Once We Were Us
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A melodrama that begins when Eun-ho and Jeong-won, who once loved each other passionately ten years ago, meet again by chance. Set against the slow seaside village of Namhae Jijok, it quietly traces a first love that slipped away, mistimed moments, and the question, 'What if we had never parted back then?' Directed by Kim Do-young, this tender romance stars Goo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young.
The Eun-ho Restaurant (Jijok Banjeom) where Goo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young shared their first love, and the Namhae Jijok village where old fish weirs line the tidal channel, still hold the film's unhurried time and wait for travelers. Follow their footsteps all the way to the Padori sea cave in Taean where the two made a wish, and the quiet feeling that flowed across the screen comes back to life at your feet, carried on the sea breeze.
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지족반점 경남 남해군 삼동면 동부대로1876번길 40
The real Chinese restaurant that appears as "Eun-ho's Restaurant," run by Eun-ho's family in the film. It is the space where Eun-ho and Jeong-won sit face to face and let their feelings flow most naturally, holding the old-alley mood of Namhae's Jijok village.
남해 죽방렴 관람대 경남 남해군 삼동면 지족리
A landmark Namhae scene where bamboo fish weirs stretch across the currents of the Jijok Strait. The moment Eun-ho and Jeong-won confirm their feelings for each other was filmed above these calm tidal flats and weirs, symbolizing their relationship moving one step forward.
파도리 해식동굴 충남 태안군 소원면 파도리
A sea cave carved by waves over long years at the end of Padori Beach in Taean, Chungnam. The scene where Eun-ho and Jeong-won briefly escape reality, face the sea, and make a wish was filmed in this striking rock cave and its pebble beach.
다산성곽길 서울 중구 신당동
A fortress walking path that runs along Seoul's old Hanyang City Wall in the heart of the city. Eun-ho and Jeong-won's date scene unfolds along this trail, capturing the pair's light, natural moments in the city as a contrast to the seaside village of Namhae.
카페 더엠 이천본점 경기 이천시
The large bakery cafe that completes the film's final resonance. This Icheon space with wide windows and a garden becomes the backdrop of the ending scene, placing a quiet period on the emotions of two people who have come back around after ten years.