Gosiwon (Korean: 고시원) are a kind of single room occupancy class of building found in South Korea.
Originally designed for students preparing to take exams, they are characterized by low rent, shared bathrooms and kitchens, and very limited private space.
Park Min-kyu, a novelist, writes the following in his short novel "During the Period of Staying at Gosiwon in Gap," which was published in "Modern Literature" in June 2004.
[4] In Gyeonggi-do, where a similar survey was conducted between July and August of the same year, 73 percent of the lodging-type jobs were found.
[6] From July 2022, any new gosiwon rooms in Seoul will need to be at least 7 square meters in size and have an exterior window in case of fire.