In the K-Heritage Channel video, Yesung of Super Junior explores Gunsan's century-old port architecture. Here is how to walk the same modern-history sites yourself, with maps and visitor info.
Released in June 2026 on KTO's K-Heritage Channel, this short film follows Yesung of Super Junior through Gunsan, a Yellow Sea port city in Jeollabuk-do whose inner harbor preserves one of Korea's densest collections of early 20th-century modern buildings.
The video walks the Gunsan Inner Port Modern Historic Cultural Space, the floating tidal pier that rises and falls with the sea, the European-style former customs house, the imposing former Bank of Joseon branch, and the wooden Japanese-style Hirotsu House in Sinheung-dong.
These buildings survive from the era when Gunsan shipped rice out through its harbor, and the streetscape is now a favorite backdrop for Korean films and dramas.
Gunsan is a Yellow Sea port city whose inner harbor preserves one of Korea's densest collections of early 20th-century modern buildings, including the former customs house, the former Bank of Joseon branch, and a tidal floating pier. The streetscape is a popular backdrop for Korean films and dramas.
Take a train on the Janghang Line from Yongsan Station to Gunsan, then a local bus or taxi to the inner-port heritage district. Intercity buses also run from Seoul to Gunsan.
The inner-port floating pier, known as Bujangyo, is a wharf that rests on pontoons and rises and falls with the Yellow Sea's wide tidal range. It was built during the colonial period to load cargo onto ships and is now a National Registered Cultural Heritage site.
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