Flower of Evil | Palpan-gil 13 — The House That Kept Changing Names

Palpan-gil 13 sits in Palpan-dong, a triangle of alleys between Gyeongbokgung, Samcheong-dong, and the old Blue House approach. The lot number is 132-1. In Flower of Evil the building stands in for a home and workshop tied to Hee-sung's double life.

The exterior has been many things. A clothes shop called Stay People. The set for tvN's dating show Cafe Amor, which is why pilgrimage notes still say Seondabang. Later a performance room called Moment House. Then another film rental. It was never only a cafe. That is why the facade photographs so well. The architecture is a little too considered for a back street, and crews keep returning.

Walk from Anguk Station exit 1. Fourteen minutes if you do not stop at every gallery. Cafe Rosso is around the corner. The point of this pin is the door and the lane, not a menu. If a crew is loading cases when you arrive, step aside and take the same wide shot the drama used. The house changes names. The alley does not.