Go Off-Screen. KOGO guides you to the Korea you've seen on screen — but tourists rarely find.
That bus stop from a BTS album cover. The pond where your favorite drama was filmed. A stone bridge glowing at night in the millennium capital. KOGO connects real filming locations and K-pop landmarks with the shows and artists that made them famous — then turns them into ready-to-walk travel courses.
■ HIDDEN GEMS, RANKED
Every place gets a Hidden Score — how special it is versus how crowded it gets. Browse the weekly Top 10 Hidden Gems and find places most travelers miss.
■ THE K-WAVE CONNECTION
Each spot shows exactly which dramas, variety shows and artists it is connected to — with scene notes and official YouTube clips that play right in the app.
■ KOGO ORIGINALS — CURATED SEASONS
Original "seasons" turn a region into an episode-by-episode course:
· OFF-SCREEN: GANGWON — the east coast, from Gangneung to Goseong
· OFF-SCREEN: POHANG — harbor-town scenes
· OFF-SCREEN: GYEONGJU — nine stops through Korea's ancient capital
The episode order is your route. Start at EP 1 and walk.
■ BUILT FOR TRAVELERS
· English, 日本語 and 简体中文
· One-tap directions via Google Maps, Kakao Map or Naver Map
· Driver Card — show your taxi driver the name and address in Korean
· Save places to My Trip, check in when you arrive, and leave Fan Notes for fellow fans
■ DATA YOU CAN TRUST
Place information is based on Korea Tourism Organization open data and other public datasets, refined by hand with editorial curation.
Browsing is completely free and needs no account — sign up only when you want to save places, check in, or write notes.
Go where the cameras went. Then go further off-screen.
Korea's hidden K-drama & K-pop spots — real filming locations, curated seasons.