As a 20-year-old woman living in Seoul, South Korea, and working in the television industry, G (who has asked to remain anonymous because of contractual obligations with her employer) was determined ...

Lee Yong-gi, a veteran operator of a South Korean recycling company, uses a claw on his garbage truck to collect plastic recyclables at an apartment complex in Seoul. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant ...

It appears whenever some people mention South Korea, they can’t help but wallow in one thing: plastic surgery. Let’s use some common sense when we discuss it! Folks seem to check that at the door.

Plastic surgery in South Korea is in high demand due to advanced techniques and outstanding results. The country has become a global hub for cosmetic procedures, attracting patients from all over the ...

North Korean defector YouTuber Han Song-i revealed the reality of illegal plastic surgeries taking place in North Korea. Han Song-i, a 14-year defector, mentioned on the 10th on the YouTube channel ...

SEOUL, South Korea — In the heart of Seoul’s famous Gangnam neighborhood lies the “Beauty Belt,” a grouping of streets lined with hundreds of cosmetic surgery joints. Untold numbers of Koreans — as ...

In South Korea, being ugly, unconventionally attractive or even ordinary looking is a crime no one wants to be guilty of.  South Korea is known as the plastic surgery capital of the world.From ...

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