SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With permanent makeup and tattoos become increasingly mainstream in South Korea, lawmakers and health authorities are facing mounting pressure to establish safety and hygiene regulations for an industry that technically remains illegal under current law, according to a National Assembly report released on February 10. The National Assembly Research Service’s [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 9 (Korea Bizwire) –In a significant shift from traditional regulations, the South Korean government is moving towards allowing non-medical professionals to perform tattooing, provided they obtain a national certification. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it had commissioned a study on the examination for tattoo artists on March 4, in anticipation [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Household & Health Care announced on Thursday its participation in CES 2024 in Las Vegas, showcasing its innovative beauty tech device, IMPRINTU. Set to unveil groundbreaking images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), IMPRINTU will make its North American debut during the four-day CES event starting January 9. IMPRINTU is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tattooists once again filed a petition with the Constitutional Court Monday against the medical law that requires tattooing to be conducted only by licensed medical personnel. A total of 153 tattooists associated with the Korea Fashion Tattoo Association and the Korea Tattoo Federation said Article 27 of [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Once a symbol of gang life and sometimes an escape route for dodging mandatory military service, tattoos have long been associated with anti-social behavior in South Korea. But that notion is quickly changing thanks to a new wave of delicate and minimally designed tattoos, inked with pastel-colored hues. Patterns [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Tattoo is now a buzz word in South Korea as it has become one of the most popular fashion expressions of all time. According to the Korea Tattoo Association Sunday, there are about 1 million people in the country with tattoos, with more than 3,000 tattooists registered with the [...]
DAEGU, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A 25-year old South Korean who got a tattoo to avoid military service was sentenced to one year in prison with two years of probation, and was ordered to carry out 160 hours of community service work. The accused has been getting tattoos since 2006 and continued to do [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts say that more than 13 million South Koreans have now gotten a tattoo as they are becoming more conventional and demand for permanent makeup is on the increase in South Korea. The Standard, a South Korean company that produces dyes for tattoos, said that more than 3 million [...]
ULSAN, Korea, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Nambu Police Station in Ulsan, a southeastern industrial city, fined two gangsters 50,000 won (US$45.5) each after they showed off their tattoos at a sauna, in violation of the Punishment of Minor Offenses Act. According to the police, on April 12 the two gangsters went to a [...]