It has been reported that another business has moved into the former premises of Oasis80, the Jeju Aewol café once operated by actor Lee Dong-gun.
The café announced that it would begin reorganization in July, but did not disclose a reopening schedule for the original Jeju location.
Concerns were also raised about the remaining pond, but responsibility for its upkeep cannot be established from the video alone.
3-Line Summary
1. Lee Dong-gun’s Jeju café announced that it would undergo reorganization.
2. A new fashion store moved into the former premises.
3. Seoul operations remain at the stage of being mentioned as a plan.
The July ‘Reorganization’: The Jeju Café Has Not Reopened
Oasis80 is a café that opened in April 2025 after renovating an old house in Aewol-eup, Jeju City. Lee Dong-gun shared the process of preparing to open the café and welcoming customers through the SBS entertainment program ‘My Little Old Boy.’ The program also showed him consulting about a loan of approximately 2억 won to launch the business.
In its early days, the café attracted attention after it became known that Lee Dong-gun personally prepared coffee and served customers. According to reports, it was a space featuring a red-brick exterior, palm trees, and an outdoor pond, and it promoted sand coffee, extracted using high-temperature sand, as its signature menu item. It was also reported to have held a pop-up store in Seongsu-dong, Seoul.
The operating situation changed beginning in June 2026. On June 14, the café announced a temporary closure from June 15 through June 17 due to interior construction and said it would resume normal operations on June 18. However, it issued another closure notice on June 18 and revised the announcement to say that normal operations would resume on June 19. Reports also carried visitors’ reactions that normal operations did not resume afterward.
On July 6, the official account announced, in substance, that it would “take time for reorganization starting July 9.” Although it expressed thanks, the notice did not include the reorganization period, reopening date, or relocation site. “Reorganization” is the expression used by the café, and it cannot by itself be regarded as an official announcement of closure.
A Fashion Store Moves Into the Same Address
Reports in early September said that another fashion brand’s store had moved into the space in Aewol, Jeju, where the café had previously operated. Sports Chosun reported that a job posting for employees at the new store listed the same address as Oasis80 as the workplace and introduced the brand as preparing to open in June.
Newsis also reported that a new store had moved into the space after the former café ceased operations. Given these changes at the site, it is difficult to regard Oasis80 as continuing to operate from its original location in Aewol, Jeju. However, the fact that a new store has moved in is not the same as the end of the café business as a whole.
Some reports described the situation as “effectively closed” or as being “in the process of closing.” These are interpretations based on the extended closure and the changes to the original space. The reports provided do not confirm that Oasis80 issued an official declaration of closure for the Jeju café. The verifiable fact that operations stopped at the original location should be distinguished from a determination that the business has been completely wound down.
What the Pond Video Showed—and the Responsibility That Has Not Been Confirmed
On September 2, the YouTube channel Kangho’s Foot TV uploaded a video showing the area around the former café. According to reports by Xports News and Money Today, the video showed the outdoor pond water appearing dark green, with fallen leaves and floating debris on the surface. The person filming said, in substance, that there were many bugs because of the water, and some online reactions claimed that nearby residents or merchants could be affected.
However, the cause of the change in the water’s color and the actual scale of the insect problem cannot be determined from the video. MediaFine pointed out that it had not been confirmed whether nearby residents or merchants had actually suffered harm, and that the facility’s current manager was also unclear. Based only on the reports provided, it is not known whether the pond is still part of the operating premises or how the ownership and lease arrangements are structured.
Money Today reported that the video mentioned claims concerning past complaints about insufficient parking and construction noise, but said that the specific circumstances and facts had not been separately verified. The footage and comments may prompt concerns, but they do not establish responsibility for neglect by any particular person or confirm actual harm.
Mention of Seoul Operations Does Not Confirm an Opening
It has been reported that, around the time the Jeju café ceased operations, Lee Dong-gun said during a live broadcast, in substance, that he was preparing to operate in Seoul. TenAsia and Xports News reported that he had said, in substance, that he was preparing to operate in Seoul rather than reopen the café in Jeju.
The fact confirmed here is that he mentioned plans concerning operations in Seoul. The evidence provided does not establish the Seoul store’s address, name, opening date, or operating format. There is still insufficient publicly available information to interpret this as confirmation that the move to Seoul has been finalized or that a new store will open soon.
Oasis80 in Aewol, Jeju, was a space whose preparation and operations were publicly shared. That is why the changes at the same site after the reorganization announcement drew greater attention. However, the scope of what can currently be confirmed is limited to the fact that operations at the original Jeju location have stopped and that Seoul operations remain at the stage of a mentioned plan.
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