The MBC show Save Me! Homes airing on the 25th (directed by Jung Da-hi, Nam Yoo-jung, Kim Wan-cheol, Heo Ja-yoon, Kim Seong-nyeon, hereafter "Homes") is presented as a special episode about commuting along the Han River.
This episode is a new breakthrough for Seoul's packed morning and evening commutes! It will be presented as a special episode about commuting along the Han River. Korea has been earnest about commuting since the 1980s and '90s, to the point of being called a nation of commuters. However, subway commutes have long become hellish, and office workers continue to suffer on their way to work. The average commute time among OECD member countries is 28 minutes, but Korea's average commute time is 58 minutes, making traffic congestion on commutes even more palpable.
The Han River commute special, which is foreign-looking in name only (?), features singer Paek Ga from Itaewon, Lucky from India, and Leo from Finland, with Deputy Team Leader Kim Sook joining them.
Before the full site visits, Lucky, who appeared in the studio, introduced himself, "I have lived in Korea for 33 years! I am Lucky, an honorary citizen of Seoul," and said he is a newlywed who even found love in Korea. He said, "India has the world's largest population, so many people use public transportation. In the past, people riding on top of trains was a common sight, but that has disappeared for safety reasons."
Leo from Finland introduced himself, "I have lived in Korea for 32 years, I'm Leo. My family home is in Suji, Yongin." His fluent Korean prompted him to say, "I came to Korea at 100 days old. I collected money at my first birthday party. When I was young, I learned Haedong kendo and ran around on trampolines," provoking laughter.
When asked about public transportation in Finland, Leo said, "Unlike India, there are so few people that people stand spaced out in the bus stop lines."
Kim Sook, Paek Ga, Lucky and Leo headed to Jamsil Han River Park, where the Han River bus dock is located. The first site is an apartment in the area around the Jamsil Han River bus dock, said to be a five-minute walk from the dock. Kim Sook introduced, "We call the three leading Jamsil apartments 'E.L.I.T.' Today, I will inspect the 'li' of Elite, which is the reconstructed Jamsil Jugong 2nd complex."
The apartment, which houses elementary, middle and high schools, boasts a fully remodeled interior with stylish design. The coordinators repeatedly expressed admiration at the spacious living room and the panoramic kitchen view extending from Ttukseom to Dongbu Ichon-dong. Leo, saying his saju includes a lot of wood energy (木), noted that living near water is important, and said the feeling was very good, drawing laughter.
Then, claiming he could read faces, Leo gazed at Paek Ga and said, "Looking at Paek Ga's face, there is a lot of wood (木) and water (水)." Paek Ga was creeped out, saying he actually had a cactus tree business. The coordinators in the studio watching this reportedly shouted for each other to read their faces as well.
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