"This room doesn't feel like it belongs to us.
Let's give it to someone who needs it." — Summer 2018, the beginning of Nagnebang
Nagnebang offers a safe place to live for young adults who need a home base in the city. By sharing the most essential thing — a place to live — we help people build the foundation to live their own lives.
No contracts. No deposit. Residents contribute 10% of their income as a house fee, share common spaces, and live at their own pace. The food in the fridge, the things in the living room — everything is shared.
We do this because everyone, at some point in life, needs somewhere to lean. Living alongside others makes us better people — and that's more than enough reason. This isn't about sacrifice. It's simply a better way to live.
The operator covers the full deposit. Residents pay 10% of their income as a house fee. If you have no income, the minimum is ₩200,000/month — and in genuine hardship, contributions in kind are welcome.
Basic furniture and appliances are provided. Common spaces and the shared fridge are for everyone. What we have, we share.
If someone else needs this room more than you, we ask that you can gracefully make space. Nagnebang is not a place to stay forever — it's a place to prepare for what comes next.
We value loose but warm connections. Operators, residents, and supporters all look out for one another — even after the journey moves on.
Since 2018, the door has never once been closed.
"This room doesn't feel like it belongs to us." A question from two young people — and Nagnebang begins.
5 travelers passed throughA new location. The cycle continues — one person leaves, another arrives.
6 travelers passed throughNagnebang becomes more widely known. International residents join for the first time.
12 travelers passed throughA charming neighborhood near the Hanyangdoseong fortress walls. Celebrating 7 years and preparing for nonprofit incorporation.
3 graduated, 3 currently stayingA traveler's stay opened in the historic city of Andong to generate sustainable revenue for the Seoul house. All profits go directly to Nagnebang operations.
57 Jungang-ro, Andong, Gyeongbuk, 3F
Written by operators and residents themselves.
During a season of preparing to stand on my own after graduation, I knocked on Nagnebang's door. The Seongbuk-dong alleys, the local bakery, walks along the fortress walls, movie nights with three of us on the couch… I only stayed a while, but it left a deep mark.
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After a sensitive adolescence and three years of high school, everything peaked the moment she got her university acceptance. Then finally — the move, and a letter full of the operator's heart waiting at Nagnebang...
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At Planet Summit, operator Hayoung Yoo shared the story of how a single room can enable one person's independence — a shared living community built on the principle that "Nagnebang is a place to prepare to leave, not to stay."
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At a VAB panel talk, Hayoung Yoo introduced Nagnebang: "Giving a room to one person becomes a resting place not just for that person, but for their whole family." Seven years of shared housing experiment, shared openly.
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25 residents, operators, and supporters gathered to look back on seven years and imagine what's ahead. Plans for an Andong branch and a men's house were also shared.
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Hayoung Yoo and Yebin Kim presented Nagnebang's story: "Nagnebang goes further than I can." Dreaming of becoming an urban base camp — and the ambition to build 100 Nagnebangs.
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When we first opened Nagnebang, I couldn't have imagined what this place would mean to someone. Being able to share a room, becoming a place for someone to lean on for a while — that felt like enough...
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Summer 2018, near Onsu Station in Seoul. Living with a friend, there was one room left over. One day, wondering what to do with that empty room, a thought suddenly appeared...
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In the middle of preparing for the anniversary gathering, my heart unexpectedly sank. The many travelers who had come to us over seven years, the tireless hands and hearts that kept this place going...
Read more → (Korean)Leave a message of support, or book the Koinonia Stay in Andong — both are a direct way to help.
Planning a trip to Andong? Book a stay at Koinonia Stay. Every cent of the revenue goes directly to running Nagnebang in Seoul.
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Nagnebang doesn't rely on donations alone. We're building a stable foundation
through our own revenue activities.
Andong, Gyeongbuk
Traveler accommodation
Shared housing for youth
Stable operations
A new local community space created by Nagnebang operators who relocated to North Gyeongsang Province. Opened in January 2026 in historic downtown Andong, all revenue goes directly to Seoul Nagnebang operations.
Koinonia Stay is the first experiment in the sustainable model Nagnebang is building.
We will keep growing — holding more people, opening more doors.
Your support makes one young person's independence possible.
A regular monthly contribution helps Nagnebang operate stably. Official donation receipts will be issued after nonprofit incorporation.
Support Nagnebang with a one-time donation. Any amount helps — every contribution goes toward youth independence.
All donations are used exclusively for shared housing operations, resident support, and community programs.
An annual financial report will be published after nonprofit incorporation in 2026.
Applications, donations, partnerships — all are welcome.
