Tattoo South Korea

MSN: 'You can have tattoos all over your face and still be an angel': Inside South Korea’s underground tattoo culture

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For the past 33 years, tattooing in South Korea by anyone other than a medical professional was punishable by law. This was established by a 1992 Supreme Court ruling, which stated that only medical ...

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'You can have tattoos all over your face and still be an angel': Inside South Korea’s underground tattoo culture

Yahoo: In South Korea, tattoo artists work in the shadows. A new law could soon legalize their jobs

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

In South Korea, tattoo artists work in the shadows. A new law could soon legalize their jobs

MSN: South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license

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

South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license

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NPR: After years of operating underground, South Korea's tattoo artists can breathe easy

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South Korean tattoo artists have inked a fine line to global success in recent years but at home they've had to operate underground, illegally, until the passage of a new law last month. We're ...

After years of operating underground, South Korea's tattoo artists can breathe easy