The address for South Korea's presidential office is changing again, moving from Yongsan-gu back to the Blue House after three years and seven months.
The move will trigger a series of relocations, including the return of Defense Ministry staff displaced by the original move.
But President Lee Jae Myung's return to the Blue House, also known as Cheong Wa Dae, is more than a logistical reset.
It revives the old, unresolved question of whether the Blue House enables leadership or insulates the president from the public — the issue that triggered efforts to leave.
The move is now well underway.
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