Only licensed doctors were allowed to ink tattoos in Korea - breaking the law could lead to heavy fines or jail.

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 ...

South Korea remains one of the few countries to require a medical degree for tattooing. In a recent congressional hearing, the law was challenged but voted in favor of maintenance. Despite walking on ...

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 ...

GOYANG, South Korea — 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 ...

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South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill that would allow people to tattoos without having a medical license Members of the Korea Tattoo Federation celebrate after hearing the news that ...