South Korea remains one of the few countries to require a medical degree for tattooing. In a recent congressional hearing, the law was challenged but voted in favor of maintenance. Despite walking on ...

In South Korea, tattoos are taboo. (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN TATTOO ARTIST, 'DOY' KIM DO-YOON,SAYING: "The judiciary calls us the law breakers, fines us, and sends us to jail.” While tattoos ...

Tucked deep within the labyrinth of gray mid-rise residential buildings in a college district in Seoul, a light illuminates an inconspicuous doorway of what appears to be just another apartment ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Tattoo artists in South Korea will no longer need to worry about being punished for doing their jobs, as the country’s parliament on Thursday approved a landmark bill to end a ...

South Korean tattoo artist Ilwol Hongdam has inked close to 4,000 people in the last 10 years, many of whom flew into Seoul just to see him. With more than 371,000 followers on Instagram, he is one of ...

GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — As a popular tattoo artist in South Korea, Song Jaemin is fully booked weeks in advance and highly respected by his clients, some of whom come from abroad to see him. But ...

South Koreans may soon be able to carry a device inside their own bodies in the form of a bespoke tattoo that automatically alerts them to potential health problems, if a science team’s project bears ...

South Korean tattoo culture, long marred by negative associations with prisons or gang activity, has been de facto illegal ...

Pachinko is Apple’s most compelling K-drama. The acclaimed drama based on the bestselling novel by Min Jin Lee, in the series created by Soo Hugh, which is being called “one of the best adaptations of ...

South Korea's National Assembly is expected to pass a landmark bill soon that would allow non-medical personnel to give tattoos. The passing of the Tattooist Act would mark a victory for tens of ...