We saw so many amazing places in and around Seoul, Korea. If you get a chance to visit this wonderful country, DO IT! The sights range from ancient temples and palaces to ultra-modern you-can’t-believe buildings. One of the interesting locations I visited was Yongin Dae Jang Geum Park on the outskirts of Seoul. It’s not a “park” in the traditional sense in that it’s a vast area owned by MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation). MBC is a South Korean television and radio broadcaster and uses the park to produce an assortment of historical dramas, and the site has also been used to film music videos like “Daechwita” by BTS member Suga.
The park has areas reflecting three different Korean dynasties and we were able to all the different areas which were actually quite different in style. By the time we reached the end of the tour, we ran into a movie crew that was getting ready to film another of MBC’s historical dramas. I even got a picture of one of a young boy who was taking part in the production. It was so interesting and I could imagine using this location as a setting for the new romantic suspense book I want to write, and which will be set in Korea.
Picture this (said in a Sophia voice): The hero, a baseball player who is also working for the CIA, meets the heroine in the ancient amphitheater where a party is being held by the billionaire who may just be a traitor selling secrets to North Korea and the Chinese. But is the heroine in on that duplicity as well?
Hopefully, I’ll get to work on that soon, but in the meantime, if you’re looking for a cinematic kind of read, check out Darkness Calls, my very first vampire suspense book. I actually had a producer interested in pitching this to Lifetime, but the day after he picked it up, a similar project got picked up by one of the cable channels. So close. So close! Darkness Calls is free on Kindle Unlimited and specially priced at 99 cents for the month of February. You can download it at https://amzn.to/3SMhqSr.