Seoul ¨C Lee Chang-wol lives on a sliver of some of the most coveted real estate in Seoul, South Korea, in the city¡¯s rich Gangnam district.
But her life does not exude any of the glamour of ¡°Gangnam Style,¡± the K-pop smash that gave the upscale area global fame. For nearly four decades, she has made her home in a cramped, one-room hut that does not even have a toilet.
Lee, 85, lives in Guryong Village, a shantytown in the shadow of gleaming new towers, where a typical three-bedroom apartment costs the equivalent of $2.6 million. The city government, which is trying to clear the slum and develop the land, has offered $3,300 for her hut and told her to vacate by mid-June or face eviction. She has rejected the offer.
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