The Gwangalli Beach () or Gwangan Beach is a beach in Gwangan 2(i)-dong,
Suyeong District
Suyeong District () is a district ('' gu'') in central Busan, South Korea. It has a population density of about .
Suyeong District was created in 1995 following its separation from Nam District. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang ...
,
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
, South Korea. It is west of
Haeundae Beach
Haeundae Beach () is an urban beach in Busan, South Korea, located in the eponymous Haeundae District.
It is one of Busan's most popular tourist attractions and one of South Korea's most popular beaches. It is open around the year, and hosts a va ...
. It sits inside a cove spanned by the
Gwangan Bridge
The Gwangandaegyo () or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae District to Suyeong District. The road surface is about 6,500 metres long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 metres. It is ...
and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1.4 km and a width of 25 to 110 metres, in a curved in a half-moon shape with fine sand. Adjacent are alleys with restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs.
Because of its popularity, city officials are pushing for improving water quality around the beaches.
The beach is near the
Busan Yachting Center
The Busan Yachting Center () is a yachting center in Busan, South Korea. Constructed between June 1983 and May 1986 after receiving permission from the Busan Port Authority in early 1982, the venue hosted the sailing competitions for the 1988 Su ...
used for the
sailing events of the 1988 Summer Olympics.
For the 2018 film
Black Panther
A black panther is the Melanism, melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical Rosette (zoology), rosettes are al ...
, a car chase scene which required over 150 cars and 700 people was filmed in the Gwangalli Beach area.
Events
* Busan Marine Sports 2008: with beach volleyball, canoe and boating.
* ''2011 K-Pop Super Concert'' on 28 October 2011:
emcee by
Ha Ji-won
Jeon Hae-rim (; born 28 June 1978), better known by her stage name Ha Ji-won () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the films ''Phone (film), Phone'' (2002), ''Sex Is Zero'' (2002), ''Miracle on 1st Street'' (2007), ''Tidal Wave (2 ...
and
Kim Hyung Jun
Kim Hyung-jun (; born August 3, 1987)["Kim Hyung Jun's Official ...](_blank)
of
SS501
SS501 (currently promoting as Five O One) is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min (singer), Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun. They debuted in 2005 with the Extended play, ...
and broadcast on
SBS on 6 November.
[Park So-Jun]
"Ha Ji-won, Kim Hyun-joong to host upcoming K-pop concert"
''10 Asia''. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-11
* Gwangalli Marvelous Drone Light Show (광안리 M(Marvelous) 드론 라이트쇼)
Gallery
See also
*
Gwangan Bridge
The Gwangandaegyo () or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae District to Suyeong District. The road surface is about 6,500 metres long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 metres. It is ...
*
Haeundae Beach
Haeundae Beach () is an urban beach in Busan, South Korea, located in the eponymous Haeundae District.
It is one of Busan's most popular tourist attractions and one of South Korea's most popular beaches. It is open around the year, and hosts a va ...
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Gwangalli Beach(City of Busan)
Beaches of South Korea
Suyeong District
Landforms of Busan