MUSEYON GUIDES » Seoul, Korea http://www.museyon.com/blog A Curated Guide to Your Obsessions Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Pop Quiz 2 http://www.museyon.com/blog/2009/05/19/pop-quiz-2/ http://www.museyon.com/blog/2009/05/19/pop-quiz-2/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:55 +0000 Anne http://museyon.com/?p=239

Where can you find a recreation of two medieval villages and a palace that have been used over and over again in film?

Hint: It’s not a Los Angeles back lot, but this production facility is the largest on its continent, and on par with its Hollywood counterparts.

Answer after the jump.

A: Just outside of Seoul, South Korea, in the city of Namyangju is the KOFIC (Korean Film Council) Studio. The massive facility includes a recreated version of the Joint Security Area at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, built for Park Chan-wook’s 2000 film, J.S.A..

Join your guide Elise Yoon for a tour of the studio and more in Museyon’s Film + Travel Asia, Oceania, Africa, in stores this June.

image source: Flickr user Rdes1gn

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More and more, foreign audiences are paying attention to Korean cinema, thanks in part to Bong Joon-ho’s unexpected monster-movie hit, 2006’s The Host. Get a crash course in South Korea’s cinematic history and join Elise Yoon as she leads a tour of landmarks in Seoul and beyond, accessible even to a first-time visitor.

About Your Guide: Elise Jongeun Yoon is a Korean-American currently studying telecommunications. Her hobbies include music, watching movies, photography and travel.

photo: iStock

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