On Thursday the 4th, MBC's 'Save Me! Homes' (directors: Jeong Da-hee, Nam Yoo-jung, Heo Ja-yoon, Kim Seong-nyeon / hereafter "Homes") will feature former announcer-turned-broadcaster Kang Ji-young and comedian Kang Jae-joon visiting the 5984 national-standard APT.
That day's broadcast sets out to find the 2025 national-standard APT amid a housing market confused by real estate policy. The reason the 84㎡ APT has long been called the national standard in Korea is that its three-bedroom, two-bathroom layout was suitable for four-person families and therefore highly preferred. However, as one- and two-person households have gradually increased, the national standard is said to be shifting to 59㎡. The metropolitan area national-standard APT inspection is conducted by broadcaster Kang Ji-young, comedian Kang Jae-joon and Yang Se-hyung.
The three set off to inspect in Munjeong-dong, Songpa District. At the nostalgic APT scenery, Kang Jae-joon said, "When I was young, I lived in Chuncheon Jugong 5 complex. Son Heung-min lived in that neighborhood. I went to elementary school with Son Heung-min. My father also has a connection with manager Son Woong-jung. We have to meet," then left a video message for Son Heung-min, arousing curiosity.
They introduce this uniquely structured APT as a place that was used as lodging for athletes during the 1988 Seoul Paralympics, noting that three buildings within the complex have been designed with ramps that allow wheelchair movement in emergencies.
Yang Se-hyung said, "This was director Bong Joon-ho's honeymoon home. He lived here for the first three years of his marriage, and his first feature film 'A Dog of Flanders' was also filmed using this APT as a backdrop."
The place the three inspected is a 35㎡ unit APT that has completed an all remodel. Finding a roomy bathroom as opposed to a compact kitchen, Kang Ji-young introduced it by saying, "As befits lodging for the Paralympic village, it was made wide considering wheelchair movement."
Yang Se-hyung said, "Until high school I lived with Se-chan in a small room. The two of us had to sleep pressed together." Then Yang Se-chan said, "It was really cramped. A desk couldn't even fit," and Jang Dong-min replied, "You didn't need a desk anyway," prompting laughter.
Yang Se-hyung confessed, "When I started the 'Utswatsa' corner 'Hwaseanggo', I got my first room. Once I went to a supermarket in Daehangno and was surrounded by people, and I felt the saying 'I woke up and became a star' come true." Kang Jae-joon and Yang Se-chan recalled, "Back then, when 'Hwaseanggo' made Daehangno popular, crowds swarmed Marronnier Park and it was paralyzed."
The metropolitan area national-standard APT inspection will be revealed on Thursday the 4th at 10 p.m. on MBC's 'Save Me! Homes'.<
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