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Lawmaker Promotes Bill on Tattooing with Bold Performance

SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Rep. Ryu Ho-jeong of the progressive minor Justice Party has taken a bold step in her campaign to liberalize strict regulations on tattooing: revealing her back full of erasable tattoos in a purple dress. Ryu delivered the performance during a joint news conference with a group of tattooists at [...]

Lawmaker’s Use of BTS Photo to Promote Bill on Legalizing Tattooing Provokes Fans’ Ire

SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Photos of BTS member Jungkook, uploaded to promote a bill on legalizing tattooing, have provoked the ire of BTS fans who say a lawmaker has unfairly dragged the K-pop star into politics. Rep. Ryu Ho-jeong of the progressive minor Justice Party posted several photos of Jungkook on her Twitter [...]