"Salary is Secret" Security Guard Enjoys TikTok Live During Night Shift at Yongsan Park in Front of Presidential Office

Live Broadcast of Smoking During Patrol
LH "Will Replace Staff and Revise Work Guidelines"

A security guard in his 30s working at Yongsan Park in front of the Yongsan Presidential Office was caught live streaming on a personal broadcast during his shift and was replaced.

Mr. A conducted a TikTok live broadcast while on security duty at Yongsan Park.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

According to a Yonhap News report on the 14th, a representative from Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), which is entrusted with managing Yongsan Park, confirmed the personal misconduct of the Yongsan Park security guard and immediately replaced him.

Security guard A had been live streaming on the video platform TikTok during night shifts for about a month until the end of July.

He joked while wearing a veil left behind by a park visitor on his head, and broadcasted himself smoking in a designated no-smoking area while patrolling the park in real time.

He also wrote phrases such as "Yongsan Park, security guard, not police, not public interest, salary secret" and posted them on the office locker.

[Photo by AP Yonhap News]

A’s misconduct was brought to public attention through a citizen’s report after discovering his broadcast. Subsequently, LH, having received the report through the Presidential Office’s public petition system, requested the security company to replace the employee.

An LH official stated, "We requested the replacement of the employee who was inappropriate for security duties, and he has now been replaced by another staff member," adding, "To prevent similar incidents, we will reorganize related guidelines such as work conduct and lost property management, and conduct training for all employees to ensure thorough management of park operations."

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