Busan Bukhang Waterfront Park was buzzing with excitement for a while due to a shark named "Bukang."

As the park quickly became deserted after Bukang left, a unique proposal even emerged to deploy an AI "Bukang" robot in its place.

The suggestion to introduce an AI underwater shark robot to the Bukang Waterfront Park was brought up at the Busan Metropolitan Council yesterday (November 5).

The shark Bukang stayed in the artificial waterway of the Bukhang Waterfront Park for over a month starting September 18.

As this news spread nationwide, the park emerged as a new tourist attraction in Busan, reportedly drawing up to 140,000 visitors a day.

However, as concerns grew over Bukang's health and public safety, the shark was moved out of the waterway, and it has not been seen since October 27.

The number of visitors to the park has also dropped sharply, with the daily average reportedly falling to between 4,000 and 6,000 from October 28 to November 3.