Hong Seok-cheon confesses his self-interest during the recording...I like the picture (construction for a reason)
Aug 27, 2025
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MBC's liberal arts program 'Architecture-Space Traveler' (hereinafter 'Architecture for a Reason'), which aired on the 26th, depicted broadcasters Hong Seok-cheon and TVXQ's Choi Kang Chang-min going to Hong Kong architecture study with architect Yoo Hyun-jun. The trip, which describes Hong Kong, known as a city of gastronomy, shopping, and nightscape, with the keyword 'Architecture', gave viewers a different perspective on the city.
MC Jeon Hyun-moo was interested, saying, `I've never seen a trip focused on architecture, not a restaurant tour.' Hong Jin-kyung remembered Hong Kong by recalling her meeting with Hong Kong movie stars in the 1990s. Hong Jin-kyung revealed an anecdote in which he was the only interviewer in Korea who held the chin of Geum Sung-moo, saying, `When I interview Jang Kook-young and Yoo Deok-hwa, I went without fail.' Hong Jin-kyung laughed when she recalled her bold days in her 20s, saying, "Geum Sung-moo didn't see me, but only saw an interpreter, so she held my chin and turned it around."
Upon arriving in Hong Kong, architectural students Hong Seok-cheon and Choi Kang Chang-min headed to the first place where they had to open at 10 a.m. It was a mid-level escalator that became famous for the scene where the brewing committee climbed up the escalator in the movie Junggyeong Forest. However, the two were perplexed by the situation in which the escalator was running only downstream. This was because the mid-level escalator was originally built for commuting. It was operated from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. downstream from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. so that people in the mid-level area could go to work in the Central area, where the financial complex was located, and then upstream.
Yoo talked about the symbolism of mid-level escalators. The mid-level escalator, built in the 1990s, was meaningful as a facility symbolizing Hong Kong's economic heyday with free public infrastructure. In addition, it has meaning as a space containing Hong Kong's topographical characteristics, and the landscape changes every second when you ride the escalator. It has the effect of further compressing the density of experience per unit time".
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Pound Space was an architecturally new sense of found space. In addition, the louver installed as a device to block sunlight was equipped with LED lights, and at night, the M+ transformed into a huge screen. Hong Seok-cheon and Choi Kang Chang-min "The building itself is art. It's the Museum of Visual Culture."
In particular, the Western Dragon Cultural District, where M+ was built, was a new land created by reclamation, and it was a space of pride for Hong Kongers. Hong Seok-cheon drew Yoo Hyun-jun's admiration by interpreting how special this space would be for Hong Kongers.
Hong Seok-cheon said "I heard that the land price in Hong Kong is so expensive that I go around looking for a place to walk my dog." For Hong Kong people who are accustomed to the small space, this is a place to find a taste of a large space. "I thought it was a place to give them a rest." On top of that, Hong Seok-cheon took off his top and people jogged. I liked the picture"The reason why this space was personally impressive was also added to the laughter.
Guryongseongchae, a legendary city that has disappeared into history, shocked everyone. In the space where Guryongseongchae used to be located, a peaceful park was now built. Guryongseongchae was a hotbed for various crimes, a slum of lawlessness, and a home for many people. The three marveled at the photo of Guryongseongchae, an ultra-high-density city where 50,000 people lived on land the size of four football fields. As the population grew, the expanded building was like a maze, and the fact that there was an actual number index and a postman was surprising.
Hong Seok-cheon, Choi Kang-min, and Yoo Hyun-jun, who went to the set that recreated their appearance at that time, were amazed by the ecosystem of the residents of Guryongseongchae, who built their own homes. Yoo Hyun-jun said "A store that is not in this would be a store that humans don't need to live in." In fact, he imagined the lives of residents who lived in anarchy. Jeon Hyun-moo said "The police didn't make it in." Hong Jin-kyung said "You didn't even pay taxes?" in amazement.
Choi Chang-min said "50,000 people lived here. I couldn't imagine (how I was able to live)." Yoo Hyun-jun is "It was a 3D alleyway in the extreme."It's a building you'll never see again. It would have been a valuable research material for studying humans. I think it's pyramid-level value", he was disappointed with the Guryong citadel, which is now gone and has only traces left.
MBC 'The Reasoned Architecture-Space Traveler', which airs every Tuesday at 9 p.m., is a new concept architectural talk show that tells stories that cross various fields such as history, culture, economy, art, and science through architecture. Star architect Yoo Hyun-joon and Jeon Hyun-moo, Hong Jin-kyung and Park Sun-young will appear.
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