujin-gun," Eun-sae's memories start resurfacing in fragments, and what she doesn't yet know about how she ended up there threatens to unravel everything Tae-ha has built. Veteran actor Kim Young-ok, 88, and scene-stealer Heo Sung-tae round out a supporting cast that Korean entertainment press singled out as one of the show's strongest assets. Releasing the full season at once — rather than a weekly drip — fed directly into the binge-watching wave that pushed it to the top of the charts within days.
Behind the Scenes: Turning a Real Village Into "Gujin-gun"
The most striking Our Sticky Love filming location is the one standing in for the show's fictional town of Gujin-gun: Geumdangsil Village in Yongmun-myeon, Yecheon-gun, North Gyeongsang Province. This isn't a set built for the cameras — it's a living village of roughly 700 households, and one of the ten legendary "sipseungji" (auspicious refuge sites) named in the Joseon-era prophetic text Jeonggamnok. Legend holds that even King Taejo, founder of the Joseon dynasty, once considered making it his capital. The village's 7-kilometer maze of low stone walls and centuries-old hanok houses meant the production could skip building an artificial "quaint countryside" set entirely — the real thing was already there. Locals embraced the shoot so warmly that the village's own community bulletin board carried posts from residents asking, half-excited, "Is there filming happening tomorrow?"
The boxing gym Tae-ha runs is actually Yongmun Chapel, a modest Catholic chapel under the Diocese of Andong, founded in 1960 and located inside the very same village. For the shoot, the production dressed its plain interior with a boxing ring, punching bags, and gym equipment, transforming a small house of worship into a scrappy neighborhood gym almost overnight. Because the chapel sits an easy walk from the main village set, the crew could shoot both locations within a single day's schedule — a detail that mattered given how tightly Korean drama production timelines are typically run.
Not every scene takes place in the countryside, though. Several Seoul-set moments between Eun-sae and Tae-ha were filmed on Sungkyunkwan University's historic Myeongnyun campus, specifically the outdoor plaza in front of Toegye Humanities Hall. To minimize disruption, the crew scheduled the shoot for a weekend when fewer students were on campus, and for one particularly memorable rain scene, brought in a water-spray truck to simulate a downpour — the kind of behind-the-scenes detail that fans have been dissecting in recap threads since the finale dropped.
Travel Guide to the Filming Locations
Geumdangsil Village rewards a visit in any season, but spring blossoms or autumn foliage threading through the stone-wall alleys come closest to matching the drama's warm visual palette. From Yecheon Bus Terminal, hop on the local rural bus toward Yongmun-myeon, get off at the Bandeul-jeongnyujang stop, and it's about a 15-minute walk into the village. Drivers can take Local Route 928 northwest from Yecheon IC on the Jungang Expressway, following the Geumgok stream for roughly 6 kilometers.
A relaxed half-day route runs from the Geumdangsil stone-wall alleys to Yongmun Chapel (the gym set) and on to Choganjeong Pavilion, a scenic 16th-century pavilion nearby. Because the village is home to real residents going about daily life, visitors should keep noise down and stay respectful — this isn't a theme park built for tourists. In Seoul, Sungkyunkwan University is a 10-minute walk from Hyehwa Station Exit 4 (Line 4), and pairs naturally with a stroll through nearby Daehangno and the historic Munmyo Confucian shrine. The campus stays open to visitors, but keep your voice down near classroom buildings during lecture hours.
Fan Pilgrimage: Chasing a Sipseungji Village
Since the premiere, hashtags like #OurStickyLoveFilmingLocation and #이런엿같은사랑촬영지 have been flooding Korean social media with photos from Geumdangsil Village's alleys and thatched rooflines. Even viewers who haven't watched the show have started sharing the village as "one of the last places in Korea that still looks like it did a century ago," pulling in a new wave of curious day-trippers alongside dedicated fans. Photos of visitors re-enacting Tae-ha and Eun-sae's run past Yongmun Chapel have become a minor trend of their own, and the outdoor steps near Toegye Humanities Hall at Sungkyunkwan — the rain-scene spot — have quietly turned into a new photo stop for K-drama tourists visiting Seoul. With a once-quiet farming village suddenly drawing visitors, Yecheon County has started reminding tourists to be mindful of residents' daily lives while exploring.
Nearby Food and Attractions
Near Geumdangsil Village, don't miss Yonggung sundae, a nearly 40-year-old local specialty considered one of Korea's three most famous regional blood-sausage styles alongside those from Byeongcheon and Baekam. About 20 minutes by car, Hoeryongpo and the Samgang Jumak tavern village sit along a dramatic horseshoe bend carved by the Nakdong River, and make an easy add-on to a Yecheon day trip. The valley trail around Choganjeong Pavilion is worth the walk for its river views alone. For an overnight stay, the village's own hanok guesthouses put you right inside the drama's setting, while Yecheon-eup's hot spring hotels offer a more modern alternative just a short drive away.
Around Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, Daehangno's dense cluster of cafés and small theaters makes for an easy afternoon, and both Marronnier Park and the colorful Ihwa Mural Village are within walking distance. Jongno-gu has no shortage of hotel options on booking platforms like Agoda, making it simple to combine a night in central Seoul with a filming-location day trip out to Yecheon.
