Forty Stairs Street

40계단

A stairway and the street below it, kept as a memorial to Korean War refugees. Sculptures and a culture hall explain that period.

Language

The Forty Steps with the memorial stone at their foot, shopfronts pressing in on both sides.

Place information

Korean name: 40계단
Address: 26-3 Jungang-dong 4-ga, Jung-gu, Busan

Filmed here

The King: Eternal Monarch(더 킹: 영원의 군주)K-drama
The café where royal guard captain Jo Yeong meets communications officer Myeong Seung-ah stands on this street. The source names the street, not the shop.
Busan Tourism Organization — filming locations in Busan for 'The King: Eternal Monarch', each with its scene and address · Sep 3, 2026

Nearby

Busan Tower framed by autumn foliage in Yongdusan Park

Yongdusan Park and Busan Tower

The park and the tower are two different decisions: the park costs nothing and never closes, the tower charges admission and stops selling tickets at 21:30.

Gukje Market

Store hours and weekly closures vary, so use the published market hours as guidance rather than assuming every shop is open.

BIFF Square

Treat it as a short street stop that pairs naturally with Jagalchi and nearby markets; individual food stalls keep their own hours.

Covered arcade of Bupyeong Kkangtong Night Market lit by neon signage and crowded with shoppers

Bupyeong Kkangtong Market

Come for the night market, not the market: the carts appear at 19:30, which is after most of Nampo-dong's other sights have closed.

Stories about this place

The King: Eternal Monarch Filming Locations — Busan and Suwon
The five Busan locations Visit Busan names for The King: Eternal Monarch, plus the one Suwon adds, set out by scene, by what is there now, and by where they sit. Even inside Busan, Gijang and Saha are opposite ends of the city.

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