Walking through the Slums of Seoul, Guryong Village | 4K Korea Walking Tour

3 Aug. Thursday - Seoul, Korea 34℃ / 94℉
Gangnam is famous for expensive land in Seoul. Would you believe it if I told you that there is a shantytown in Gangnam? There is a slum called 'Guryong Village' on the other side of a luxury apartment complex with a road in between. This is a neighborhood where people who were forcibly relocated due to land development in Seoul before and after the 1988 Seoul Olympics live. This is one of Seoul's representative slums, but it's not dangerous.
Let's explore another side of Seoul, Gangnam Guryong Village together.

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[HyggeHome]

Yep, this is what Korea looks like. Nobody mentions in their cute travel vlogs that literally 8ft behind a skyscraper is a home or community built out of sheets of metal. It’s everywhere, not just in seoul, it’s the entire country of korea. And when you get out of the larger cities and into rural areas, it’s all like this. But all you see online is the neon lights of gangnam.

I will add that the type of people who live in these places are hard workers, usually farmers, restaurant workers, people who work with their hands.

[catamountmpls]

The cleanest and quietest slums I've ever seen.

[bfscdfxhd]

I'm Korean, and I live near that place. Let me explain.. this place is not actually a slum, and there are not much people who actually even live there. That is why it is so silent and clean.

So what is this place?
After Korean war, some people illegally settled down there. Land owners or government didn't look into them cuz it was a shit land by then.
But when redevelopment started, this place became gold, because at that time Gangnam already became one of the most expensive place in Korea.
Even though those people settled down illegally, Korea has a law that with years of living in certain place, nobody can just kick out the residents from the place.
So during rapid redevelopment of Gangnam, rich people bought those houses there from wartime settlers thinking that place is going to get developed soon, like all other areas around the town.

By the way when a place is redeveloped, as the residents has to leave the place, governments pay certain amount of money for them.

So the home owners want the new going-to-built apartment for compensation while gov been trying to convince them for paying equivalent amount of money.(But everyone knows getting the apartment is much more beneficial)

Deal has been stuck since then, so that is why the place is still look like it is in 60s😂

If you wanna see the real slum, better find real ones.(Of course there are slums in every country, including Korea) But nah this one ain't.

[worldview]

THANK YOU to this channel for actually showing this. I cannot possibly believe that this is SEOUL, Korea. Everything about the media constantly talks about this place being a "US Ally" with no problems and all about K-pop. This is the FIRST TIME i ever expected to know and understand that there is a "slum" in SEOUL, KOREA.

[lathavaratharajan]

It's still cleaner than many of my cities

[CarenCamasis-poio]

despite living in the slums, they do have cars.

[마이동영상]

My company is near that area.
Because long-term residents receive almost the same compensation as owners.
Not only the land owners but also the people who live there are extremely wealthy.
Most of the local people do not live there.
However, in order to maintain the title of long-term resident, the living environment is maintained.
They visit periodically and stay there for a few days.
Just take a look at the fact that a small apartment near that area costs at least $1.2 million.
Development is not taking place for a long time due to the conflict between land owners, long-term residents, and Seoul Metropolitan Government.

[acatinthesnow]

구룡마을 - 수많은 유튜버들이 '서울의 마지막 빈민가' 라는 제목으로 찾아가는 곳. 하지만 사실 저곳은 재개발의 이권때문에 수십년동안 협상과 분쟁을 하며 방치되어 있는 곳. 저 곳에 땅주인들은 대부분 부자들이며, 실제로 살고 있는 소수의 주민들 또한 개발되었을 때의 이권을 위해 머무는 곳...

말하자면 저곳은 빈민가가 아니라 사실 부동산투자와 재개발의 그림자같은 곳이다. 디만 대부분의 유튜버들과 일반 시청자들은 그런 배경을 모르기때문에 자극적인 컨텐츠로만 이용할 뿐...

[chickcreations]

Very clean and quiet. A different kind of slum area, this really shows the character of the people living in the area.

[Xijinpig-ws]

ㅋㅋㅋ 슬럼가처럼보여도 저기 땅은 왠만한 사람은 사지도 못한다 부자놈들이 재개발로 해처먹을라고 알박고있는거지 ㅉㅉ

[jinain]

정말 슬럼이라고 생각합니까?😂 저 곳은 재개발을 위해서 방치해둔 곳 입니다 그들우 직업이 있으며 실제 거주는 다른곳에서 합니다. 곳곳에 차량이 있는 것을 보면 예감할수있을텐데ㅋ

[lineme]

Wow, South Korea from a perspective I've never seen before!

[J_]

I like living in that place. It's quiet, there are no crowds to make you dizzy..😅

[uzumate]

Actually, people live in this slumped area they are not poor people.
They are waiting for fair redevelopment compensation from government.
They have been disputed unfair government compensation over decades and they are refusing to accept government offer.
Land market value is much higher than buying apartment this area.
Purchase land in this area is limited most people cannot afford purchase properties in here.

[CharlotteVergara]

The cleanest and calm slum I ever seen. So peaceful❤

[technocrats]

The people over there are not truly poor, but are holding on due to redevelopment compensation issues, which means they are committing illegal activities.

The truly poor people in Korea live in villas (or dorms) in relatively high altitude areas such as Sillim-dong, semi-basements, rooftops, or sleep out on the street.

[ombo_micor]

No, it is not a slum for me. very clean and livable!❤😮😮😮😊😊😊! I love Korea!

[Snoopyy]

Gotta praise them for their cleanliness indeed

[XEON]

Guryong Village land compensation amount alone is 900 million dollars
This situation is only due to compensation issues, they are not poor people

[몽구스-pf]

You might think it's a slum, but it's 2 billion per house. Everyone is waiting for the reward.