Kim Min’s ‘I Live Alone’ Old House Production Controversy Escalates… Korea Electric Power Corporation Employee Steps Forward: “Possibility of Meter Removal” [Star Issue]

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Actor Kim Min sparked significant attention by revealing his life in an old house on ‘I Live Alone,’ amid allegations that the broadcast was staged.

MBC’s variety show ‘I Live Alone’ (hereinafter ‘I Live Alone’), which aired on the 2nd, featured Kim Min.

Kim Min revealed his life in an approximately 90-year-old old house located in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province. He demonstrated a lifestyle close to that of a hermit, operating a generator himself, repairing worn floors with cement, and grilling meat over a wood fire.

Regarding the space, Kim Min explained that it was the home of an older brother he had known for a long time through his family, and that he occasionally used it while traveling abroad.

However, after the broadcast, some online communities raised suspicions that the old house revealed by Kim Min differed from its actual appearance.

One netizen claimed there were differences between the appearance of the house in a road view photo taken last July and the space shown on the broadcast. The released road view photo depicted a yard overgrown with weeds, but recent images showed the yard had been tidied up and new spaces enclosed by cloth had been set up.

Particular questions were also raised regarding Kim Min’s use of a generator. Pointers emerged questioning why a generator was necessary, given that utility poles and power lines were visible around the house and electronic appliances such as refrigerators and speakers appeared on the broadcast.

In this context, a netizen who identified themselves as an on-site employee of Korea Electric Power Corporation drew attention by leaving an opinion regarding electricity usage. They claimed that while an incoming power line was connected to the house and the meter box remained, no electric energy meter was visible inside. They stated that it was possible that the previous user had terminated their electricity contract and removed the meter when they stopped using the house. They explained that since the incoming line itself remains, electricity can be supplied if a new application is made, but it appeared as though a generator was currently being used without any separate application.

However, the actual employment status of the said netizen, as well as the electricity contract and meter status of the house in question, have not been confirmed.

Regardless of the suspicions, reactions to Kim Min’s appearance on ‘I Live Alone’ are enthusiastic. Netizens welcomed Kim Min’s new side with responses such as “This is the kind of guest we wanted,” “He is a famous figure in Dongducheon,” and “It was not staged.”

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