SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The cosmetics industry is paying close attention to a surge in interest in makeup for generation Z men. It is noteworthy that AmorePacific Corp., the nation’s No. 1 cosmetics company, on Friday launched its first male makeup brand, BeREADY, 74 years after its foundation. One of the data sources [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The gap between men and women is significant in the opinion of ancestral rites, a major topic for the upcoming Chuseok holiday. According to a survey of 656 union members conducted by the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), 16.7 percent of men said they wanted their offspring to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Steamy weather in the summer and in-between seasons with fluctuating temperatures increases the risk of hair loss. Hair loss impacts the psychological state of a person in addition to the physical state, and may trigger depression and lower self-esteem. Most men, when experiencing unusual loss of hair, begin to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — In 2029, ten years down the road, South Korea’s female population is expected to surpass that of men. The “gender ratio,” or the number of men per 100 women, is expected to hit 99.9 in 2029, when the record will be broken for the first time, according to data [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Men wearing makeup, once a practice unique to TV stars and celebrities, is becoming a part of the popular culture we see in our everyday lives. As an increasing number of South Korean men are purchasing clothes, cosmetics, and other beauty products to take care of their looks, cosmetics [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of single women are open-minded about living together with a partner before getting married, but only when the parties are committed to eventually tying the knot, a survey said Thursday. The result is part of a poll by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The e-commerce giant Ticketmonster has reported that more men in their 40s and 50s seem to be helping out around the house since July of this year, which was when a 52-hour work week was implemented nationwide by the government. According to Ticketmonster’s analysis of sales data posted during [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of stay-at-home fathers in South Korea hit a six-year high in 2016 amid rising female employment and the tightened job market, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 161,000 men took on the caretaking and homemaking role in a family last year, marking the largest since 2010, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – With the slogan “Of Men, By Men, For Men,” the Men’s Show 2017 kicked off Friday at Seoul’s COEX for a three-day run. It is Korea’s only exhibition that specifically targets male consumers, showcasing products and activities related to health, beauty, leisure, and fashion. It even features “adult products” [...]
SEOUL, Jan.11 (Korea Bizwire) – Men’s obsession with one-sided love and women’s obsession with a man’s background have been suggested as the largest obstacles to marriage. According to a survey conducted on 518 single men and women from January 4 to January 9 by Bien-Aller and Only You, two matchmaking services, 29 percent of men [...]