South Korea
Tattoo artists in South Korea anticipate lifting of restrictions with mixed emotions
In South Korea, the tattoo industry has long been underground due to prohibitive licensing rules. With those restrictions set to lift in 2027, some practitioners are breathing a sigh of relief; they’ll no longer risk fines or jail time. Others, however, fear that the changes won’t all be for the better. Jason Strother in Seoul gives us a glimpse of an industry at a crossroads.
Out of Eden Walk: Cellophane oasis
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells Host Carolyn Beeler about walking the modern Silk Roads through Asia and into South Korea, where village markets, souks and caravanserais are reincarnated as convenience stores that perfectly serve the needs of a traveler on foot.
Can robots fall in love? A sci-fi musical from South Korea is now a hit on Broadway.
“Maybe Happy Ending” is an intimate science fiction story that has been performed many times in Seoul, South Korea. Now, its adapted version is playing on Broadway. The story, about a pair of robots, sheds light on the human condition in this digital age.
Out of Eden Walk: South Korea’s Mud Mausoleum
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about his walk across South Korea’s Saemangeum, a tidal flat on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was once home to all kinds of birds, mammals, and snakes. Now isolated behind a 22-mile sea wall, the mud flat has lost most of its wildlife.
