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Did You Know RIIZE Filmed a Music Video at a University in Daegu?

Seoul isn’t the only place where you can find locations from your favorite K-pop videos and Korean dramas. In Daegu, there’s a university campus that has been appearing on Korean screens for decades. Welcome to Keimyung University’s Daemyung Campus. With red-brick buildings, ivy-covered walls, stone steps, and tall trees, the campus has a distinctly different atmosphere from the modern university campuses you might expect to see in Korea. That distinctive setting has made it a filming location for everything from classic Korean movies to recent Netflix series and K-pop videos. RIIZE, Netflix’s Teach You a Lesson, and the music drama Spring of Youth have all brought their cameras here. Here are three K-content connections to look for while exploring the campus!

📢 BEFORE YOU GO

| KEIMYUNG UNIVERSITY — DAEMYUNG CAMPUS

📍 104 Myeongdeok-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu

The official campus map confirms that Adams Hall, Shattuck Hall, Daemyung Main Building, and the outdoor amphitheater are all located within Daemyung Campus. The campus remains an active university space, so treat it as a real place of study rather than a purpose-built tourist attraction.

You can explore the outdoor campus respectfully, but avoid entering classrooms or restricted buildings simply to recreate a scene. If filming, classes, or university events are taking place during your visit, follow on-site instructions.

🎬 3 K-CONTENT MOMENTS TO FIND

01. Are You a BRIIZE? You Might Recognize This Campus.

| RIIZE — COMBO

If you’ve watched RIIZE’s “Combo” Special Video, some of the scenery around Daemyung Campus may already look familiar. RIIZE came to the campus in 2024 for a music video and jacket shoot, using its distinctive architecture as part of the visual setting.

“Combo” was later released on September 4, 2024 as part of RIIZING : Epilogue. Instead of simply taking a campus photo, watch the video before you arrive and pay attention to the architecture, stairs, and outdoor spaces. Finding a familiar frame in a real place is what turns an ordinary campus walk into a K-pop location hunt.

WANTRIP PICK — Save a few screenshots from the “Combo” video before visiting. Once you arrive, compare the video with the campus around you and try recreating one of the shots — without entering restricted spaces or interrupting classes.

02. Recognize This Elite High School From Netflix?

| NETFLIX — TEACH YOU A LESSON “참교육”

In Netflix’s 2026 series Teach You a Lesson, Daemyung Campus takes on a completely different identity. In Episode 4, the campus appears as the fictional elite school Chukmyeong Foreign Language High School, with the historic architecture helping transform a university in Daegu into the school seen on screen. One location can feel surprisingly different depending on how it is filmed. After watching Episode 4, walk through the campus and compare the fictional school on Netflix with the university that actually stands there.

WANTRIP PICK — If this is the title that brought you here, watch Episode 4 before your visit rather than trying to remember the scenes afterwards. Adams Hall is specifically identified in filming-location records connected to the episode, making it a useful starting point for your search.

03. Into K-Drama? There’s Another One to Look For.

| SPRING OF YOUTH

The 2025 music-and-youth drama Spring of Youth “사계의 봄” is another recent production connected to Keimyung University. The university itself includes the series among the productions filmed on its campuses, continuing a long relationship between Keimyung and Korean screen productions.

A university setting works particularly well for a story built around music, youth, and campus life. Here, the real architecture becomes part of the drama’s fictional world — another example of how Daemyung Campus can take on a completely different identity once the cameras start rolling.

WANTRIP PICK — Don’t rush from building to building trying to check off every filming spot. Walk slowly through the older part of the campus and look for the red brick, ivy, stairs, and tree-lined paths that give Daemyung Campus its recognizable screen presence.

🎯 WHICH SCENE ARE YOU HERE FOR?

🎧 HERE FOR K-POP? RIIZE — COMBO

Watch the Special Video before you arrive and turn your campus walk into a location hunt. This is the strongest choice if K-pop is what brought you to Daegu.

📺 HERE FOR NETFLIX? TEACH YOU A LESSON

Start with Episode 4 and look for the campus that became Chukmyeong Foreign Language High School. Adams Hall is one of the locations specifically connected to the filming.

🎸 LOVE YOUTH K-DRAMAS? SPRING OF YOUTH

Instead of searching for one exact frame, enjoy the atmosphere that made the campus work as a setting for a youth music drama. The red-brick architecture and tree-lined campus are part of the experience.

FIND YOUR OWN K-CONTENT SCENE IN DAEGU

Daemyung Campus doesn’t have to be another place where you simply take a photo and leave. Watch RIIZE’s “Combo” before you arrive. Find the university that became an elite high school in Teach You a Lesson. Then walk between the red-brick buildings and see why filmmakers have continued returning to this part of Daegu for decades. You’ve already seen this campus on screen. Now see what it looks like in real life. Save this for your Daegu trip and tell us which scene you’d look for first.

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