A video of the umbrella-door incident at Seolleung Station went viral on May 7–8, 2025, after being shared across Korean social media and picked up by major outlets including KBS News. Koreans are cheering the driver's calm, clever response as a rare and deeply satisfying win against entitled subway behavior.
A video out of Seoul's Line 2 subway is going viral in Korea after a passenger tried the pettiest power move imaginable — jamming an umbrella into the closing train doors to force them back open. The incident happened at Seolleung Station on May 7th, and the clip spread like wildfire on social media the next day.
The passenger, described online as a 틀딱 (tteuldak) — Korean internet slang for an entitled older person who acts like the world owes them — apparently decided that missing the train was simply not an option. So they shoved a plastic umbrella into the door gap, presumably expecting the safety system to detect the obstruction and reopen the doors fully. Classic move. Classic mistake.
What they didn't count on was the train driver's absolutely legendary response. Instead of letting the doors swing wide open as the passenger hoped, the driver opened them just barely enough — not enough for anyone to actually board — essentially calling the passenger's bluff in real time. The doors stayed stubbornly half-open, the umbrella achieved nothing, and the train eventually departed without the would-be villain on board. Korean netizens are losing it over the driver's ice-cold composure, with many calling it the most satisfying subway moment they've ever seen. The video has been picked up by KBS News and multiple online communities, cementing the Line 2 driver as an unlikely folk hero of the Seoul commute.