"Next Are Bathtubs After Abandoned Buses?"... What Happened in a Goshawon Room?

It hasn't been long since the controversy erupted over housing made from abandoned buses, and now young people are angered by another issue?

Yes, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has issued a legislative notice for an amendment that would lift the ban on installing bathtubs in individual Goshawon rooms and scrap the mandatory requirement to provide study facilities such as desks.

The intention is to streamline unnecessary regulations, as Goshawons are now widely used as living spaces for single-person households beyond their original purpose as study and accommodation facilities.

However, among young people who make up a large portion of Goshawon residents, the reaction has been negative. They point out that fundamental housing issues like poor soundproofing, lack of ventilation, and cramped spaces remain unaddressed, making it meaningless to lift only the bathtub regulation.

Online, satirical memes such as "bathtub supply measures for youths in Goshawons" are spreading, accompanied by AI-generated images showing a bathtub placed right in the middle of a tiny Goshawon room.

This follows previous controversy over a proposal to convert abandoned buses into youth housing, and is interpreted as a reaction criticizing the reality of youth housing policies.

The Ministry plans to collect public feedback on this amendment until August 31.

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