South Korean tattoo artist Ilwol Hongdam has inked close to 4,000 people in the last 10 years, many of whom flew into Seoul just to see him. With more than 371,000 followers on Instagram, he is one of ...

South Korean tattooist Sion Kwak uses tattoos to tell stories of identity, beliefs, tradition, culture, and values by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Korea Tattoo Federation celebrate after hearing the news that parliament passed a bill that would allow non-medical ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tattoo artists in South Korea will no longer need to worry about being punished for doing their jobs, as the country’s parliament on Thursday approved a landmark bill to end ...

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 ...

When Kim Chan-hoe goes to work, he locks the door and checks the security cameras to make sure no police are hanging around. He doesn’t list his full-time job when applying for bank loans, knowing ...

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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament passed a landmark bill Thursday that would allow people to give tattoos without having a medical license. The country currently allows only people ...