Filming of Squid Game and Hell... Daejeon Popular as a Video Content Filming Location

A scene from the recently popular movie "Hell" filmed in Daejeon. Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon is gaining popularity as a filming location for video content. As movies filmed in Daejeon, such as Squid Game and Hellbound, have become popular worldwide, the recognition of Daejeon as a filming site has also increased.

According to Daejeon City on the 25th, most of the game scenes in Squid Game, including tug-of-war, dalgona making, and marbles, were filmed at Daejeon's "Studio Cube."

Additionally, Hellbound was filmed at the Studio Cube indoor studio from August last year to January this year.

Besides these, Studio Cube has also been the filming location for movies such as "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982," "Peninsula," and dramas like "Jirisan" and "Kingdom 2," making it well-known as a popular filming spot within the film industry.

Reflecting this, reservations for the indoor studios at Studio Cube are already fully booked until early next year.

Studio Cube is equipped with six studios, the largest scale in Korea, including four general studios, one special facility studio, and one special effects studio.

In particular, the presence of special filming equipment such as a super techno crane that can move silently up to 15 meters high, large-capacity (18K·9K) special lighting equipment that allows filming during dark nights as if it were daytime, and a 2-axis wire cam useful for war and action scenes are considered major advantages that attract the film industry to Studio Cube.

The city recently drew up plans to create and nurture future growth industries in the region by linking Studio Cube with the "Convergence Special Video Content Cluster."

They also plan to attract related industries and renowned film schools and develop tourism products that include tours of drama and movie filming locations to generate synergistic effects.

Kim Jin-gyu, director of the Daejeon Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency, said, "As global OTT companies such as Netflix and Disney Plus recognize the excellence of unique and creative domestic content and are making large-scale investments, we will strive to ensure that video productions continue to be filmed in Daejeon."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.