Teenage Pregnancy in South Korea

[@sarahsketch9040]

is it bad that in the u.s we have a show that is called 16 and pregnant

[@user-om8zb5sr8n]

Haha really bad and secret life of an American teenager is a teen preg,

[@Blu3Purple]

LOL imagine the koreans if they watch this show

[@khadijahnaimah2526]

+Starlight - Elf the koreans already had Jenny and Juno

[@Heyitsann]

+Khadijah N. Who's that?

[@Lalalalyssa]

+Anna P. its a movie about 13 year olds who get pregnant

[@ravenb.6907]

I did my graduation project on “Teen Life in South Korea” back in 2014. Revisiting this video years later, I am so grateful that I was able to use your video as a resource. It helped tremendously and gave my panel some good laughs as well. I’m glad to see this is still uploaded. Thank you so much!

[@N_zoss]

I really like that you guys address that this isn't exactly a topic that you have completely authority and knowledge over, but it's something that you're willing to converse and think critically about .

[@johannalucas2239]

Teenage pregnancy does happen in Korea. From what I understand, my birth mom was 18. I'm one of the many "forgotten" children. I was adopted at 4 months old. I could be wrong but alot of times unwed pregnant women end up going away until the baby is born and then often times it's put up for adoption. If a women chooses to be a single parent she's more than likely going to be disowned and shunned or looked down upon. And if the baby is half korean half whatever else forget it. They consider those babies ugly. Again, everything in my post is what I've heard from other adoptees who have visited. So I could be wrong.

[@onelife445]

You were adopted? Me too, I was adopted when I was 13.

[@lilOtaku88]

Johanna Lucas I've heard that it's different nowadays for the half Korean and half whatever one. I've heard of people telling others that they want a pretty half Korean baby. XD Though, they might be saying that to their face and then saying something else, but whatever. Have u ever seen Lauren from MBLAQ's Hello Baby? She's an adorable little half Korean half Canadian girl. XD They take care of two other kids who are also half Korean, but one is half Vietnamese and the other is half French. And they are just as adorable. :) They even mention how interracial families are growing in Korea.

[@EscargoTouChaud]

Johanna Lucas What really provokes me, is that the majority will not think as bad about the baby's dad, like it was solely the girl's responsibility.

[@pamelanajar7302]

SillyHatter omg are those really their kids I never heard of this ???

[@lilOtaku88]

Pamela Najar Oh! No. I said that they took care of them. Those kids aren't theirs. It's just a really fun show to watch in my opinion! They're taking care of other people's kids, trying out being dads. Shinee, Girls Generation, and other groups have done it too. :P

[@divenchen371]

Asian families love to gossip among themselves so scandalous acts as these spread very fast among the family and area so these often prevent these things from occurring. so there's that embarrassment that factors in because parents i think are stricter and my family said that would disown us in a heartbeat...

[@lucianarivarola9015]

I'm from Argentina, and the thing here is awful! I've seen girls, and i personally don't consider them mature, i still think they are little girls, pregnant or already with babies at such young ages. When i was in highschool there was this girl in my class that got pregnant at 14! I mean fourteen freaking years old! And i remember it perfectly because after a while she had the baby she throw a party for her 15 birthday, you know in north america you guys celebrate sweet sixteen here is when you reach fifteen, and yeah it was shocking but its getting like a trend here...i don't know and honestly i don't understand anymore. There's even a social plan for ''young mothers'' here. It basically means: The more you have (babies), the more you are paid off. I swear to god they drop school when they have babies because they think they are going to live from those social plans. I'm 19, and everybody it's like: ''wow i'm surprised, you've almost 20 and you never got pregnant. Congrats'' Anyways... sorry about my rant, is just i don't like the way things are handled around here. Love you guys! Bye♥

[@lucianarivarola9015]

+tiamaya vargas It's pretty serious, i tell you. Most of my friends have babies already. And it's not that im not happy you know, as long as they are, but they are so young. A baby doesn't ruin your life...but he stops you from doing so many things...

[@lucianarivarola9015]

+tiamaya vargas And that's what youth in my country doesn't seem to understand. btw sorry for my bad english :P

[@MissMiserize]

+Juliette Eich Your english is fine.

[@lucianarivarola9015]

MissMiserize Thank you! English is one of my favourite languages!

[@peachteaspanda2028]

You have better english then me and I am living in an english speaking country all my life.

[@sgcl10658]

I think it has to do with their conservative culture. My Korean college friend came to the U.S. when she was 4. Even though she grew up here, her parents didn't allow her to date until she was 18. Unless you're a rebellious child, you listen to your parents.

[@eatyourkimchi]

Soon, my friend. Soon.

[@kelvink2364]

This is quite interesting topic. ive been watching your videos and i've been dying to answer your thoughts of korea since i am a Korean and also an English teacher in Korea. :> this is because most of korean kids are totally busy studying to go into the university like you said. they are actually pushed to do so. And they care of virginity at least in highschool. so many of girls are getting laid when they get to the university like hardcorely. :> For the most, they do have environmental issue such as family history. They may not be able to see their parents holding their hands in front of their kids. so as a kid, touching another gender is something for them. So early pregnancy is not totally common in Korea. That is something quite shameful in Korea. :> Ps. I became huge fan of yours. I've been watching every single clip more than 2 hours now. haha thank you both Canadian.

[@AyanaLinval]

Just so you guys know, it's statistically proven that extensive sex ed actually significantly reduces the rates of teenage pregnancy. Increases the average age at which teens have sex, and reduces the average number of sexual partners through their lifetimes. Sex Ed is a good thing, it's a very good thing.

[@Haminette]

False. It's the opposite. It's proven to INCREASE the rates.

[@AyanaLinval]

Jeannette Anne Blanchard By whom? Because who I'm quoting is the CDC, the WHO, and Women's Health clinics, as well as numerous human reproductive biology textbooks, and oh yeah, my training as a medical assistant with specialties in women's health. Who are you quoting? Your local church, and your personal opinions? What a joke. Facts, learn how to use them.

[@christopherbennett6571]

AyanaLinval Don't bring religion into this. America --> most enforced sex ed --> highest rate of teen pregnancy.

[@tes8035]

Ony Cruikshanks existence of sex-ed itself says nothing about it´s quality and beneficial impact. So far I have read in sciantific articles, there are huge gaps in American sex ed - it focuse on biological function (or still moral religious messages about abstinence, which I don´t consider sex ed), instead of relational and emotional skills which facilitate negotiation of consent and contraception.

[@STasugx]

Even with the amount of abortion unaccounted for in Asian countries, the number of teenage pregnancy is still incredibly low. It's interesting, because they really don't discuss sex-ed in school or in their homes. America, on the other hand, discusses it a shit ton and still has a bunch of teenage pregnancies. And it's mostly certain races that fill up those statistics. This tells me it has more to do with culture than anything else.

[@STasugx]

That's good to know. I just know that some don't have any at all. lol

[@StormyHallahan]

I can personally say that the sex ed system in America is flawed.

[@OhtheSuffering]

123itstime4tea From what I learned, through general research when I was in college, lack of proper sex education is what statistically leads to teen pregnancy, STDs, etc. Going with that notion and what they discussed in the video, South Korea should have high rates of pregnant teens...which it definitely doesn't. So I agree, it can't be sex education or a lack thereof. If you ask me, I think it has more to do with culture and family. The whole "shame" thing and possibility of being ostracized by peers and disowned by parents--all probably act as a deterrent for most Korean youth.

[@JessieBanana]

123itstime4tea Actually sex-ed in the US is pretty poor in terms of consistency, I can't speak for Canada, and areas with worse or less thorough science based sex-ed programs have higher rates of teen pregnancy in the US. Just because sex is the media in our culture does not mean sex education is. Also, race isn't always about culture. Socioeconomic status hugely impacts teen pregnancy.

[@STasugx]

JessieBanana I was referring to ethnicity and culture primarily. And yeah, you're right. Socioeconomic status is very relevant. As for sex-ed in the U.S., all I know is that on average, it IS covered more here than anywhere else in world. I guess consistency does vary, like you said. Probably depending on the state, as well. Edit: I would like to say, though, I still think it's primarily culture. Socioeconomic status may have a lot to do with teen pregnancy in America, but in other countries, the correlation isn't as solid.

[@Oden667]

hey now! Wikipedia is more reliable than most of the teachers I've had in life!

[@katrinam6795]

Just yesterday when asked about his biography on Wikipedia, some dude said "like everything kn wikipedia, it is somewhat not wrong"

[@propogandalf]

@@katrinam6795 wow, true story bro

[@ominousplatypus380]

So in Canada boys and girls are separated for sex ed classes? Is that a common practice in other countries? We don't do that in Finland, everyone's in the same class first sex ed is when you're 11.

[@lypham3060]

oh no, in canada the sex ed classes are co-ed.

[@AFriendlyWeirdo]

***** Actually that depends on the school. When I was in high school sex ed was part of the gym curriculum. We didn't have co-ed gym classes until grade 11 and 12. Sex ed was a grade 9 class. During k-grade 8 , I'll call it gender ed, it was all separate as well. I don't call it sex ed because in k-grade 8 school it was all about puberty and in high school it was all about sex.

[@lypham3060]

oooh. well i was speaking mainly on the co-ed high schools and elementary schools. from what i've witnessed from my other friends is that gym was co-ed which was where they also taught sex ed. I can't speak for myself since i attended an all girls school for high school.

[@AFriendlyWeirdo]

***** This was a co-ed high school. It was only gym that wasn't co-ed in grade 9 and 10 and a co-ed public school. I've never been to an all girls school and all my sex ed classes here girls only. The only thing that was co-ed was a big assembly where the school sat and watched a lady talk about STI's lol.

[@DaintyMacroHobbit]

Same here in Sweden :)

[@JCpsychoadventures]

I love how you are discussing more serious issues. I wonder is this because you now have older subscribers or your first set of subscribers are growing up. Or maybe the questions were always there, but you are just now starting to answer them.

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

It's interesting that Korea has such a low teen pregnancy rate considering the lack of sex education you guys talked about. I've heard more than a few people blame America's poor sex education classes in high school for higher rates of teen pregnancy, and that if it were "better" it would be less of a problem. Then again, the busy school schedule would kind of deter kids from doing ANYTHING not related to school

[@gettingfatfitter9952]

You have to really pick and choose your poisons. You can't give people large amounts of freedom and privacy, but also give them mediocre sex education classes. Substandard sex ed is useful in situations where there is a lot of government/social control that can be exerted (like the school scheduling and heavyhanded monitoring), but not so much in North American culture, where freedom and privacy is very highly valued. If you want to give people the freedom to make their own choices, and the privacy to enable to choices to be made real, you must then combat their ignorance so they can make the best choice possible for themselves. If you don't, you'll get a lot of uneducated kids making ignorant choices and then having to deal with the consequences.

[@mariae7455]

Kai McDragonfist that’s true but America will never fix its educational system only if it benefits them (private schools etc).

[@KimberlyHimeKu]

but they have a love museum in Hongdae. Wow.

[@indigopocky]

and jeju and I believe many other places ;P

[@kingmang12]

Korea has one of the least birth rate in the world. Korea birth rates is like 1:09 in 2013. Because of that, Korea population is rapidly declining and 19% of korea population are over 65. I think Koreans should have more baby, in order keep their economy stability and growth.

[@PhanteusZ]

No! Stop telling people to have more baby. We are already so fuckign crowded in earth. Earth is dying FFS. Japan is actually decreasing in population. It is a good thing. We just got to stop India and China more now.

[@kingmang12]

Phanteus If people are stop having kids, then who the fucking is going to protect their country in the future. Having too much and too low is not good. Just average is perfect! Around like 2 or 3!!

[@PhanteusZ]

Aung Lin What an uneducated response. You seem to have no clue of what is happening to our environment. Our population is always rising, and it is already unsustainable. Do you really think there is an abundant resource for everyone? The only thing it will bring is more poverty and more poverty. If anything, only 1 is perfect. Holy shit please don't reproduce.

[@kingmang12]

Phanteus Do you know that our world population is start declining right now? Due to low birth rate in Asia and Europe, our world population is start to declining. In 2050, our world population is going to be about 8.7Billion, however median age will be much higher. After 2050, the world population is going to declining rapidly due to low birth rate especially in Europe.So, having above replacement level is good for the economy and for the society. If people are start to having one kid per couple, then who going to protect the country and the society. There will be less youth and children, it might going to turn it into the worse ways,.,,

[@PhanteusZ]

Aung Lin Lower the better really. Atleast until we solve world hunger. We are exhausting the earth of its resources now. If those are solved, then we should consider increasing our population.

[@mattnouv8089]

Your channel is so vivid and interesting. top favorite channel on youtube!!

[@lilr0kr]

i did notice that most dramas are very conservative. most that ive seen usually point out that the main character has never dated nore kissed and are usually 18-30 years old. so im guessing most people are really like that. the only drama ive seen that had teenage pregnancy was "little mom scandle" and it seemed a little weird to me.

[@warrenlauzon5315]

You have to realize that South Korea still has a lot of censorship rules that non-cable TV channels have to follow. They don't really call it censorship, but it is.

[@lilr0kr]

thats true :/

[@NekoBoyOfficial]

2:10 The boom boom jiggety jiggety eh? Last time I checked it was the horizontal polka.

[@MsWannabeGamer]

If you look at North America, sex ed leads to lower teenage pregnancy rates. That doesn't mean that lack of sex ed makes them have more sex. It just means that when they do have sex, they don't do it safely because they were never taught this in sex ed. You guys think that the lack of sex ed in Korea leads to them having less sex as teenagers, but this is not true. It's not even a factor in the frequency of having sex. It's a factor in the amount of teenage pregnancies, so the percentage of sex encounters that result in teenage pregnancy. The factors for Korea's low teenage pregnancy rates are, what you guys mentioned, lack of space and time.

[@Haminette]

Actually, sex education causes teen pregnancies, and teens to have sex, with the statistics on record proving it. In fact, usually sex ed. ASSUMES it's normal while it factually isn't, and might itself pressure teenagers to do it whom otherwise would not. The sex education class in my second jr. high school, for example, just talked about STDs, using condoms, and not having tampon accidents. It 100% acted like teen sex is normal, while it factually isn't, and it avoided the subject of pregnancy, science to do with sex, etc. It was just a warning about STDs, and tampon accidents that claimed it's all highly common when it wasn't, and isn't. In the United States, teenagers are factually encouraged to have sex by the government via the sex education classes that PUSH the idea of doing it, and TEACH how, and the media all over the place featuring teenagers whom have sex, or are sexually suggestive. This country's agenda is in favor of it, while those countries prefer it to not happen. This country now even encourages teen pregnancy in it's propaganda (media), not just the sex itself. Canada is likewise to the United States in this department. As to why should be obvious... Look at all the pedophile politicians, and other government employees, and bingo, you have the answer as to why North American countries encourage teen sex. Not for them to do it together, but for the huge masses of pedophiles here to be the partners instead, the creeps whom largely go unpunished, or barely get a slap on the wrist, being pretty telling of them being loved by the United States government, a government full of pedophiles. (I don't know if Canada has a similar problem. Though, it probably does. Canada actually was pushing teen pregnancy harder, much sooner than the United States was in media... And, the two countries are so similar... It must also have a problem of creeps running the government.)

[@MsWannabeGamer]

Jeannette Anne Blanchard You might want to do some research before becoming so damn convinced that you're right. What you're talking about isn't sex education, it's abstinence class. www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/publications-a-z/409-the-truth-about-abstinence-only-programs www.prochoiceamerica.org/what-is-choice/sex-education/sex-ed-abstinence-only.html Sex education, on the other hand, had positive results: www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/1487 www.advocatesforyouth.org/component/content/article/450-effective-sex-education

[@projectmicky1226]

My school didn't have sex ed and there were no teen pregnancies. Without sex ed it was very awkward to bring up, it left a lot of kids to not even have significant others.

[@christopherbennett6571]

projectmicky1226 Agreed. America is one of the only countries (from what I know) that teach sex ed and guess what? Bam, teen prego everywhere!!

[@MsWannabeGamer]

***** Ever been to any European countries? Where sex ed is taught, there are very low rates of teen pregnancy. The "sex ed" that's being taught in the US is not sex ed, it's abstinence class. And that actually increases teen pregnancy rates. You'd better look at actual science instead of your silly little anecdotes.

[@MrCruw]

Hello, I'm korean student currently 19. I've watched all of your TL;DR vidoes and i loved it!!! It's very interesting my country from foreinger's perspective and kind of a eye-opener too. I want to say thanks to you guys(?) for making thease awsoooooooooome vidoes!

[@tokioobsessed1983]

I have to slightly disagree about it not happening that often. Because of their culture they are probably less likely than teens in other parts of the world. I think that it happens, but because of the stigma and the fact that becoming pregnant before you are married is so taboo and looked down upon, I think that their parents are more likely to have the situation "taken care of" before anyone finds out about it. Or, they have the babies in secret and give them up. I watched a very interesting documentary called "Baby Box". It's about a minister who runs an orphanage where he built a box similar to a mailbox, where people can anonymously leave their unwanted babies.

[@gogumadalpaengi]

Yes and no. It's generaly all true what you say but there seem to be a lot more unwanted pregnancies later on, in uiversities than in high schools.

[@Haminette]

Why are so many racists pushing crud about abortions? NO. You should have thought they're more likely to strictly oppose them being slutty, or doing so without taking measures to avoid pregnancy. Instead, you jumped to abortion. Way to show you love abortions, and that you think all humans on Earth are mentally handicapped, thus incapable of saying no, or telling kids to say no. Learn some self-control, you pervert.

[@tokioobsessed1983]

Jeannette Anne Blanchard Hold up dude. Did you even read my full comment?! Nobody jumped to abortions, and I certainly do not love them. I have 2 children and have never had an abortion, so I'd advise you to watch yourself. I said that abortions are potentially a "part" of why teen pregnancy rates are low!

[@marigalvan09]

Tomisha Childs it's "The drop box" (the movie)

[@jyo5764]

What ur saying is cultural difference... lol

[@yuweeixu4445]

I just finished a teenage pregnancy health assignment last week... if only this came out earlier, I could've totally quoted you guys in my report

[@Gamerkat10]

Man, all that stuff about having no time/space to yourself just sounds tiring... not even in a "can't get laid" way lol... just in general!

[@warhamster07]

school in SouthEast Asia start at 7:00am-4:00pm.

[@nekocat2284]

my town had the highest teen pregnancy rate in EUROPE!!!!!!! my tiny town but i do see pregnant teens all the time..

[@eatyourkimchi]

We did a couple of TL;DRs on our relationship. But...without crappy stick figures :D

[@heartikn]

there are movies I've seen that do address this topic but the aren't well known or popular per se but kdramas are what we wish life was like for Koreans. how do teenagers have the time to watch dramas?

[@Mari-wu5bc]

+Isabella Newman They don't work 24/7 ofcourse... they do study A LOT by they have time for entertainment ^^

[@doomerzoomer]

In my school, after you finish health class/sex ed in year 9, you can take another class that is similar, the main projet for the start of the year was for the students to take care of a robotic baby and take it to class. It was so annoying and creepy.

[@pokahontas3052]

Korean version of Game of Thrones OMG

[@valkyrie6691]

JYP is coming lol

[@SDragonnn]

Generally it's just piles and piles of more studying. I'm a Korean teenage boy and one of the reasons we moved from Korea was because my parents didn't want to burden me with the rigors and stresses that modern Korean students face. If you think you're having a hard time at school wherever you are (I'm assuming America) it's much worse in Korea. There are morning to afternoon classes, and then night classes where students review the materials they learned. it's craaazyyyy

[@Luisofbrazil]

I have a question, How does Korea view kids?? do most people like kids or not? do couples want kids? are most restaurants and businesses family friendly? and is it easy or difficult to raise kids there??

[@Loqu4]

Extra lectures from tuition institutes, musical instruments lessons, sports/dance classes etc etc most people in Asian countries do that, not just Koreans. I remember going to school from 7.30am - 1.30pm, then we'll have extra exam preparation classes from 2pm-5pm, then optional night classes at private institutes.

[@iamkivi]

Hi! I just recently found your site and i really like it! I live in sweden and i was wondering... how spicy is really korean food? (I have never tried it but it looks delicious!...)

[@rebecca072498]

Omg "the Korean Game Of Thrones" I'd pay good money to see that

[@istillseeyou]

lol Pickering. My highschool experience was similar to Simons. A LOT of girls were pregnant at my school in Scarborough. The daycare actually had more children of students than staff of the school or community members.

[@ShaelieVogel]

I've always wondered about simon and martina's plans for children. it would be So cool to see them (bc they'de be awesome parents) raise a child im canadian/Japanese/korean cultures

[@nurisnaenifajriyanti736]

maybe Simon considering Martina's condition since I ever read that people who has EDS is kinda risky to have a child. just saying. cmiiw.

[@Ainiewainy]

Carrying a child while having EDS (which Martina has) brings a lot of medical risks. It's not something to take lightly. Have seen most of their videos but never really heard them talk about it honestly! Though I agree they would be awesome as parents. But it is a very private matter!

[@angiet7380]

Yeah they can adopt

[@johninsalisbury2010]

they go to school till about 4 pm, THEN the ones that are staying at the high school, go to study rooms till about 11 PM. Five days a week, then all day on Saturday. They get two weekends a month off to go home to their families.

[@coolitz]

I spent 2 years of high school in the Philippines and there is no such thing as Sex Ed, especially since it's a very Catholic nation. I spent the last 4 years of high school in Australia, I don't remember any sex ed classes...maybe it occurs in year 7 & 8???!

[@Pr0fessorScience]

I don't know about Australia specifically, but here in the U.S. high school is considered a bit late for sex-ed classes. Generally a sex-ed class would be offered in years 7 and/or 8, around age 11-13, so that the new info can coincide with the onset of puberty. Some high schools choose to mandate student health classes, many of which include some sex-ed refresher info, but many high schools just ignore the topic entirely (until one student impregnates another student, and suddenly all the adults are confused and horrified).

[@DaNNiiZZiiEE]

I'm Australian and we do a lot of sex ed in our public schools. Providing you actually pay attention, you come out of it knowing nearly everything about STI's, contraception etc.

[@EshAngel09]

Im from Australia and I still remember in grade 6 when my teacher came into the room after recess(break) and wrote SEX in big letters across the board!

[@autumnleigh19]

I live in the United States and they had us take an Abstinence class in 8th grade for a few months, but that was it. I was 13 and turned 14 that year.

[@Pr0fessorScience]

Autumn Leigh I don't know where in the U.S. you are, but your state did you and your peers a great disservice :-( And I'll bet they're still super judgmental when abstinence-only doesn't work out for everyone.

[@Neerawenxhee]

I find this funny through. My ex-boyfriend is adopted from South Korea, and he got adopted away because hi's mom was 13 years old when she gave birth to him. He was fully korean.

[@laura-cp3bp]

how exactly do korean highschools work and is it exactly like the kdramas. Is the whole "ill fight for my love!" thing just a fake fraud and are all guys actually amazingly attractive

[@megwhite6295]

I don't know if you guys are still doing these q&a videos but I would love to know if there's any sort of busking in Korea?? I feel like maybe they might see it as improper or as begging, but whenever I see a busker it brightens my day!

[@MissMiserize]

+Meg White What's a busker?

[@megwhite6295]

+MissMiserize like a street performer, usually a singer or musician!

[@syahirahsaliasan4288]

Korean teenagers are too busy ...kpopping!! chasing their idols~~ hahaha...

[@6SweetPartyPeeps]

I was adopted from South Korea. My birth mom was pregnant with me at 16 in South Korea. She gave me up and I was adopted and I live in the US :) just wanted to share

[@justpassingby2932]

Haha not much sexuality in K-Pop... Might I remind you of U-Porn's, oh sorry, U-Kiss' "Quit Playing"... BTW totally loving the Mean Girls reference. LoL

[@juliacollazoactress]

I like how logical you both are in your findings!

[@goddessar19]

birth control people birth control

[@richardhertz964]

My birth-mother was apparently unmarried and 17 years old when she had me... this led to me being found abandoned on the sidewalk outside a hospital near Seoul a day later. Granted, this was many moons ago... so I have no idea how common something like this would be today.

[@MiyukiZero]

also teens would be disinherited. and kicked out without help.

[@RockinSim]

That would be really sad :/ They need to be better educated. Sex Education saves lives.

[@coldchipsspoils]

Rockin Sim Agreed. I don't think sex ed is the cause of teenage pregnancy. I think it's more of a prevention strategy. I think it's more social stigma than anything in South Korea that's causing the low teen mom number

[@residentevil4life]

my friend told me that in high school her school would skip gym class in favor of making them stay in class so when i asked her if she hadn't taken sex ed she started laughing and told me they made time for that class but its short and more straight to the point

[@cuii8408]

we have school six days a week from 8 AM till like 12:20 PM and thats it, you get the rest of the day free and same goes for college but in college sometimes you go home at like 1 PM or 2 PM and you dont really have to take "after school extra classes" till your senior year (optional) but most do mainly because most teachers at your school will suck and if you dont get help you'll fail. I pity students in korea tbh

[@riceandpandabears]

Most kids finish at around 4pm but then they go to tutoring after school for like 5 hours or so.

[@MsAnna1997]

Simon and Martina, PLEASE bring back the english subtitles to your videos! People like me (who don't live in USA or England, and have the medium level of english) can't really understand the whole conversation + personally for me, you speak pretty fast, so i have very hard time replaying 3 seconds of the video for 5 or more times....

[@nightshadow73]

Having strong families and very involved families play a huge part in keeping kids out of harms way where sexuality is concerned. Its almost the number one factor in keeping teen pregnancy down. I've also noticed that in the Kdramas they are very careful how much skinship and when they take part in it.

[@sharalietae6055]

6 AM to 12 PM is only 6 hours; not roughly 15 hours. 12 PM is noontime, not midnight (12 AM). As riceandpandabears said, there is quite a quantity of Korean students who take hours of tutoring afterschool, adding on hours.

[@YS_SURREAL]

I'm a Korean adoptee due to teenage pregnancy. To this day, the only people who know I exist are my birthmother and her husband, who's not my father, who found out about me somehow when I was 10. It's extremely taboo to be pregnant when you're not married, let alone a teenager.

[@Aminakhan]

Some people in Seoul did laugh/talk about us, we could tell, it was annoying but everytime we look back at out trip to Korea we definately would LOVE to go back, even with all the staring and chattering our good experiences and nice people we met trumped all that

[@RobotRock0101]

Other students that leave early go to specialized training courses or classes outside of the school. For instance, I have a student who goes to a masseuse training center after her regular classes at the school are over. Though, keep in mind that not every Korean high school is set up like mine.

[@Ilikefrogs..]

I think they talked about in another video. And yes, if you're in Seoul.

[@AyuAM]

10 girls in my old high school are either pregnant or were pregnant. It's kind of sad, because even though they look happy - I don't think they're ready or know what they're getting into.

[@perfectiontales]

I am from The Netherlands and I have experienced a lot of them at this point. I am twenty years old now and from the top of my head I can name seven people I went to school with who got pregnant between being fifteen - eighteen.

[@AnarielAnastil]

Hey guys, love your show. I had a question for your next video if you feel like answering it. I'm in a wheelchair, and I would love to go to Korea someday, so how handicap accessible is it over there?

[@jesskhan09]

my final year in school. there was two girls that got pregnant. one of them had to take her exam later then every one in that year, cos she was already nine months and ready to pop.

[@Myaccount923]

there are so many videos and discussions on this... i think you can search it w/o simon and martina

[@91aisha91]

i was born in the us, but grew up abroad. didn't cone back to the states until i was fifteen, and hadn't been to a coed school. it shocked the hell out of me when i saw six pregnant girls my first day of school. i never witnessed such a thing.

[@hn5900]

Hi! I'm new to your channel and love your TLDR series. Do you guys not do them anymore ? I haven't seen any recent one.

[@XDWendyXP]

Can you discuss the special treatment celebrities get by enlisting as a celebrity soldier and what the general public tends to think about this issue? Btw, you guys are seriously awesome!

[@SkimCraftia]

I have a Korean cousin in high school. His school generally ends at around 3:00PM, normal time. But most Korean teenagers have stuff like Math Schools, English Schools, Science Schools, you get the idea. So they literally come home at like 11:00PM and stay up to like 2:00AM to do homework. So being a student in Korea sucks.

[@st3phaniiskool]

Jenny & Juno.you should watch it.its about teenage pregnancy in SK

[@gwacie98]

Hours are typical. People stay after to study. No buses from the school, kids go home on their own. Usually, they just stay at school and study with their friends for a couple hours. Korea's public transportation is pretty sweet. Sooo. I had a friend who was around 11 or 10, she went to so many hagwons (piano, English, math, etc.) that she didn't get home till past 11 PM. She travelled to all of these by herself. Her younger brother (around 8 years old) got home at about 7 PM.

[@emilyz25]

well i was watching korean tv the other day and they said that most/ alot of teens get them as a gift(from their parents) after they've had their junior exams or after they finish highschool

[@VIPBlackjackGirl]

Dear Simon & Martina, I always see whenever an idol gains weight, a lot of netizens give them controversy for weight gain, and when an idol loses a lot of weight, people congratulate them. Is things like weight considered a major factor in determining someone's beauty in Korea?

[@youmakemewannalala21]

At my friends school in SK, if two students are found in a relationship, they'll be sent to do individual volunteer work or even be sent to a different school

[@Kayla-ep5gm]

In regards to the Korean GoT, I have found one pretty close and it's really good, I think! It's called Hwajung (completed, 50 episodes total- still longer than GoT currently is)

[@kebireo]

I have to say that this is my favourite segment of yours, guys. :D

[@weo1weo1weo1]

when we were 15 my friend moved to Canada from Korea and she did not get any of my jokes, and didn't understand what was being taught in "class" then like a year later she saw some "video" and said that that was the first time she understood how babies were made

[@Kalhie]

So sorry, nevermind my question, I just saw you already addressed the subject... gonna watch it right now!

[@rebeccatrace7795]

EEEHH! Simon is from Pickering Canada?? I'm from the original Pickering!! There is quite a bit of teenage pregnancy here too!

[@kellsterree]

its because righ after regular school hours, they have cram classes. which goes from the afternoon to like midnight. where they learn more advance stuff. its like going to prep school . there's just way more intense.

[@RobotRock0101]

I teach English in Korea, and my high school students arrive at school at 7:30 a.m. Some students stay until 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. For reasons still unclear to me, some students leave at or after dinner (6:00 or 6:30 p.m.). However, I know at least some of the students who leave early go to private institutions (called hagwons) after leaving school.

[@Incrediblugh]

It's kinda good that there's not much sex-ed. In the UK teachers are always like "oh it's normal but be safe" so honestly it feels like there's more pressure from school than it is from peers

[@3MESSes]

Hello, I'm South Korean, born and raised in Korea. Yes, plastic surgery is quite common. It's more than embarrassing to see all those paper commercials along the stairs of subway stations... Usually in Gangnam station and Apgujung station. Those to places are really known for great hospitals for plastic surgery. It's just like this. Ten out of 150 friends went to the hospital, and they got a free consult from the doctors after high school graduation, and three of them actually got ones.

[@MrLittlebigcity]

its in the movies though Jenny, Juno was awesome and it made me cry

[@soraiadalmeida3584]

Guys, interesting topic! Kudos X) Martina, your glasses are AWESOME. ^^ Do you know where I can get similar ones? XD

[@SophieShiori]

Two girls who left my school at 16 have had babies... But I haven't really seen any teenage pregnancies in the uk, only heard of them...

[@Mayan1896Lover]

Still glad I asked this question

[@heatheralwayswrites]

I remember seeing a movie in my Korean Language class in college where a man had a child when he was a teenager, but never knew about her until she was an adult (and she had her own young child). It was a Korean film, but I can't remember the name of it.

[@autumnleigh19]

I live in the United States and I'm a Junior in high school (16) and I've known of at least 25-30 teenage pregnancies in my town in the past 3 years. Some girls have had as many as 3 babies before they're 18. And I live in a pretty small town, the population is only about 17,000. I'm sure there have been many other teenage pregnancies that I just haven't heard about or paid any attention to. It's almost like it's not even a rare thing anymore, some girls try to get pregnant while they're teenagers. Which I don't think is very smart, not because they wouldn't be loving parents, but I feel like it's important to have a good education and job to support the kids that you have. It's better for the mom and the child. Plus, I just don't think that teenagers are emotionally ready to have children of their own. One of my teachers always said the brain isn't fully developed until 25, so it's difficult to make life-altering decisions when you're still a kid. So she always told us not to get married or pregnant before we're at least 25. Not all girls in America are slutty, lol. My goal is actually to NOT get pregnant, I want to adopt and have foster children when I'm older. Ideally, after I graduate college and have spent a few years in my career.

[@jackietan3169]

Hi, Simon and Martina :) I found your channel about a month ago, and I think in that span, I've managed to watch all of your TL;DR videos. I've noticed a common theme music (?) almost in all of your TL;DR videos. It's not the theme song at the beginning, but one that is often played in the background during your videos. It was at the end of this video. I was wondering what the name of the song/track is? And also, if you sell that in your store? Thank you for your videos :)

[@bltsdsubbie]

I think they already did a Tl;DR on that, or at least one in which they talk about it for a bit. Can't remember which one though.

[@Danizaur]

In Kentucky there are lots and lots of pregnant teens. My senior year of high school there were easily 50-100 pregnant or previously pregnant teenagers in my school with a student population of about 1,000. Around here its very normal and accepted to get married around 18-21, so having a baby a couple years before that is not a big deal to most.

[@johninsalisbury2010]

If you have money , go to the "love motel" that is where college students go for nooners. My 9th grade students told me about them when i was in Korea, i blushed at what they were saying when the teacher translated

[@hannahwoolsey4429]

Hey guys! I was wondering... What advice would you give to someone who wants to move to Korea? And how did you guys end up moving to korea? Btw, love your channel~

[@savannahbanana4977]

Hey simon! Hey Martina! For the next TL;DR I was wondering, do koreans watch/like north american movies and tv shows? I know they're pretty conservative so I was thinking along the lines of Disney. I ask because I enjoy korean dramas, even though I'm american :)

[@David-by4jf]

because korean teenagers especially high school students spend like 19 hours in schools so there are literally no time for teen pregnancy if you know what I mean

[@rukiakuchiki4669]

My friends were taking bets to see how many pregnant teens there were at the school and I think they were somewhere near 20 last time I checked with them. its sad when it is a common too see someone walking down the hall with a huge belly.

[@ahillmann]

This is a question that I would like an actual Korean talk about. It would be interesting to hear one of them explain what they think are the factors behind low teenage pregnancy rates.

[@ilovenoy]

My family is Asian and we live in the US. Teenage pregnancy is very frowned upon in our family. I think it's normal in any Asian community. My parents do not let me go anywhere without them, can't have any guy friends, and can't have any sleep overs. They are like in my business 24/7. I'm glad I'm older now and have my privacy. But we do remember what our parents has taught us and most of us really do want our parents acceptance.

[@michellebolen3892]

I wonder if this could be because of the amount of time the kids spend in school honestly.