The day after the Itaewon tragedy, at the first meeting of the Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters chaired by former President Yoon Seok-yeol, discussions were held on changing terms such as "tragedy" and "victims." Former Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min suggested using expressions like "accident fatalities" and "casualties," citing the fact that there was no perpetrator in the accident. Former Seoul City Administrative Deputy Mayor Kim Ui-seung also proposed renaming it to the "Itaewon Accident" until the cause of the accident was identified. Former President Yoon Seok-yeol also asked the participants whether the expression "tragedy" was appropriate. The special investigation committee revealed that this discussion on changing terminology was the only agenda item discussed at the headquarters meeting.
