Editing Busan (section)

=== In popular culture ===

Although Seoul remains the de facto film and television capital of South Korea, Busan shares more in common with [[Cannes]], [[France]] than just its reputation as [[seaside resort]] town.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why visit Busan in South Korea? The freshest seafood, scenery and beaches – city has it all, says tourism insider |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3228713/why-visit-busan-south-korea-freshest-seafood-scenery-and-beaches-city-has-it-all-says-tourism |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=27 July 2023 |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928001905/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3228713/why-visit-busan-south-korea-freshest-seafood-scenery-and-beaches-city-has-it-all-says-tourism |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Busan International Film Festival]] is often referred to as the "[[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] of Asia", attracting thousands of entertainment personalities from both Eastern and Western cinema every year, honoring and recognizing international luminaries such as [[Mike Leigh]], [[Shōhei Imamura]], [[Wong Kar-wai]], and [[Kim Ki-duk]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Nordine |first=Michael |title=Dispatch From Busan: Highlights (and Lowlights) From 'The Cannes of Asia' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/dispatch-from-busan-highlights-and-lowlights-from-the-cannes-of-asia-44085/ |publisher=Indiewire |date=18 October 2012 |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928001904/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/dispatch-from-busan-highlights-and-lowlights-from-the-cannes-of-asia-44085/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Conran |first=Pierce |title=Busan International Film Festival: the history, the scandals and the winners at Korea's 'Cannes of Asia' |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3193927/busan-international-film-festival-history-scandals-and |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=28 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928001917/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3193927/busan-international-film-festival-history-scandals-and |url-status=live }}</ref>

It is frequently used as a [[Location shooting|film location]], best known in the west for Marvel's ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'' and Apple's ''[[Pachinko (TV series)|Pachinko]]'', but also for the Korean market productions of ''[[Train to Busan]]'', ''[[Oldboy (2003 film)|Old Boy]]'', and ''[[Decision to Leave]]'', as well as the popular K-Drama ''[[Reply 1997]]'', highlighting the distinct 
[[Gyeongsang dialect]], which is comparable to a [[Scottish English]] in relation to standard [[Received Pronunciation|British English]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The pleasure of visiting the Busan seen in movies |url=https://www.visitbusan.net/en/index.do?menuCd=DOM_000000302002001000&uc_seq=454&lang_cd |access-date=27 September 2023 |publisher=Visit Busan |archive-date=3 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903115725/https://www.visitbusan.net/en/index.do?menuCd=DOM_000000302002001000&uc_seq=454&lang_cd |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cho|first=May Myong-won|title=Reply 1997 Features Fun Subtitles for Easy Pop Culture Understanding|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=11417|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129003522/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=11417|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|access-date=18 November 2012|work=enewsWorld|date=3 August 2012}}</ref>

Works set in Busan tend to be crime noirs. Additionally, Busan often appears as an escape location or disaster area. Stories where characters escape to Busan to flee accidents or disasters in Seoul and then escape overseas are quite common clichés in Korean disaster films. Train to Busan carries out an escape to Busan, as the title suggests.

Until the late 1990s, most dramas, movies, commercials, and music videos were filmed in the Seoul area, making filming outside Seoul quite rare. In the early 2000s, it was relatively easy to obtain permits for road closures and explosion scenes in Busan that would have been impossible in Seoul. Thanks to active support from the city, word of mouth started in the film industry, leading to a preference for filming in the Busan area.<ref>김필남. (2009). '부산영화'로 보는 부산 공간의 의미－ 영화에 비친 부산 모습을 중심으로. 로컬리티 인문학, 2, 185-220.</ref> In particular, the film ''Haeundae'' was a box office success, achieving 10 million viewers.{{When|date=February 2025}}