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월드컵로 서울특별시 마포구 합정동

The World Cup-ro area cutting through Hapjeong-dong in Seoul's Mapo District. A streetscape blending an indie-art sensibility with trendy cafes dovetails neatly with Baek Ah-jin's inner self, metropolitan, yet somehow precarious. The quieter lane that branches off, World Cup-ro 5-gil, strings together cafes hidden between buildings and served as the backdrop for the drama's emotionally charged moments. It's an ordinary neighborhood street you can wander with no admission fee, and it folds naturally into a Hapjeong–Mangwon cafe-walking route.

일산마샬빌딩 경기도 고양시 일산서구

The Ilsan Marshal Building in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. It appears as the headquarters of the entertainment agency Baek Ah-jin belongs to, its modern, sleek exterior mirroring her world of climbing to the top through calculation and manipulation. The building's image of coldly gleaming glass and metal transfers the tense atmosphere peculiar to the showbiz industry straight onto the screen. As an office building its interior isn't open to visitors, but the exterior alone is enough to summon a scene from the drama, a good stop to pair with an outing to Ilsan's Lake Park.

분당메모리얼파크 경기도 성남시 분당구 야탑동

Bundang Memorial Park in Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. A memorial park where quiet walking paths thread between well-kept lawns and trees, it becomes the stage for still scenes in which a character catches their breath and retraces their feelings amid violent events. The calm landscape lends added weight to the flashbacks illuminating Baek Ah-jin's past. As a space open to the public, anyone can visit, a good place to step back from the drama's tension and stroll slowly through the hush.