‘Flowers Bloom Even in Sand’ Premieres on the 20th... Drama Set in Pohang Homigot and Guryongpo

Guryongpo Japanese Houses Street, Janggil-ri Complex Fishing Park, and Homigot Background

SNS Drama Quiz Event from 16th to 22nd... 30 Winners to Receive Souvenirs by Drawing

Pohang City is promoting the attractions of the Nam-gu area and raising awareness of "Pohang, a city like a drama" once again by supporting the production of the ENA drama "Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand," which will premiere on the 20th.

Promotional poster for the ENA drama 'Morae-edo Kkot-i Pinda' (Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand).

"Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand" is a youth coming-of-age romance about Kim Baekdu (played by Jang Dong-yoon), a 20-year-old wrestling prodigy, and Oh Yu-gyeong (played by Lee Joo-myung), a former neighborhood gang leader, who reunite. Set in the wrestling city of "Geosan," known for its human warmth, the drama tells the story of young people striving to make flowers bloom on the sandpit, delivering cheerful excitement and warm emotions.

In this drama, the homes of the male and female leads are located in the upper village of Guryongpo Japanese Houses Street, famous as the filming location of "When the Camellia Blooms," while the restaurant and cafe scenes were filmed near Homigot.

Additionally, the Jang-gil-ri Complex Fishing Park in Guryongpo, which has recently become a popular spot for SNS life shots, is also featured. The traditional wrestling champion family’s nourishing dish, mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), will frequently appear as well.

To celebrate the premiere, Pohang City will hold an SNS drama quiz event from the 16th to the 22nd. Among those who answer all three drama-related quiz questions correctly, 30 winners will be selected by lottery to receive souvenirs such as snow globes and eco bags. The lottery results will be announced on Pohang City's SNS on the 28th.

Park Sang-jin, Director of the Convention and Tourism Industry Division, said, "I hope that through the drama 'Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand,' we can introduce Pohang’s beautiful coastline and relatively lesser-known seaside attractions." He added, "Following 'When the Camellia Blooms' and 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,' we will accelerate the development of tourism products linked to the drama promotion and filming locations so that Pohang can truly become a K-drama tourism city."

The drama "Flowers Bloom Even in the Sand" is a 12-episode series that will air every Wednesday and Thursday at 9 p.m. on the ENA channel and will also be available on Netflix.

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