Broadcaster Kim Sook's house in Jeju, where she has been painstakingly carrying out renovations, will be excluded from the national folk cultural heritage designated area. However, since filming for the show has largely been completed, the construction plan is not expected to change significantly.
On the 25th, tvN's Unpredictable said that Kim Sook's house in Jeju being included among the sites to be removed from the national folk cultural heritage designated area would have little impact on the program's content because filming was already nearly finished.
Earlier, Kim Sook purchased a house in Seongeup Village in Jeju in 2012 when she moved to the countryside. At the time she bought the house jointly with close friend Song Eun I, but the title is now solely in Kim Sook's name. However, on the May 20 broadcast of tvN's Unpredictable[Home], it was revealed that Kim Sook's house had been included in a national cultural heritage designated area, shocking viewers.
Kim Sook, who had planned to remodel the house, hit a major obstacle. Not only did she have to apply for a change-of-appearance permit rather than a standard building permit and obtain approval from the Korea Heritage Service, but only workers with national qualifications could carry out the construction. Moreover, there was a rule requiring that the exterior retain Jeju basalt stone walls and thatched roofs, forcing Kim Sook to completely change her construction plans.
In the end, after going everywhere and holding meetings, Kim Sook completed design drawings that met the regulations and submitted the permit application. But afterward she was told the result was a conditional approval and that an archaeological excavation was required, which sent her into panic again. As a result, the construction schedule was endlessly delayed into winter, and only after a test excavation found nothing was she able to begin work.
Shortly after these twists and turns were revealed on the show, it became known that the Korea Heritage Service's recently announced "Jeju Seongeup Village designated area and allowable standards adjustment plan" included the entirety of Kim Sook's Jeju home site among the areas to be released, delivering another unpredictable twist. The adjustment plan reduces the designated area from the existing 794,213.3㎡ (1,004 lots) to about 477,081㎡ (666 lots), roughly 60% of the previous size, and plans to finalize the notice after a 30-day public comment period.
If the regulatory plan is finalized, Kim Sook's house will be reclassified from a "cultural heritage designated area" to an "allowable standards area," increasing autonomy in exercising private property rights such as construction or repairs.
The problem, however, was that Kim Sook's Jeju house renovations were already underway and filming was nearly complete. Moreover, Unpredictable is a 10-episode series scheduled to end on May 15. By the time the Korea Heritage Service formally notifies about the regulatory easing, the program is expected to have already concluded.
Internet users reacting to this said with perfect timing, "The variety-show gods are helping," showing a bittersweet response. Some urged, "Please do Unpredictable season 2 with the house extension episode," offering enthusiastic support.
Meanwhile, Unpredictable airs every Friday at 10:30 p.m.
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