Seongnam Probed Over Unregistered RV Camp in Yuldong Park

Broadcaster Kim Dae-ho converted his Daewoo Damas, purchased for about 4 million won, into a camper van, spending an additional 6 million won on the modification. The vehicle, nicknamed 'Damargini', was featured in episode 663 of MBC's 'I Live Alone' on September 4. During the trip, Kim spoke candidly about feeling lonely despite appearing to live a fulfilling life.

The parking lot of Namdong Sports Complex in Incheon is being used for long-term storage of campers, caravans, and trailers for yachts and water leisure equipment, raising concerns about poor management. Photos taken on September 3 show large vehicles occupying multiple parking spaces. Local residents complain that the parking lot is not a warehouse for personal leisure equipment. The Namdong-gu office has not yet conducted an inspection to verify compliance with parking regulations.

Gyeonggi Province has published photographs of the auto camping site on Jarasum Island in Gapyeong County. The images were added to the provincial photo archive, with the shooting date listed as October 29, 2013. The material is available under a Creative Commons license requiring attribution, non-commercial use, and no modifications.

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is facing criticism for pursuing a zoning change for the Yuldong motorhome campsite while it is under investigation for alleged legal violations. The city argues the change is meant to resolve legal uncertainties, not to retroactively legalize the facility. Provincial special judicial police contend the campsite should be registered under the Tourism Promotion Act, not the Parks and Green Spaces Act, and that its area exceeds the limit for such zones.

Kia will debut the PV7 electric van at the IAA Transportation show in Hanover on October 14. The model is 57 cm longer than the PV5 (527 cm vs. 470 cm), potentially appealing to camper conversion companies. Some have already indicated plans to adopt the PV7.

Seongnam City has pushed back against allegations that the Yuldong Park auto camping site is an illegal facility exceeding legal area limits by three times. The city stated that the camping site was established as a park facility under the Park Green Act, and whether the Tourism Promotion Act's 10,000 sqm area limit for campsites in conservation green zones applies to campsites within urban parks requires comprehensive legal review. The city has requested an official interpretation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It also denied that the ongoing zoning change is an attempt at retroactive legalization, noting it is a preliminary administrative procedure. The camping site, covering 26,734 sqm with 96 sites, opened on June 16, 2025.