The South Korean Love Industry

With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, South Koreans are predicted to become extinct by 2750.
Because of the rapidly ageing population this situation has created, elderly prostitutes known as "Bacchus ladies" have cornered a number of public parks as their working areas. Meanwhile, as the marriage rate falls and the country's younger generation continues to live at home well into their twenties, young people have been forced to book themselves into purpose-built sex motels to avoid the prying eyes of parents.
We sent Matt Shea to investigate this generational crisis, which led him to Seoul's Red Light District, a pre-wedding photo-shoot on the set of a Korean soap opera, and an erotic sculpture park on South Korea's "honeymoon island".
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[@OriginalAimbot]

The photographer in the beginning was a one man rockband.

[@ycho420]

and he looks a lot hotter than the white guy.

[@angelnguyen6412]

Flamboyant Thug HAHAHAHAHA love that guy

[@bascal133]

Flamboyant Thug he is goals, he loves his job

[@nicolebearrow243]

He was great

[@thorhansen5060]

Professional hype man

[@jp4431]

The photographer probably has better interviewing skills than the interviewer.

[@joelbennett9014]

the interviewer still hasn't decided what kind of accent he wants to have

[@anabelrodriguez9360]

Totally agree

[@akuhei032]

Interviewer is trash indeed.

[@telliellupus2427]

That poor photographer xd "Smile please! please..!! *PLEASE* " XD

[@ihavenothingbettertodowith2358]

I’m dead 😂😂😂

[@rainydaze4409]

I was looking for this comment lol

[@urdaddymonie1636]

he's so cute HAHAHAHA

[@mhjunky4278]

almost hearing pink guy from him

[@maryodagwe7263]

I was watching it when I saw ur comment 😂😂😂

[@Ava-km7tl]

I’m sorry but time and time again I’ve seen Vice interviewers being apathetic, closed-minded, intentionally rude, and disrespectful to cultures they aren’t a part of. It’s one thing to interview somebody harshly and hold them accountable because they’ve done something wrong, but another to call things that are different to what you’re accustomed to “weird” and “wrong” automatically. They seem so ungrateful to be able to be paid to experience another culture.

[@bluevanga30]

Say it louder for the rest of the west

[@CJ99990]

Insensitive.

[@pinkhue246]

LOUDERRRRRRR

[@levyata8964]

So you think this kind of culture doesn't affect them at all? That's what i call close-minded. You're biased and overprotective

[@guilden4170]

@@levyata8964 they don't have a right to complain about other's cultures they came to south korea willingly. what do you mean it affects them? culture is culture do you think you can just say "oh this culture is offensive to me" and expect them to say sorry? you sound extremely spoiled

[@avk1063]

That photographer can come to my wedding. He can be my hype man, too.

[@Blck_Ch3rry]

I agree!

[@Blck_Ch3rry]

But just like best friend who can be a hype man

[@Blck_Ch3rry]

And who has your back when you go out on the town xD

[@nuk3fishydude902]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@jessicaaguirre1229]

I know I immediately fell in love he is sooooooo much fun 😍

[@lynjabee]

"still live" with their parents, ok...moving out before marriage is not a global norm just a norm of the "global west"

[@vardhanadhikari5510]

These western people really think they make 98% of the world

[@kurohimethefirst.6539]

Yeah unlike these people we actually want to stay with our families

[@lynjabee]

@@mlagv4045 EXACTLY! In my culture at least one child will stay with the parents and their spouse will move in with them for exactly this reason. Also my nation is fkn tiny so...land space.

[@kamuikanna6922]

Man i wish in my country not living with your parents was norm.

[@Aristocratic13]

It’s a global norm and is increasing

[@yeontanseyebrows5588]

The photographer is so cheerful, he seems fun!

[@alexaplaybtsbts463]

Remember to vote bts for billboard in 2 categories

[@xuanmai1870]

@@alexaplaybtsbts463 Uh what lol

[@jules6023]

alexa play BTS I’m an Army but that ain’t it sis

[@shymoomoo9554]

alexa play BTS was HAHAHAHAHA duuude this is the definition of random lol 😂

[@justkermit9187]

Yeontan's Eyebrow

[@lenin-stalin-ussr]

I'll say it as a Korean. . The video seems to want to say that the cause of Korea's extremely low birth rate is "conservative about sex." However, the timing of the baby boom in Korea was far more conservative about sex than it is now imaginable. So what made Korea like this? Moon Jae-in government's failed real estate policy due to the newlyweds couldn't afford to get home. Also, the youth unemployment rate has increased significantly due to job policy failures. And the conflict between men and women in Korea is serious. Korean man is no willingness to understand the feminism. They even as misandronist for feminist women. There is no willingness to improve themselves' misconception of sex. So most Korean women have an extreme hatred of Korean men.

[@jaianna843]

This explains so much of a korean girl I knew. She had a boyfriend who she lived with but seemed to hate him. I was kind of like, well why are you with him? She didn't even post pictures of them on Instagram or nothing. And she also told a group of girls who had korean men fetishes because of kpop that korean men were the worst. To never marry one. She really disliked korean men!

[@HKim0072]

Get real dude. You’ve got some real bias and issues. He’s only been President for 1 term. The issues you are talking about aren’t issues that popped up just 4 years ago.

[@kiddankula5480]

@Yxngex2x 🤤🤤🤤

[@kiddankula5480]

@Yxngex2x oof daddy

[@wissamalhashemi5548]

@Yxngex2x I could think of two reasons Kid Dankula finds it hot. The first, he's a masochist. The second, he's a loser and feels like his chances of getting a girl are improved if korean women really hate korean men. This may not be the case at all, just a random, kinda funny guess from my perspective kek

[@PassionFashionArt]

"Most young Koreans still live at home with their parents" not that different from Canada, cost of living and housing is too high. The struggle is real.

[@ulti8106]

Same in some parts in the US life is not easy starting from the buttom

[@fio1997Ale]

Same in latin countries. Well.. some people make their families and still live in their parents' house;;

[@acidgolem2132]

Almost all Asian stay with their parent from my country (vietnam) some people will just stay with their parent because all of their salary are so low that you rather stay with their parent than waste money and don't get me started on japan

[@inachu]

Very true. Then you get men who are 38 years old on youtube making videos on how fun baby toys are and he truly plays with them for enjoyment and not a a reviewer for children. Very disgusting.

[@scarecrowprowler]

Sweden is the same. Everything is urbanized and costs like it was meant for millionaires.

[@issecret1]

So, we’re just gonna completely ignore the sterilization thing?

[@js66613]

Yup.

[@monicanavarro2906]

@ls7orBust Forced sterilization does not equal eugenics, but OK...

[@mustdieproductions]

@@monicanavarro2906 "Forced" sterilization is still a method that falls under the umbrella of eugenics.

[@avionmember101]

Monica Navarro also... yes there IS something wrong with eugenics

[@krissydrake3528]

We should also not ignore the role Western governments had in promoting and funding that sterilization.

[@luciaguzman1727]

The photographer at the beginning deserves to be gifted new season shoes. What an icon. Photographer at the Beginning for President 2020.

[@TT-pl1zn]

Right? He's so cute and loves his work

[@scorzi]

I want to hire him!

[@AISTOSEE]

mr president

[@thp200]

This story misses the structural issue behind love motels. Falling salaries and increased housing prices make it almost impossible for most young Koreans to move out of their parents homes.

[@rikterandersson3568]

It is the same on the critique of low birth rates of Japan or the obesity of the US. There are big structural forces at play. It is hard to have or want sex when lives are constantly stressed or pushed to work. Not to mention a feeling of never able to put down roots or feel free.

[@Samsungsamsung-ec5gl]

same with America.

[@Lani2442]

Not to mention patriarchy does little to insight women into marriage...

[@Akas410]

What about renting instead of buying? Or is renting also prohibitively expensive?

[@boopyournose5698]

@@Akas410 Late here, but the most popular renting option is where you pay enormous amount of money as a deposit (usually between 50% and 70% of the property's value and it is returned to the tenant in full after two years, but you don't pay monthly fee for the property itself). And this system takes up around 70% of renting properties. Basically the idea is that it's good for landlord and for the renter since the renter can save money during those 2 years (if he had the initial money to even rent the place) and the landlord can invest this large sum of money and for 2 years it will give him interest from investments. But it doesn't work if one doesn't have money to begin with.

[@FeryalAurora97]

1- that photographer is gold 2- as a Moroccan I choked on air when he said a Moroccan themed love motel,why whyyy

[@yanchi8780]

😂😂😂

[@Luna-ry8lv]

Cause eXoTiC

[@angetuka4609]

Same girl same

[@DaRyteJuan]

Well did you see the U.K.-themed and Spanish-Football-themed rooms? Apparently Koreans are easily amused by schmultzy decorations.

[@nctsgrass]

Same I literally got to surprised I just my shoulder lajdossk like that was so unexpected.

[@DaRyteJuan]

Why the f*** is this video titled “The South Korean Love Industry?” I thought it was going to be about matchmaking.

[@jlolcehkkl505]

so do i

[@imcustomized]

You can't say 'sex' on KZbin without getting demonetized. Algorithms -- and the people responsible for them -- are making our society ever more censorious and illiterate.

[@viryavid0856]

@@jlolcehkkl505 you know the rules and so do i

[@machinegun2282]

@@imcustomized many videos in youtube have the word sex in their title and still have millions of views

[@heyhey8626]

@@imcustomized I don't think you're using 'censorious' correctly.

[@pizazzy]

1:11 *Bold of you to assume all life won't be extinct by 2750*

[@pnmartiinez]

@@SLiceOfFun1994 yeah but they mean that all of us might be extinct by that time just by how we are ruining our planet right now

[@ToxicCloudIV]

a user thats not at all what was said but hey anything can be taken out of context lmfao

[@wall-e6055]

Oh shit

[@johnnykurplutzo6789]

Maybe N. Korea can make them extinct by next year😉

[@claytonj2695]

@@prernarajput8807 that's not how it works get reddit and figure it out they were being sarcastic

[@livingdeadgirl8074]

Nice how they blame the old ladies who sell themselves and not the old men who buy them.

[@aravshah8303]

That's like saying laptops for sale and blaming the ppl who buy the product. If the men are abusive it's another issue. It's the social structure and government that is to blame. Not the women, not the customers.

[@gigabased4]

both are absolutely pathetic, no one should sell themselves and disgrace their body no matter how bad the situation is. and yes the men who buys them are also disgraceful.

[@britneybij3997]

Narrator: The South Korean population may end up going extinct... Guy with a skateboard @ 1:23 : 😛

[@chirpsqueakmeow]

"the question is, what will replace it?" *cue 😛 *

[@hdj81Vlimited]

@@chirpsqueakmeow no race will extinct like he told it.

[@pixiered5074]

I could smell his breath 😁

[@leena7961]

LMAO

[@plauditecives]

Yes, one of Korean's great hopes for the future...

[@whatthehell6820]

"Bacchus ladies are destroying the traditional sense of value in Korea", excuse me? What about the men who are involved too??

[@cindrellacleatus3219]

Exactly....🤘well said..👏👏👏

[@armitylekhona585]

Man are innocent

[@ramentaco9179]

WHATTHEHELL ! Plus, the women are only put in that position by the government’s lack of welfare for the elderly

[@silenceafterviolence2596]

FR! These Johns are not innocent in anyway, if they stopped buying then there wouldn't be any prostitutes, simple. They are a BIG factor in this.

[@silenceafterviolence2596]

@@armitylekhona585 no you stupidshit, do you possess any logic at all?

[@NeOAnderson]

I'm not really getting the bride and groom vibe. I'm getting the bride and groom's gay best-friend vibe.

[@user-nu2vc9mp5j]

the photographer is having fun, the man loves his job and skilled at setting up scenes. his great imo

[@user-nu2vc9mp5j]

@@adventurousdaydreamer i knew what he meant

[@Lawrence818]

lol they do this in china too !

[@BothHands1]

Lol! 😂

[@spinningsage7727]

That's his translator. They hardly know one another lol

[@davidashcroftxo]

I am so glad I've never seen this guy host on vice any other time. He's so narrowminded for a journalist. I wouldn't normally wish someone to lose their job, but yeah, hosting and interviewing is not for him.

[@ms.wilson6439]

We all want him to go if he's really like that.

[@dennisbielfeld6707]

Isn't he just reading a script? How can he be narrowminded then?

[@davidashcroftxo]

@@dennisbielfeld6707 Journalism of this style/level is usually either assigned by a producer/chief editor and then handed off to the journalist, or the initial research for a report is submitted by said journalist to a producer/chief editor who then be gives the green light for the actual report. Either way, the actual script and direction of the report is a result of the journalist reporting. This is evident across all of Vice, and how some people's ideas eventually lead to them becoming regular fixtures and doing regular videos in a style which contains their own distinct voice. This guys particular voice however, seems to come from a very judgmental and narrow view of the world. Not an attitude I would find really embodies the neutral and observational presentation that journalism is supposed to uphold. Obviously a lot of journalism doesn't really uphold such standards nowadays, but when this is an outsider commenting on a culture that's not his own, for no reason other than to inform others of other cultures and ways of life, it just doesn't seem like he needs to sound so judgemental about things he is presenting on. The world is different. He doesn't seem to get that. So reporting on other cultures just doesn't seem a good fit for him. That's all I was trying to say. Since I haven't seen him in other videos, I would say someone with an actual say in it, or the guy himself probably agree.

[@noorclean2915]

Yup he cant even hide his disgust when he laid inside tent and comment i bet there are hundred people who already slept here (like we dont know already, doesnt have to say it) and immediately got up …after that he said something patronizing to the love hotel owner

[@ttuwu4130]

When you like Kpop and KZbin is like “Oh she’ll *love* this”

[@klikbayt]

Jaehyun’s Cheese Sprinklin’ some rEaLiTy for ya

[@soapiee]

YEP

[@mikromikro0]

💀

[@stuarthur1542]

now thats some funny shit!

[@iatejimin271]

💀💀

[@MegaJoohyun]

The real problems are the housing costs and salaries, the way their jobs suck all their energy so they must end up thinking that having a family is too much to handle. Kids have very pricey needs

[@Sasscat58]

MegaJoohyun Exactly what I was going to say! It’s all about money! Kids are working part time and barely getting paid, but have to live in expensive cities to get jobs. So they can barely help their parents

[@kimyoungmi]

Poverty didn't hold them back in the past. The problem is Koreans' modern materialism, convincing human beings to crouch down and scurry in a rat race for illusory luxury.

[@divinix7089]

@B Z That's 100% true, also a lot of koreans are fat phobic. Being fat in korea is something you don't want. Idols get fat shamed all the time.

[@pidgeongguk8818]

@B Z Everything you have written here is grossly racist, misogynistic, misandristic, ignorant and shows your apparent one sided view of the world and the human mind. You said that "South Korean women are responsible for decline in dating, sex, marriage, etc". Let's assume that you are talking about straight couples. Notice the word COUPLES - none of these are things a women can do by herself, and would do it with a man (again, assuming that she is straight). It is very unfair of you to place all of the blame on the woman when the aforementioned require two people. What proof do you have that women have become 'picky, shallow and demanding of men'? Don't you mean that women have standards, know their worth and will stand for nothing less than being treated right by their partner? Who would want to be in a relationship with someone that offers less? You also stated that South Korean men have very easy standards. This isn't fair to them, either. South Korean men should also know their worth and shouldn't stand for being treated badly. And why do you even say that South Korean men have easy standards? Has a South Korean man ever dated you? You said that your Korean friend told you about the dating sites where girls get hundreds of offers while men get less. The same is true with any dating site, and is partly due to the fact that women tend to be more careful about who they choose to meet up with. After all, if a man rapes a woman, and runs off, it's not the man who has to deal with the aftermath that is the struggles of pregnancy, labour, a baby, a cut off education, possibly losing a job, shame from society, mental stress, fees for the baby and the baby's future etc. Or on the other side, the stress and struggles of giving up a child, or abortion. What makes good looking guys with third level education and corporate jobs any better than waitresses, cleaners and store girls? Class and education have nothing to do with the worth of a human being, and how they should be cared for. And why would said women want to date K-pop idols and romance novel heroes? If they have near minimum wage jobs like in the situations you put them in, then surely they would not have a mindset more grounded in reality. It is arguably easier for women to become financially independent due to the stigma around women in workplaces lessening. But that has nothing to do with what we look for in a partner. Hot looks, charm, sexiness instant chemistry can play a major role for BOTH men and women looking for a partner, but it is personality, loyalty and stability among other things that are essential in a lasting relationship. I say "arguably easier" because South Korea currently has the largest gap in pay that a man and woman receives - on average, a Korean male receives 34.6% times more pay than a woman does for the same work hours. It is the currently the worst pay gap among 1st world countries. So while it is becoming more acceptable to see more women working, it is still not financially fair. So Korean women DO look for stability, and a partner's job stability. You said that the 'hot guys' that women hook up with "arent availabe". That heavily implies that these "hot guys" are either 1) already married, or 2) uninterested in marriage. If it is the the former, then that is adultery and both parties are guilty. That also means that, assuming the man is married to a woman and not another man, that a woman did in fact "realise this dynamic", didn't hold out, and did not ignore a man who became their equal. If it is the latter, 2) , then you should edit your entire comment to include men - "the problem that you men don't want to acknowledge is that now that men are financially independent, they no longer value loyalty, stability that much and prioritise hot looks, charm, sexiness, instant chemistry, etc that obviously only a percentage of women have. Men, even mediocre looking ones find it very easy to have casual sex and hookups with hot women but for marriage, those women aren't available. Too many men are unwilling to realise this dynamic and are holding out for such women while ignoring women who might be their equals". On the same note - "Any mediocre looking man with a low paying job in Korea can find plenty of decent looking, educated women." You mentioned that Asian women prefer Western men because they have a white-fetish and think Western men are more attractive. Why on earth would you think that, and why do you generalise Asian women this way? Everyone has their own beauty standards, as how every culture does. That is why we often talk about "favourite types". It's very demeaning of you to assume that all Asian women have the same type that includes all of the traits: confident, social, dominant, charming, taller, better endowed, have good physiques, have masculine facial features, and attractive eyes and noses. You said that said features and traits are more prominent in Caucasian men. This is extremely ignorant of you to assume that no Asian men have these features and traits more prominently. Many of the traits you listed are exactly that - traits. They are not genetic. Being dominant, social, charming or having a good physique have NOTHING to do with your race. Onto the ones that ARE hereditary - having masculine facial features, and attractive eyes and noses. Again, masculinity has nothing to do with race, as does attractive eyes and noses. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as does masculinity. There is nothing stopping an Asian woman from finding an Asian man attractive. And as for better endowed? Dick size is completely irrelevant in whether you date someone or not. Do you mention the size of your dick to a women that you want to date? If so it would be hard to imagine you not single. Why is dating a white man an upgrade? Skin colour has nothing to do with how you choose a partner. And why are Asian women in the US, as you say, being racist towards their own race? That doesn't make any sense. Let me take a wild guess and assume that you are a white American man. Don't act like you know what goes on inside the minds of others. You don't speak for them.

[@Grace-yl9sb]

Pidgeongguk of Namkanda PREACH SISTA

[@feenitacharles905]

welcome to why is this on my recommended part 394

[@lmmonster9536]

😂

[@aperson2730]

Because it's interesting? 🙂

[@Gracitagouv]

You watched some kind of documentary and now...the door is open. Enjoy

[@spines8894]

I think youtube knows I plan to die alone and have no commitment to a relationship I thought I hid that from KZbin though....oh well

[@mashimellow9853]

Same

[@amimehta3380]

The photographer made my day I can’t- 😂 ‘MOUTH TO MOUTH...MOUTH TO MOUTH!’

[@italyyeoja]

Honestly I think that the only reason people in Korea are avoiding to marry is because the cost of the housing, the schools, universities, private academies and even food is crazy high and having a child or two on your shoulders is not an easy thing at all!!! I’ve recently got engaged to my korean bf and we are definitely worried about how we will be able to support our children in the future if we ever have! Marriage is still something that everyone wants to do in korea, but the worries that come with it are encouraging people to not do it. So I think one solution could be stop focusing on seoul only and expand other areas in korea so that the prices get distributed as people don’t concentrate on only one area in the whole korea!

[@laxjoh]

My cousin just had her 4th kid. I have no fucking clue how they're going to afford any of that shit. She's a culinary chef and her husband is in a junior position.

[@wasd____]

@ls7orBust "there are ultra nationalists everywhere" Pretty compelling reason to stay the fuck out of Eastern Europe, then.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

ls7orBust Ultra Nationalists inviting people in? Sounds like a threat...

[@Noname-ni8qm]

@ls7orBust is cheaper if u are foreighner cus u will have big salary not matter u are working . I vote and welcome with two hands asian people coming to bulgaria

[@Noname-ni8qm]

@John Volken well who knows where are u located ,,,everybody,, will laugh at u if u are white with asian bf ,but who cares ! With the time u will stop to notice it even

[@journey1439]

Lmao we’re all gonna be extinct by 2750

[@indeedsussy7838]

That is almost more than 700 years lol I don't think earth could last that long or we will have another Korea on mars

[@Thomas-ul3xd]

Thunder Life unless the world address global warming, population, resources and stability etc we won’t be here for even another 100 years, unless we find a way to live outside of earth on other planets

[@ViperDivinity]

Earth resources is finite, but food isnt. But it will start to drop little by little. Here in Philippines, government doesnt support the farmers. So many of them were poor. If someone from politics notice this, they wont have to deal the starving families that much. But this kind of ambitions is nearly impossible with our current state of our country. Many politicians were stupid, mostly they're only denying other politicians ideas without suggesting better ideas. Its like youre going back and forward to a straight line.

[@atthismoment3006]

Wrong

[@olivenwasser6952]

Finally some good news

[@peacheskong2245]

Gotta say it, that Matt dude was pretty disrespectful during the photo shoot with his unnecessary comments...

[@lilmissynna9671]

Yeah. He wouldn't even follow what the photographer said. I mean he's doing a research might as well enjoy it. It was just a photo shoot. It's not like he's taking his clothes off. The photographer look liked he had ba hard time lol

[@JohnCiaccio]

If you go to another country to do research you should respect the culture even if it's more concervative then your own. But young people in the U.S. don't have much respect for anything or anybody these days.

[@BWT599]

I remembered this guy from 5 years ago when he did that terrible piece on Korean Video Game industry. Just read the comments from back then lol : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2GYlJeLpp5rrdE

[@cmath4871]

He seems like a tool trying too hard make that work for him.

[@360gamingwizard2]

Bruh dont you think he would have felt weird as hell tho?? Saying things like 'This is so weird' is actually a way to make the situation less weird, atleast from my personal experience

[@cremenivea6282]

With a photographer as jolly as that, id just laugh and laugh on my wedding pictures lmaoo

[@simplynel5318]

3:12 :you guys gotta look like romeo and Juliet 3:14 : *holds shoe like cinderella*

[@Jannat_in_uk]

🤣🤣

[@nongothungtungoe9180]

Lol

[@thesepticfox6550]

I lost it when he started screeching "*MOUTH TO MOUTH, MOUTH TO MOUTH!*"

[@prachipriyam5911]

Your dp is giving the feels to your comment 😂

[@prettylittlec]

Yeah 😂

[@TheFumasterfeng]

Maybe also stop stigmatizing and shaming single moms

[@TW0T0NGUE]

Or maybe single motherhood is part of the problem

[@kc8724]

GamingTV there’s no hope for assholes like you🤦‍♀️

[@lurkingsoldi2107]

Not really I don't think single moms and asshole dads is the way to bring up a country

[@lurkingsoldi2107]

Well single moms need to demand responsibility from the father or be responsible on their own, not expect welfare paid from other people they weren't selfishly and impulsively having sex with(if that's what you're implying).

[@lurkingsoldi2107]

@@kc8724 It's the truth, do you think being a single mom is a good thing? You shouldn't be having sex/making babies with asshole unemployed men and then expect society to pick up after your mistakes.

[@plmokm33]

"Despite getting fake married to our translator in a K-Drama TV set, I still hadn't grasped the nuances of Korean dating culture." Idk why but that sentence made me burst out laughing

[@antjuice7850]

I'm sure reproduction isn't much of a priority since the competition in jobs and careers is so high

[@FermentingSoysauce]

It's a problem in Japan, that's why we have low birth rates. But my problem is I'm a loser so I can't get coupled for life.

[@raychrislife]

Even here in Brazil that's a problem.

[@cucumbercoo7816]

@@FermentingSoysauce Yeah. Japan is facing a similar problem with South Korea in low birth rates. Is it true that in Japan you lot's work till 9pm in the evening everyday?

[@fupayme5511]

Not to mention how much koreans care about appearance9

[@Mondscheinstaub]

@@cucumbercoo7816 Used to live in Japan for two years. Yes, it's true. Some people even work until the last train (about midnight) and return to work around 8 am, getting too little sleep. Some of my Japanese acquaintances even told me they have a futon in the office and sleep there when there's too much work.

[@89706]

"One of the main attractions in Jeju is a place called Love Land, that was *ERECTED* in 2004..." hehehe i see what you did there

[@iagreewithyou3478]

Haha I just made the same comment 😅

[@postwhateverwhenever]

I'm wheezing 😂😂

[@Atreadis]

Erected and has not gone soft since. XD

[@boblatrimouche3943]

Well played sir. Well played

[@Pleasant_exe]

Well that's what you say, for example a statue of said person was erected recently etc

[@ramenyoun501]

Can someone get me that photographer's social media? Or even his name? I just want to thank him for cracking us up

[@sugardaddy9176]

Larry Woodmann

[@MrInzemaam]

Dong Ik Song

[@Ebbsy08]

Monica Naumova Bruh

[@shawnrenz7523]

@@yaa930 Looop op for my birthday on the weekend

[@jake67832]

@@yaa930 what did they say?

[@purplemari8770]

Forget weddings, I need that camera guy in my life for daily motivation

[@NamuBang]

Hated the tone of this interview. Why do stuff when you will call it weird the whole time. Also the exaggeration is real.

[@lilbill4082]

Well wouldn't you feel weird if you had to take photos in a bed with someone. who you don't even know that well ....well if you dont find this weird i dont know what to say...

[@NamuBang]

lill bill I am saying don’t do things you don’t want to do/are weirded out by. Also my comment was about tone of the whole thing. There are plenty of people who try things out but are respectful. Check refinery 21 videos for reference. If someone comes to your home and calls you and your home weird the whole time, you would think they have lost their mind. If you don’t then I don’t know what to say to you

[@finickyzeppole]

@@NamuBang also, i understand he might be embarrassed or weird-ed out, but he needs to stay professional. It's a bit disrespectful to the other party if he continues to say it's weird or whatnot.

[@Rin-uz5jd]

Really? As a korean I wasn't very offended; the sex industry has always been a problem in Korea but is not given enough spotlight. Perhaps some parts were not as objectively spoken but nonetheless, it was an interesting video for me.

[@bravodefeated9193]

If its weird to you just fucking say it nothing wrong with that when youre experiencing something far different from what youre accustomed to

[@Sasscat58]

Vice loves making videos about the “dark side” of Asian countries. Through editing and music they try to make harmless things seem creepy or wrong. For example the old people out dancing is framed as seedy and eerie

[@laxjoh]

Vice definitely makes it look exaggerated. They would probably defend the practice as proper theatrics for delivery. Like music. However the problems in Korea isn't just something propagated by some dude from Vice. There is definitely a problem in Korea that everyone can see and agree exists. No one can fully agree what exactly is the reason why. Likely for everyone, they are dozen variety of reasons that all contribute. But ultimately Korean culture as a whole has large problems with it. I say that as a Korean person. Most Korean parents won't know who their kids are and vice versa. Korean parents romanticize themselves as good parents because they make kimchi or trivial thing that every race or ethnic group, even the ones Koreans look down on, do. However, one thing Korean parents are horrible at is actually RAISING their kids. Ironic because the culture is 100% surrounding raising a family. Average Korean parents of the previous generation (so parents of ages 50-70 today) had no idea what they were doing; they were still living the old model of "our ancestors did this for a long time so we will do it a long time." And at the turn of the century when all these knowledge are worthless to young Koreans who are 20s-40s, older Koreans who say "our ancestors did it this way so we do it this way" are pretty much bankrupting the younger generation from learning proper experiences to adapt to the modern world. One of the reasons why this is a problem in the first place is because Korean urban culture developed WAY too fast and its culture because of how nationalistic and rigid/conservative it is has not evolved much since South Korean dictator days. Our culture was literally built upon by generations and generations of dictators in Asia subduing the population into subservient position and telling people to be good little boys and do what they're told.

[@jamesnight6332]

Jesus this guy has a lot of message😂😂🤣

[@laxjoh]

@@jamesnight6332 Guess you can say I'm long winded little nerd.

[@dalgoNA-q2j]

@@laxjoh Preach.

[@jamesnight6332]

@@laxjoh well i hope you have a greatest day

[@ShelbySteele23]

Idk why people think older people dont like to go out and party. The only reason they dont is because there is no place for them to go. Everything (especially clubs) is built for younger people and understandably the elders don't want to party with the youngsters. They need places designed for them to go out and be around their own peers. So I love the idea of the club owner's and I hope America catches up to this Korean trend by the time I'm old so that I can party in my old age too lol

[@LangBellsChannel]

They do have places like that.

[@ShelbySteele23]

@@LangBellsChannel Where?

[@mogichi7490]

there are tons of elderly places like that in the US you just need to look.

[@staceykersting705]

Just ask someone 55 or older what's available. The band may start at 8pm instead of 10. Also, The music tells....'60's music, '70's, the blues, Motown.... Mixed crowd. Also tons of in-home potlucks...food, drinks, home by 11, unless u go out after. Also Meetup groups online.

[@batty_babette]

To expand upon what some other people are saying, some ( like in my area ) aren't advertised as only for elderly or middle aged but it'll be where everyone knows that particular bar is mainly older folks and caters to them more.

[@caromx1110]

As a international student in South Korea I saw many girls bringing their boyfriends into the main female dormitory, is against the rules but they just did it at night, also many couples that you see in the street look more like friends than lovers, is kind of weird.

[@ikonicshawol]

Lmao same tho the younger ones actually are damn open minded

[@SB-dt4fm]

@@ikonicshawol true

[@Etceterotic]

That photographer is really adorable. He had me cracking up!

[@Chunbot882]

12:24 "About 1/5 of women between the ages of 15 and 29 have worked at some point in the sex industry". 1/5 is like a damn lot!! Source!?

[@azyanne7019]

i know i live in korea and wtf?

[@reyyanyildiz]

Exactly my thoughts...?

[@wilgranger]

KOREA TIMES HAD AN ARTICLE AS WELL AS IBTIMES AND KOREA HERALD They all used statistics from the South Korean govt's Ministry for Gender Equality.... if you live in Korea...you see articles about this every month...with an announcement of a "crackdown".... it's everywhere...it's the new norm www.ibtimes.com/south-korea-thriving-sex-industry-powerful-wealthy-super-state-1222647 So if you think about it... if 5% of a generation of women are involved in sex trade and you have four generations alive at any time... then roughly 20% of the entire population would have participated...

[@river4267]

@@wilgrangerThanks for the link and that's actually insane. I know bad things happen in the world and I've witnessed war and the aftermath but I can't imagine people in a well off country having to succumb to such a thing to live.

[@kontsakeisari]

That's a LOT, wtf

[@minichou]

Why would someone have sex in a bright yellow room with football stuff covered in it?? That's not romantic or calming or sexually appealing at all. They need more purple and dark blue rooms in their motel

[@rownaknb3710]

or maroon too

[@hanhil3673]

Not to mention the fact that they put both Real Madrid and Barcelona kits in there- they just throw in the two most famous Spanish clubs in there for the football fans without even considering the fact that they are each other's biggest rivals. I mean if you were a fan of either, why would you want to see the merchandise of the rival team? I am assuming they are targetting fans because why the hell for then.

[@gregdahlen4375]

maybe the chick will imagine her guy is a studly soccer player

[@hanhil3673]

@@gregdahlen4375 That actually makes sense.

[@hdj81Vlimited]

@@gregdahlen4375 they do in korea and thailand also....

[@fullmetaltheorist]

I came for sex talk But I stayed for the camera man He's just so cheerful and fun

[@maymay5694]

i feel like this is a worthy topic to document, but was not executed well. the reporter gave off an idgaf-attitude or seemed to have little personal background knowledge on korean culture:/:(

[@unknown-hq8xs]

@@Sea_witch_ nah it's just called British sarcasm a lot of Americans find it to be offensive becuase they're used to being offended by any little thing

[@IxiaClover]

@@unknown-hq8xs hes not even british his accent has a slight american tone, and yes british ppl are more... deadpan? but that doesnt mean you have to call everything weird

[@discountghost]

slag as a british person myself, i got the same vibe from this. i don’t think it’s anything to do with that...

[@Tootisepop]

*Well they get mad when one of their idols get into a relationship and the beauty standards is just messed up*

[@chim__park]

well, probably one reason of low fertility rate, a lot of Korean teens joining the idol industry but being refrained from relationships "Not allowed to date" but I guess does not apply to some controversial idol love stories

[@DeezUp4Da3zz]

@@chim__park that alone wouldn't hinder the birth rate they are much like Japan when it comes to work, so focused on work they just don't do family building but unlike Japan, korean men aren't marrying ai waifus or as socially awkward

[@chromaplatypus1915]

@@DeezUp4Da3zz You're such an ignorant dumbass that it hurts. You've absolutely no idea what the reasons of the declining birth rate in Japan is so stop saying stupid shit like that and generalizing all Japanese men as "socially awkward" and in love with anime girls. Your view on Japan and Asian countries in general must be so deluded for you to come up with such a painfully moronic answer as that.

[@ohyesmmmhmisssharon2358]

@@chromaplatypus1915 I mean it's true tho lmao. In a hindsight Japan and SK have similarities. Both overworks people. Also Japan may marry ai and animes but you can't deny the fact that SK have that "marrying your idol in your mind" thing that out of all the countries who loves idol industry, SK has the most people who can destroy an idol's life by just knowing them dating someone lol. So basically the same

[@ohyesmmmhmisssharon2358]

@@DeezUp4Da3zz men in sk are socially awkward too imo men in japan is a lot better than sk. At least they like animes and stuff, in sk if they like a certain idol and that said idol have a relationship, they do a lot of shitty things to their idols.

[@desiraejones762]

Bold of you to assume we’ll make it to 2750

[@fitradiin6454]

Ikr

[@wonton7]

Dx Fire not close lmao

[@misterbanshee7992]

At the rate we treat the planet it will be a miracle if we make it another 100 years lol

[@micaelav8672]

@Dx Fire ?

[@bbbrrr000ccckkk1]

I was stationed in Korea throughout 2004-2006 and I found the average family home (usual an apartment) to be relatively small and the walls were thin. With those conditions if you’re going to have sex everyone is going to hear it. So the love hotels are kind of necessary. Though those prices ($25/hr) seems super high. I remember paying $50 (or ₩50k) for the whole night.

[@chadafiy]

Thats disgusting you dirty old man

[@aryanhassan4659]

@@chadafiy bruhh..what??👀

[@Shani249]

Trust me South Korea isnt the only country with a decline in babies.... It's spreading all over the world, especially Europe

[@kakashi0429]

It is best we flatline our population. Naturally decrease for a while so we csn ignore crazy wars.

[@teddylumidimusic]

Maybe they're putting it in the wrong hole?

[@teddylumidimusic]

btw you look cute Naani, where are you?

[@Shani249]

@@kakashi0429 Germany has had the worse population decline, and they try to fix that by an influx of refugees, but they make it out like they're doing a "good deed", while in reality, they need more people to breed or else will go extinct. A lot of people are still very uneducated + racist ... and they're not okay with their country bringing strangers in without any reasonable explanation.... this will only cause more wars and hatred.

[@Shani249]

@ls7orBust no thats false. if you look at this chart you will see how severe the total fertility rate has declined over the years ..even in Arab countries. but whatever, if you want your people to go extinct go ahead and build a wall. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate#/media/File:Total_Fertility_Rate,_1950_-_2100,_World_Population_Prospects_2015,_United_Nations.gif

[@zsazrutkowski601]

this reporter is a bit soulless - not a good feeling

[@edjaedavid6362]

A reporter needs to be soulless to capture a non biased form of news or documentary.. you need to have no emotion to give a good article..

[@lydiam9323]

Zsaz Rutkowski he won’t even crack a smile, he seems so-energy less, monotonous

[@moodswing_whiskey]

@@lydiam9323 oh my god did you watch the WHOLE video you dumb fuck?

[@KD-wc4rs]

@@edjaedavid6362 he does have a biased calling something weird means your against to

[@tommyfree5677]

@@edjaedavid6362 But on the other hand he keep saying it is weird, which is not non biased.

[@Jolie-df9os]

The interviewer sounds a it apathetic and whiny even though he has an opportunity to meet new people and try new things AND get paid for it.

[@jackbrightside]

I hate it, pay me to go to South Korea to write about the sex industry, it would have been amazing!

[@Mondscheinstaub]

You clearly don't get the British dry humor then.

[@Man-with_a-crooked_glance]

He looks fucking bored and disinterested, at times..

[@jonpotter1632]

I don’t think I could muster enough apathy to say “when I first came to Korea, I would’ve never envisaged that I would be walking on a giant penis shaft” in a straight-faced monotone

[@hoodlum4511]

@@Mondscheinstaub that's not british dry humor. That's british superiority complex

[@tildag.9809]

Wow this is very surprising to me. Korean dramas come out so decent and innocent, even in their kisses and “ love making”. Sometimes you’ll have to wait till episode 9 or 11 for ONE quick kiss scene in an hour’s episode. This is hypocritical of them. “When the Kdrama “it’s okay not to be okay” came out, the tv agency said it was too sexual, not knowing, they have a whole sex park, love motels and so on. WOW. 😱🤭

[@kimleemoon]

Yeap, Korea wants to put out a fake image of purity & innocence to the world. They even criticize Americans for being too “open-minded” But in reality they’re just as seedy, in some cases worse. The deeper I dive into Korean KZbin content the more I discover this to be true.

[@insane911g]

I agree, I’m shocked by the sex park on Jeju island! I’ve been interested in Asian culture since 2007, and knew about Jeju from Korean reality TV shows like ‘2 Days & 1 night’ - there was never any mention of this sex park! Sneaky, sneaky 😏

[@KaizCh]

>south korea >lowest birth rate in the world >japan pick one

[@TheNeilDarby]

Yeah from what I understand Japan is in a league of its own when it comes to demographic challenges.

[@shuichisaihara1946]

Japan has it worse since they're pretty xenopobic. Koreans are more open to multiculturalism.

[@venkyratnam]

A big majority of people in Japan are not very accepting of other races and other culture.

[@shuichisaihara1946]

@@laxjoh I don't think you're an asshole moron. My opinion might be heavily biased but I disagree when it comes to simply googling the answer. Can you give me the demographic websites you used?

[@acy7890]

don't forget Hongkong. regards from Hongkong

[@BruhMan_5]

South Korea: It's different from the west where people leave home at age 20 or so. Me: Who are you talking about that can afford that?

[@nitramrobits9653]

Mostly Danish, Norwegians, Swedish, Finish, Germans, Spanish and some friends.

[@leann4265]

In America it’s definitely the norm that you move out of your parents home at age 18 and go to college. The mindset here is that once you’re 18, you’re an adult and it’s time to take care of yourself.

[@jbriones4144]

@@leann4265 I agree. I moved out at the age of 20. My family had their own stuff going on, and told me to move on and move out and make my own life. So I agree.

[@therealestdrea]

Erica Raths it’s the norm but not always the case with a lot of families

[@chantelelizabeth704]

Yeah maybe with atleast a full time min wage job you can rent a room at the most or part time higher paid job but not for less than either of those. If so can someone please tell me where lol

[@KrakRat]

1:15 Man, there won't be anybody in 2750

[@jopeDE]

why?

[@beepbeep4745]

@@jopeDE furries

[@mickeythedogo703]

@@jopeDE you'll know

[@luizgabriel3388]

@@jopeDE overpopulation. Climate change. Globalization sensibility. Deforestation and desertation increasing...

[@ninajen2487]

Luiz Gabriel exactly

[@idkjustwatching8117]

Y’all really curious its cuz a. It’s expensive to have a child b. The education system is suffocating so we just dont want our child To go through what we went through thoses are the top two that are mentioned quite often around me

[@veryconfused9768]

Yes

[@shuuz1196]

when u have 1.2 kids

[@cjdkat7847]

And I oop- i LoSt 80% pErceNt oF MY ChiLD.

[@pigs8900]

Yeah thats not odd at all

[@rizqyaqilherlindra7150]

A place called love land that was ERECTED in 2004 Astonishing choice of wording

[@princessmarlena1359]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bubbagene145]

Does the narrator seem really crabby? "This is so weird" "Ugh, so awkward" Etc...

[@tmmedia9600]

Yup, this segment was poorly done, partly due to that.

[@raquelaquino2678]

Maybe he is virgin 😂

[@Ezero8]

White people whenever they experience Asian culture

[@lastup4170]

@@Ezero8 no.. not all. Not true. This narrator is an upright buffoon.

[@videoevidence430]

Because he obviously has a bug up his ass.

[@aliehudson6796]

The "turn me on" sculpture thingy is hillarious lol :)))

[@lottimatcha4234]

4:32 me when i'm in the car and we pass by a mcdonald's

[@plum111]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@divineintervention938]

You wasted my time......

[@sukuna4396]

Hahaha same..

[@adrianbacon2516]

@@parq1765 omg I DIDN'T KNOW that you could click the times and it would take you there, I just thought I had to do it myself...wow, learn something new everyday I guess😅

[@Atreadis]

I laughed so hard I almost pissed myself. XD XD XD

[@queenzakiya91]

This guy’s so annoying, it’s like he’s been forced to report this segment

[@echo.echo08]

What's going on? The interviewer seems to be out of it and looks bored and forced..like he hates his job. I know he said he didn't get enough sleep but showing how tired you are on the show is not professional, is it? Or maybe instead of a fake bride he wanted a fake groom? I dunno...

[@JoeMama-sy8cg]

@SmokeKing33 Whats the video called?

[@livinglovinR]

@SmokeKing33 LMBO.

[@rakeshkoul92]

Mr Inocent looking interviewer is actually Mr Preacher of Victorian morals.

[@NB-ir1me]

He seem like he I’ll or sumthing maybe he is a coke or pill head

[@tavianroberts4423]

“At this rate, our entire population will be extinct!” “OMG! When?” “700 years from now” “😐”

[@nondescript4311]

Yay I guess...

[@jaelee1996]

I watch these videos and think, "Wow, people live really shitty lives." Then I remember that I work terribly long hours and accept it as a norm. It's easy to judge people and think we're better.

[@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669]

Working long hours. Oh poor baby. Good grief. 🙄 Welcome to adulthood.

[@jaelee1996]

@@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669 When I was stationed in Korea, we had so many suicides and alcohol related incidents. How grown up do you have to be to work 120 hours a week and feel normal?

[@bananafone1414]

@@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669 boomer

[@foylebutler8952]

Its all in your head. !

[@yuefeitsai9691]

@@serenitypeaceandcomfort3669 ok boomer

[@Thhrhshrgsh]

Extinct by 2750?? Bro that’s lightyears away. The Korean population will thrive!

[@pantethine66]

immigration his the answer

[@naritruwireve1381]

Better to work on a solution now than when it's too late cause solutions don't just pop up and work in a few days

[@ToneyCrimson]

Dude..they will go extinct by 2750...the problems will start already now. Its not like they will got from max to 0 the moment we hit 2750...

[@ToneyCrimson]

​@Ragnarok Actually he used it correctly, its a pretty common phrase. But yes the scientific definition is distance and not time..

[@laxjoh]

@@pantethine66 Actually it is. Koreans outside of Korea are better off than Koreans living in Korea. I mean the downside is you'll see prejudice everywhere you go. Koreans and Asians everywhere are treated like a collective. Like "the Asian." Like how some racist people treat ALL black people like Tyrone Biggums. But aside from that, Koreans that migrate out of Korea are way better off and are ensuring the future of the race continues. But extinct by 2750 sounds such a stupid projection. You can't project data like that. You dont' know. Climate change or nukes or China could end Koreans tomorrow or in year 3000 if we all miraculously make it. Projection of data HONESTLY beyond 10 years is ridiculous and utter bullshit. Projection of data of something like that where things can change drastically due to trends is impossible to tell even in 1-2 years sometimes.

[@PB-eo5ny]

I want to be the photographers bud

[@sierra4603]

Same

[@jdvierra]

South Korean motels, public restrooms, etc. are known to have hidden cameras (molka) that do live streaming to their viewers, so avoid these kind of places as much as you can if you don't want your privacy in jeopardy.

[@volcanosg4562]

It is very seriously exaggerated. It's not that there are no spy cameras in Korea, but there are not that many. This is the result of excessive bloating of feminist women who perceive all Korean men as potential sex crimes. The probability of being exposed to spy cam in Korea is slightly higher than the probability of being struck by lightning on a rainy day

[@volcanosg4562]

There are about one spy camera crime caught in Korea every two months. In Korea, it is also illegal to take pictures of other people without their consent of others. So it's not all the worst crimes you think it's a hidden camera crimes.

[@volcanosg4562]

Also, Korea is a country that immediately closes pornography sites, but where did you hear that there is a site that shows spy cameras in real time? Don't trust all the Internet information from untrustworthy sources. I used a translator. Sorry for the wrong sentence.

[@markanthonysangalang2772]

I feel like the host does"t want to know anything about the topic and seem disgusted by it

[@imcustomized]

Yes, I detected a Puritanical vibe.

[@tilsgee]

@@imcustomized so? Explain it to me.. :3

[@kailijang2475]

Yeah, not a great journalist for this video..

[@wengli3783]

4:29 Smile, smile, sMiLe pLeaSe, PLEASE! HAHAHAH

[@amruthap6334]

pleasseeeeeeeeee😂😂😂😂

[@jovancveksha8370]

Preeaasse

[@shaybaby2427]

I agree the interviewer’s constant whining is killing the vibe of this video! If it’s such a struggle to do your job than let someone else do the story! My apologies not everyone from the U.S. are like this crybaby! The couple looked great together!

[@trentbateman]

Vice pick the most effeminate guys to do these pieces

[@mati8160]

That’s photographer was the cutest thing of my whole day🥺🥺🥺😂😂

[@estranged9410]

why does he think the photoshoot to be weird just because the photographer was giving them instructions, isn't that part of any photoshoot in general, it depends on the concept and the pics you want to get.. I think he's being weird !

[@jonquilgemstone]

MeiHua Zhu He thought it was wierd because he and "his bride" barely knew each other. Excuse him for not being used to leaning in close for romantic poses with a randomly chosen woman who didn't even volunteer herself.

[@laxjoh]

@@jonquilgemstone When I traveled to other states in the USA and I got some pictures with local waitresses and girls I met at bars, complete strangers I met for a minute (and I'm KOrean btw), there was absolutely nothing wrong with close skinship when taking picture. I'm not just talking hand on the arm or shoulder either. I'm talking ass grabs, licking my neck, etc.

[@jonquilgemstone]

laxjoh What kind of bars did you go to?? No offense, but that's not considered respectable behavior, especially with total strangers. Depending on what sort of crowd you're used to, it might be common, but most people would not want employers looking at those pictures. This man found it awkward due to lack of familiarity, and he's probably not used to photoshoots like that, but a real couple would probably be fine with it. On top of that, the man in the video is probably British, and Great Britain generally has a more reserved culture than the USA (although it largely varies in the US).

[@laxjoh]

@@jonquilgemstone I mean I get that that kind of intimacy is not normal. I guess we just had good rapport from the beginning? I mean it was just a harmless picture. I wasn't taking her out back to get a blowjob. They knew i was a tourist. The ass grab was the girl ass grabbing me not me ass grabbing them. Hope it didn't come off like I was molesting them or something. Everyone is different and I certainly don't just physically touch people I don't know like that. I was just partying and at a party-like scene at the time.

[@arianamiranda3660]

@@laxjoh That's just type weird considering you were a stranger. Sorry you had to go through that odd experience 😭😬😬

[@far8]

if only the housing price drop like our fore father's and the salary that not cheap af.. the problem will be solved on their own

[@um22w22]

far8 I agree! They make life so hard we have to work all the time then they act all surprised! Give people time and resources to raise a baby properly then ask questions.

[@dandcc9192]

the problem is overpopulation and disproportionate opportunities between the cities and the rural area. The land and therefore, real estate, are dirt cheap on the countryside, but who wants to live on countryside when every opportunities is shit in comparison? This makes cities more overpopulated than in other countries, and therefore, people more unsatisfied. They have higher expectations for their life because Korea is developed thanks partly to this exact overpopulation, but these expectations will ironically rarely be satisfied precisely because there are so many more people that have the similar expectations (because of the same overpopulation). Now you have a population that is always comparing their lives to those of the others and having unrealistically higher expectations that the society will fail to deliver because there are too many people having these expectations. And low birth rate is one of the side effects. People are less inclined to marry because they feel like they could do better.

[@ryandaverayla4910]

Tax the rich. Make the community the focus of life, not the individual

[@rauloneill9752]

far8 also no one really cares for love anymore it's sad. Now everything is sex and drugs which is what I hear on the radio most of the time too song-wise. Which sucks things were so beautiful and romantic back then. And songs weren't only about sex and drugs and lust. (Not saying all songs are like that just the ones I tend to hear on the radio constantly looping annoyingly I don't mind that those songs are there but it would be nice to have different songs every now and then)

[@IIIMajesty]

@@ryandaverayla4910 you even know anything about SK politics, culture, or economy?

[@TheDukanu]

The richer a country the less children will be born . Poor people always make more children .

[@berbnobirbyes.8583]

Lupul Alb yea; that’s why Africa has the highest birth rate, so they can make up for the amount of deaths that occur

[@LangBellsChannel]

@@berbnobirbyes.8583 That's because of religion many of them are Catholic so they oppose contraception, and Islam allows men to have multiple wives.

[@berbnobirbyes.8583]

LangBellsChannel yea; that too

[@sunamkevinjang4615]

Another factor is the role of children. Rich people thinks of the children's role in the society, like a lot of Koreans. So they bring them to school, academics, universities, etc. While poor people needs labor. They need every manpower they can get to earn more dime. It may be stretching it too far but I believe it holds quite a large part in their decision to have children.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Poor people often make more children. In some places, low income is being cited as a main reason not to have children. The more sex education there is, the more this particular trend shifts.

[@Guizambaldi]

In Brazil the word "motel" already means "love motel". It's the place people go at lunchtime with their mistresses.

[@tesmith47]

Quick, call airline for ticket to brazil!!!

[@catherinecassidy4088]

Is this guy british or american its like he switches round alot

[@revinaque1342]

He sounds Canadian to me.

[@wrux]

That statement makes no sense. He changes his nationality?

[@arisistance1006]

That’s what happens when you are a citizen of the world dear child.

[@wrux]

@FlyGuh Li-Li Ohh ok, then that makes even less sense. There's no such thing as a British accent

[@wrux]

@FlyGuh Li-Li No, not a smart ass . but it's just that American people cannot seem to understand..... I've heard americans call scottish people scots and that they have a scottish accent. That is correct. I've also heard americans call welsh people welsh and that they have a welsh accent. That is also correcy. N Irish people the same Then why is it that they cannot understand that the above countries are also British. I've had someone tell me "The scots and the brits are nice people" ...as if it's mutually exclusive. There's no such thing as a British accent

[@itssammy5523]

I feel like the world is going to be mostly biracial. Like being one race and/or ethnicity would be rare.

[@AISTOSEE]

It’s Sammy makes sense

[@lucioinnocenzo2328]

A world of bastards, pretty ugly.

[@daniby9894]

Lucio Innocenzo Why do you complain? Mingling and openmindness is what made grate Europe starting from Greek and Roman era and throughout all of the centuries! The cultures that isolate themselves from others evolve to it's peak, then stop and start culturally involving.

[@peanutbuttersandwich5735]

@@lucioinnocenzo2328 ... bruh.

[@madisunie]

It’s Sammy yeah I’m mixed race (Mexican and black)and when I was younger being mixed wasn’t very common especially with what I’m mixed with where I live(Indiana) but now I see more and more people of all kinds of mixed races which makes me feel happy because people are starting to look past their differences more

[@talldave1000]

The photoshoot was kind of funny because it's a Korean superstition that if a guy gives a woman shoes, she will use them to run away. I actually did that once to lose a gf on purpose

[@firstladyntrng1170]

Is it though ? I’m black and my mom use to say that too but also if she gave me shoes I had to pay her.. like 5 cent 😂 or something silly, that way she didn’t “give” them to me.

[@cozy6308]

I didnt expect the last one and it made me laugh

[@unaffiliatedwealth1798]

Been to Jeju. Extremely beautiful! Actually a potential retirement haven too. Phenomenal place. My first apartment as an English teacher was a love motel. I didn't realize it when I was there. I was just told it was temporary housing until my other apartment was ready. Really interesting experience. ☺

[@insane911g]

A love motel instead of an apartment?? I would love to hear how you found this out! 🤣 that’s mind blowing

[@javy-81]

Nothing turns a woman on like soccer from Spain!!!!

[@deadheadliving]

Foot and balls you mean?

[@SidVacant69]

Or Beatles posters

[@EdnaLorenaZa]

Football! Football!

[@Sunshine-xx1wm]

I loved the part about clubs for middle aged and elderly people! Seriously, I think that is a great concept ( I would go to a such club myself:)) If you are not that young so life is over? With age, majority people just let themselves go - mentally and physically, and that is really a depressing part. As to the video, I agree that values changes with every generation, but “ prophesy” of this video is away exaggerated.

[@eduardoavocado]

I think the wedding photoshoot was not weird but actually pretty common, they were not acting affectionately so of course the photographer was encouraging, I mean...

[@veryconfused9768]

Yes same is done all over asia

[@arooma6883]

This doesn't only happen and happens in South Korea, its happening every where in the world whether its South Asia, Europe or America. Every single person and organization should work together on this issue. Because its not only on the offices, shops or streets its a hell trafficking world.

[@Red4350]

I love when the Photographer is is making up random quotes "ohh Mr President" lmao I feel like he's having more fun with it then them xD

[@Gavin-dy2vz]

The car bounding up and down sent me so hard I couldn’t hold back laughing 😂

[@sarahmie1084]

😂

[@cloudy_stay5718]

Idk if I was imagining that but I think I heard moans coming from the inside of the car..

[@rayewei1304]

@@cloudy_stay5718 same 🤣

[@michaelmayo-vb5fl]

Lee was beating cheeks lol

[@nedj10]

"Don't know how she feels about that, but it doesn't matter" ---That white guy from Vice.

[@royery]

You said it as if only white men are the ones only capable to think like that... Face reality sweetheart, and stop living in la la land.

[@timothyjosephbonilla1108]

@KLGoodman ikr people like him are trolls

[@mroallll6265]

"The South Korean government predicts its entire population will be extinct by 2750" South Korean government is so serious about this it predicted the future for the next 7 centuries including all of the inventions

[@user-fu4wy5il5v]

I'll live those day lol I'll call myself Dr.Kevin

[@allenk6373]

who cares non of us will be alive t that time

[@sammaloneNZ]

The host talks like the American love-child of Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliffe. By no means a critique, merely a weird observation...

[@Oceanlinx]

I want to be as happy as that photographer from the beginning.

[@luisatorres898]

"We've had to get our fixer Sydney to be the bride. Don't know how she feels about that, but she hasn't got a choice" WTF really?!?!! She doesn't have a choice and you're not going to ask how she feels about it??? She's being a lovely model for you while you make comments about how weird all this is. Seriously this attitude and disrespect is ruining the experience of learning about a different culture.

[@anetoma3792]

11:33 girl: " Becuase I'm a woman, if the room is pretty I will like it." the man beside her: " 😆 "

[@akaste4413]

i want that photographer to be my best friend, what a positive king

[@mahdiyabashar9956]

12:46 im jealous of sis' body

[@jin_stix.a8679]

Same

[@jocelyncurrie2334]

Same

[@plum111]

same

[@Fluskar]

@squ34ky2 Yeah sadly

[@gogozeppeli9267]

@T Y nope...its just what their society beauty standard for women......many korean men love black girls with nice bodies...cant be because of them

[@mads5590]

that photographer is the biggest hype man i've ever seen

[@CambodianPeaches]

Interesting how some thriving countries have low birth rates, & some underdeveloped countries have high birth rates.

[@Nicolekennsy]

My mom is 56 and goes out more than me! Nothing is wrong with dancing and staying young. Also, shout out to the photographer. His energy is everything!

[@christopherramsue3119]

The personality of the photographer reminds me of why I miss living in Korea

[@livinglovinR]

I miss it too!

[@kyungdeukkim9843]

Thanks for the video, that was really informative. I didn't know we had these big problems in our country although I live here. I mean I knew about it, but I just didn't realize it was that serious. Especially, the Bacchus lades, I feel really bad for them. We are all busy studying, working and basically surviving and there is no room for babies or even marriage in our life. Thinking about this just gives me a headache because there is nothing much we can do about it. Hopefully we become more open minded about sex and living in Korea becomes less competitive (not going to happen tho) as we move onto next generation.

[@laxjoh]

@qwdfvbtyhjm iklkjuy I think they stopped. It's more productive to fund immigration programs to send married Koreans out of the country to start families which is exactly what they did. Young Koreans who were dating wanting to work in international business or were married were prime candidate and lo and behold, these Koreans had a much better birth rate per capita than our counterparts back home.

[@kipklop975]

11:09 he replied very professionally to the host's question - which is kind of presumptuous. Like, housing is really expensive for young people without families, and its not part of the norm/culture here to move out at 20, so how do you expect to have sex where your parents are? its equivalent to you trying to have sex when you're in middle school or high school. this guy is indeed just giving people a space and opportunity.