South Korean Worker Joins Zoom Call from a Roller Coaster in Viral Ad

A South Korean municipal employee named Nam Yang-sik went viral after appearing to join a video meeting from a running roller coaster, turning remote work absurdity into a publicity stunt. In the clip, he is seen riding with a MacBook on his lap while a cardboard green screen behind him displays a neat home office setup.

As the coaster twists and shakes, his hair flies around and the lighting changes constantly, while coworkers try to keep straight faces. His boss, sounding baffled, asks, “Hey Nam, do you have a fan blowing straight into your face or something?” Nam replies calmly, “Oh, I just left the window open... you could say it’s pretty windy here.”

The scene escalates when his screen freezes, apparently during a drop. When the boss asks what is going on, Nam answers with a technical excuse: “My laptop almost fell.”

The prank was later revealed to be a marketing campaign by the city broadcaster Ulsan Nam-gu Gorae. It was designed to promote the Whales Cart, a new whale-themed roller coaster at a local amusement park in South Korea. The production was real, and Nam genuinely filmed himself speaking to his boss from the moving ride.