The Gwangalli Beach () or Gwangan Beach () is a beach in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong (formerly in ''Gwangan-ri''), Suyeong-gu,

Busan Metropolitan City Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

, west of

Haeundae Beach Haeundae Beach（）is an urban beach in Busan, South Korea. Often dubbed one of the country's most famous and popular beaches, it is located in the eponymous Haeundae District. The beach is open year-round, and various festivals are held there t ...

. 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-gu to Suyeong-gu. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second lo ...

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 used for the sailing events of the 1988 Summer Olympics. For the 2018 film

Black Panther A black panther is the 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 rosettes are also present. They have been ...

, 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 volley ball, 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 historical dramas '' Damo'' (2003), '' Hwang Jini'' (2006), and '' Empress Ki'' (2013), as well as the melodra ...

and

Kim Hyung Jun Kim Hyung-jun (; born August 3, 1987)"Kim Hyung Jun's Official W ...

SS501 SS501 is a South Korean boy band consisting of five members: Kim Hyun-joong, Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong, Park Jung-min and Kim Hyung-jun. They debuted in 2005 with the EP ''Warning'', which included their first number one song, "Never A ...

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

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Gwangalli Beach
(City of Busan) {{coord, 35, 09, 15, N, 129, 07, 14, E, source:kolossus-kowiki, display=title Beaches of South Korea Suyeong District

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