Kim Young-woo, a 47-year-old bank employee with two teenage kids, has had trouble sleeping in recent months. Kim’s family lives in a posh neighborhood in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, but may not be able to stay there. “My jeonse contract expires in December. I have to look for a new apartment since I was told that my landlord is moving back to this apartment,” he said. Under South Kor.
[Cityscapes] Counting down Seoul s last moon villages
Posted : 2021-03-09 18:02
Updated : 2021-03-09 18:08
A village bus descends the steep road of Guryong Village in northwestern Seoul, June 19, 2016. / Courtesy of Ron Bandun
By Ron Bandun
I feel like there s been an increasing amount of articles and videos lately with sensational titles like Seoul s last shanty town or Seoul s last slum.
Quick, which neighborhood do you think they re all about?
Chances are, you thought of Guryong Village in Seoul s southern Gangnam District. Or Baeksa Village, up in northeastern Nowon District. Both have been given the title of last several times in recent years, even though the presence of both invalidates either s claim to the title. And there is another. Which one will be the last standing?