A substance suspected to be feces was found on a fabric seat on Seoul Subway Line 7, shocking riders.
On the 10th, an online community, Bobaedream, carried a post with photos saying, "Around 3 p.m. yesterday, I saw that someone had left feces on a Line 7 seat." In the photos, a brown substance is smeared on a fabric seat, covered with a piece of tissue on top.
The poster expressed anger, saying, "No matter how urgent it was, this is a total nuisance. What did the people who have to clean up that poop do to deserve this?"
Among netizens, there was both empathy—"It may have been a mistake by someone experiencing physical or mental difficulties"—and criticism—"We should file a complaint with the corporation." At the same time, some pointed out that "the hygiene issue is so serious that fabric seats are dirtier than a toilet."
Seoul Metro plans to replace fabric seats, which have drawn frequent contamination and bedbug concerns, with reinforced plastic seats across the board by 2029. It invested 3 billion won to replace 220 cars on Line 3 last year and plans to complete replacement of the remaining 120 cars this year.