Presidential Office: "Finalizing the New Name for the Office Today"

Candidate Names: 'Gukminui Jip', 'Gukmin Cheongsa', 'Minum Cheongsa', 'Bareunnuri', 'Itaewon-ro 22'
Possibility of selecting names other than the candidates

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The Presidential Office plans to decide on a new name for the Yongsan Presidential Office on the afternoon of the 14th.

A Presidential Office official stated at a briefing held at the Yongsan Presidential Office building on the morning of the same day that a meeting of the Presidential Office New Name Committee to review and select the new name for the Presidential Office will be held in the afternoon.

The official said, "I think the final decision on which name to use will probably be made today."

Regarding the possibility of deciding on a different name for the office other than the existing five candidates?'Gukmin-ui Jip' (House of the People), 'Gukmin Cheongsa' (People's Government Building), 'Min-eum Cheongsa' (Min-eum Government Building), 'Bareunnuri' (Right World), and 'Itaewon-ro 22'?the official mentioned, "In fact, we plan to include all those processes and make the decision at the afternoon meeting."

Concerning reports that President Yoon said during a luncheon with the People Power Party leadership on the 10th that "none of the proposed names are satisfactory," the official explained, "Since the name is very important, it seems he was expressing the intention to consider various options to find a better one."

The official added, "Over the past month, the area around Yongsan has been thoroughly organized, and repairs inside the building have been completed, so things are gradually stabilizing. It is a situation where the name must be decisively chosen as everything is settling down."

The Presidential Office conducted a public online preference survey on the five candidate names from the 3rd to the 9th. It is known that 'Gukmin Cheongsa' and 'Itaewon-ro 22' ranked high in popularity.

According to the Presidential Office, 'Gukmin Cheongsa' means a public space for the people, extending from the term for a government building (Cheongsa) to imply listening to the voice of the people (聽, to listen) and thinking about the people (思, to think).

'Itaewon-ro 22' is derived from the street address of the office. By using the address that every citizen shares as the name of the office, it symbolizes genuine communication with the people as President Yoon is also one of the citizens. The name appears to be inspired by the British Prime Minister's office at '10 Downing Street.' It is reported that 'Itaewon-ro 22' was particularly favored by the younger generation.

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