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

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 ...
The New York Times

Korea’s Tattoo Artists Are Grabbing Attention, at Home and Abroad

Though tattooing is still technically illegal in Korea without a medical license, the number of talented artists has surged, and they’re making their mark worldwide. By Christy Choi Pitta KKM would ...
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 ...
NPR

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

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 ...
Associated Press

South Korea moves closer to legalizing tattoo artistry

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 each time Song inks someone, ...
WUNC

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

We're surrounded these days by the products of Korea, K-Pop on playlists, demon hunters on movie screens, even Korean barbecue on dinner plates. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports on another cultural export ...