Former Assistant Deputy Director Kim Seon-tae, the "Chungju Man" who led Chungju City Hall's YouTube channel "Chung TV" before resigning, unveiled a new office. After the video showed a broken fire detector attached to the ceiling, the official account of the National Fire Agency left a comment offering to install a new detector.
On the 11th, former Assistant Deputy Director Kim posted a video titled "First-ever office promo in my life" on the personal YouTube channel "Kim Seon-tae," revealing the workspace. Kim's channel currently has 1.42 million subscribers.
Regarding the office, Kim said, "I signed the lease with a 5 million won deposit and 650,000 won monthly rent," adding, "It's not cheap in the Chungju area, but I had to find an office quickly." Kim went on, "I chose a place with separated spaces to prepare for when the channel grows and I need staff," and added, "I made an upfront bet, but I'm not sure if it will be 'dda-gap-dwae (win first, then pay it back),'" using the phrase with a laugh.
In the process, former Assistant Deputy Director Kim pointed to a malfunctioning fire detector and said, "This is a fire safety law (violation)." In response, the National Fire Agency said in a comment from its official YouTube account, "We will install the latest model of a standalone alarm-type detector." Below the comment, about 300 replies followed, including "Emergency dispatch is fast" and "Chungju Fire Station dispatched."
Under current regulations, if the ceiling height of an office space in a concrete building is under 4 meters, at least one fire detector must be installed for every 70 square meters of floor area. It also must be at least 0.6 meters away from the wall and keep a distance of 1.5 meters or more from air-conditioner and heater vents.
Meanwhile, former Assistant Deputy Director Kim said, "For reference, many people offered (moving) gifts, but I don't think support is right for me, so I won't be accepting them." Kim added, "Revealing the office could be seen as 'asking to fill the interior,' but absolutely not," and joked, "Rather than opening gifts, give me ads."