The South Korean Love Industry

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With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, South Korea is in danger of disappearing by the end of the millennium. If the situation stays as it is, South Koreans are predicted to become extinct by 2750. Because of the rapidly aging population, elderly prostitutes known as "Bacchus ladies" have cornered a number of public parks as their working areas. Meanwhile, South Korean kids are living with their families well into their 20s-as a result, an entire economy of sex motels has sprung up to give kids a place to fool around outside the watchful eyes of their parents.
We sent Matt Shea to investigate this generational crisis, which led him to Seoul's red-light district, a pre-wedding photo shoot on the set of a Korean soap opera, and an erotic sculpture park on South Korea's "honeymoon island."
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@jchuck1737 7 жыл бұрын

That photographer is mad lit. I want him to take photos of me in my wedding.

@FitForAnAutopsy07 6 жыл бұрын

J Chuck lol

@FitForAnAutopsy07 6 жыл бұрын

J Chuck same

@jenne6236 4 жыл бұрын

But at the theme park...

@timscheidegger1145 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this guy is rad

@ubacow7109 8 жыл бұрын

that was the most enthusiastic camera man ever lol

@thelittlebluefrog 8 жыл бұрын

+William Su I'm glad someone else noticed. That camera man was the best! :)

@designertjp-utube 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Agreed. Intense Enthralled Spectacled *Photographer* - _"Okay Okay, Mouth 2 Mouth, Mouth 2 Mouth, oooohhhh so happy!"_

@valyanebesniuk4566 2 жыл бұрын

i almost died when he was screaming smile please☠️

@antiawarenessawarenessclub 7 жыл бұрын

That is a photographer who loves his job

@GodSpeed1105 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he gets paid very very well

@jouga 7 жыл бұрын

The camera guy at the wedding shoot was so cute!!

@Blissyto 7 жыл бұрын

jouga he made me laugh so much I loved it .

@Blissyto 7 жыл бұрын

Pajeet Bhola so what if they were get over your self . 😒🙄

@b0nk508 7 жыл бұрын

"SMILE SMILE. *SMILE PLEASE* "

@neonmint9611 6 жыл бұрын

His happiness is contagious!

@zayffon1325 6 жыл бұрын

Thing is, knowing SK, probably plastic. Unless you mean his personality, to which I agree 200%, very enthusiastic lol.

@FROGLIKE 9 жыл бұрын

That photographer is my idol. Happiest person I've ever seen.

@SupersaiyaShin 9 жыл бұрын

he is just acting happy bro ^^ smoke a jj and just chill

@FROGLIKE 9 жыл бұрын

shin kim Or perhaps he just loves his job. Also, not entirely sure what a jj is.

@SupersaiyaShin 9 жыл бұрын

i think you are right and by jj i mean a Joint XD smoke some weed and yopu;lll also look as happy as that guy

@TheZion78 9 жыл бұрын

never ever seen someone act like this guy in korea ever lol he's just being professional i'd say

@FROGLIKE 9 жыл бұрын

shin kim I've smoked weed before, never made me as happy as him. He looks like he's on cloud 9. Papa Zion Well of course he's being professional, being enthusiastic as a photographer usually means your models look genuinely happy instead of just smiling for the camera. Also, being Korean has nothing to do with it, most Koreans I've met are happy people.

@NaturalElicia 8 жыл бұрын

I love the photographer he had so much synchronicity

@vamtheanomaly 8 жыл бұрын

YES! He was so good he had me doin the shit he was telling the people posing!

@shawnweaver465 8 жыл бұрын

I looked up the definition of that word and here we go. the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.

@NaturalElicia 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out

@shawnweaver465 8 жыл бұрын

NaturalElicia Always one to help

@christophernathanael728 7 жыл бұрын

NaturalElicia Ikr me too he soo happy.

@amandalu1003 7 жыл бұрын

I would be friends with that photographer he's awesome lmao

@MarcasDalacorte 27 күн бұрын

@ilhan691 7 жыл бұрын

Different side to Korea that you don't see in the dramas, music and tv shows

@l_a_u_y8916 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@luskaneseprince 5 жыл бұрын

Zoe Wright - All countries have that side of them, and all countries would hide it from their basic dramas, music and tv shows. This does not need to be said.

@Jobe-13 5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@_oninim_ 5 жыл бұрын

@@luskaneseprince yes!

@zachmoyer3770 5 жыл бұрын

Zoe Wright it's all not about that 🤷🏻‍♂️🙃🙃 as you can see

@taehyungstigobitties9006 7 жыл бұрын

ship my ass over there and them birth rates will skyrocket

@aeroPlane314 7 жыл бұрын

Sure they will buddy. Keep telling yourself that.

@isabella-ew9fo 7 жыл бұрын

Taehyung's Tig O' Bitties gross

@ItsAndyG 7 жыл бұрын

The hero they may not want but need

@rebeccajohnson5076 7 жыл бұрын

I knew one of you gross koreaboos would be in the comment section

@taehyungstigobitties9006 7 жыл бұрын

Rebecca Johnson of course honey

@joy397 8 жыл бұрын

I love the photographer at the beginning haha

@YuriyBilousov 8 жыл бұрын

SMIRE PREAAAASE!!!11!!

@axeltheking4157 8 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about?

@nyantsuki1061 8 жыл бұрын

He seems gay lmao ....no wonder the birth rate goes down xD

@oscaranson967 8 жыл бұрын

I bet he Kept a copy of most of them

@infinitelyinspirit11 8 жыл бұрын

same! he seems so happy and nice! :D

@girl-gk1hr 7 жыл бұрын

Why did he start talking with a British accent halfway through the video

@lemmealone9617 7 жыл бұрын

It wasn't even consistent, he just slipped into it every minute or two. It was pretty hilarious once I noticed it.

@marioandwes 7 жыл бұрын

+Billie Jeanne who*

@TheLady2luv 7 жыл бұрын

lol I just noticed this.

@Katsyay 7 жыл бұрын

I watched another video with him in it where he mentioned he grew up in both the us and uk

@brandoni8748 6 жыл бұрын

Mario And Wes whomst'dve*

@roid1510 7 жыл бұрын

smile, smile , PLEASE MADAFAKA PLASE!! Best camera man ever!

@Aanshika 3 жыл бұрын

Ded😂

@Nanancay 9 жыл бұрын

'Love land, which was erected in 2004' I lol'd

@hamids4550 9 жыл бұрын

+NANCAY WANG i was wondering why he said that

@benthomas2791 9 жыл бұрын

+NANCAY "WANG" I lol'd

@TheBnasty31 9 жыл бұрын

nancay you're erecting me in 2015

@joshthemyth1 8 жыл бұрын

+NANCAY WANG u will lol till u have no choice and make it ur job hahaha life is crazy

@mordechaimordechai 8 жыл бұрын

+NANCAY WANG ... and your second name is WANG, right?

@truthteller2033 8 жыл бұрын

omg that photographer needs his own TV show. What a legend.

@ellisewalton8701 5 жыл бұрын

So skinny.

@erika8349 5 жыл бұрын

11:33 “if the room is pretty, I will like it.” LOL I think that was a hint from your girlfriend 😂

@Black-uq8by 7 жыл бұрын

I died when he said it takes the word dick head to another level 😂

@AutoFresser 8 жыл бұрын

Why does he keep repeating "this is so weird" in the first scene, it actually seems like there is so much fun and joy going on

@luskaneseprince 5 жыл бұрын

Ahmet Selim Karaca - Well if his point is to show how he is uncomfortable with being shoved into the fake-romantic picture with a stranger, he could have said just that. But now the whole visit to the wedding photoshoot place, shown in a documentary about Korean love life, edited to look like a "bizarre" weird culture shock experience, just made it look like he was just trying to prove that this entire Korean way of doing romantic activities is odd and somehow wrong. I have been to a wedding photoshoot in Korea with my friend, just because we wanted to try out some pretty dresses and see how they would look like. Nothing awkward or weird about it, and I can 100% tell you it would have been even funnier if I had been there with my romantic partner (who would have enjoyed this idea), because we could test what we looked like as a bride and groom without any sorts of commitments. This kind of a business branch is not something to clutch your pearls about, or to be upset of. It's a light-hearted, playful detail in the Korean business industry, and I don't really see why that had to be added to this documentary as a proof of Korean dating life being "sooo weiiird".

@16MXD 8 жыл бұрын

1.10: "the entire population will be extinct in 2750" Gotta be one of the dodgiest statistics of all time

@cheesecakelasagna 6 жыл бұрын

lmao ikr

@sslvsme5763 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what they gon get if the stats don’t change🤦🏻‍♂️ it’s not dodgy they just going by what’s going on

@sslvsme5763 3 жыл бұрын

And honestly if you think about it it’s is kinda true that people having less kids...you used to hear in the old days people having families of 7+ like it was normal...two grandparents of mine have or had 12 siblings the others had like 7 or 5

@mugumyapaultheafricannomad9488 3 жыл бұрын

@@sslvsme5763 though entire population getting extinct is a theory, I also know that in reality reproduction follows situations. Right now we're overcrowded and overpopulated and this means we need to reduce births. In fact it's so hard to raise a baby these days... Fast forward when South Korea reaches a population of say 5 million people and the space and conditions for giving birth will be enticing and people start getting 3 to 5 kids... And the cycle continue... It's like a graph. The graph follow situations. Definitely there's nothing like eternal growth of anything on Earth. Lol

@NeostormXLMAX 2 жыл бұрын

@@sslvsme5763 japan has higher birthrates than every single country in europe except some eastern baltic states.............. its progressives being hypocrites, using this as an excuse to import rapists like in sweden

@kurataoon3049 7 жыл бұрын

I really thought it was an innocent theme park were people kiss and have waterfalls and swans but I guess I was wrong.

@wakaran7053 7 жыл бұрын

I have respect for that camera guy.

@DennisAlexioAndyHug 6 жыл бұрын

Wakaran WE ALL DO HE LIT

@user-xd9os5gb5l 8 жыл бұрын

no koreans by by 2750? where the hell am i gonna get my kimchi and bulgolgi in 700 years?

@user-xd9os5gb5l 8 жыл бұрын

+HyperMan unless im reincarnated.

@MrThisucks 8 жыл бұрын

you still got north korea

@okaysoph 7 жыл бұрын

RIGHT that stuff is amazing

@MrThisucks 7 жыл бұрын

you make it sound so easy

@okaysoph 7 жыл бұрын

ᄃ최윤석 its not that easy lol

@ByeBaybe 8 жыл бұрын

i wish i had a photographer as that enthusiastic

@Jess-zm5xt 7 жыл бұрын

He looks like a blonde Daniel Radcliffe

@devonyoung3664 7 жыл бұрын

Dr.Science his teeth were cute 😬

@kyojun944 5 жыл бұрын

that one couple cant even afford a house yet the government expects young couples to have more children

@ShellyTheSeal 8 жыл бұрын

They have better things to do in Korea than have sex. I mean have you ever seen a Korean play Starcraft?

@phuyem 8 жыл бұрын

+ShellyTheSeal haha, I played alot of starcraft in hi-school (like 18 year ago) and could not get laid. Then I decided to give it up for pussies

@alyssagriffin5781 8 жыл бұрын

This is so true.

@TheJemialfredo 7 жыл бұрын

the point was not sex, the most important is to build family, rising child, and giving your better thing to the nation.

@herypineda255 6 жыл бұрын

didit work? just curious.

@antislutful 6 жыл бұрын

This dude in the documentary did a documentary out of pro gaming in korea, and he did a shit job out of it.

@ItsNicola 9 жыл бұрын

I really love the photographer!

@ItsNicola 9 жыл бұрын

1GoldRunner He's just so likeable isn't he? I can't resist the urge to hug him!

@ItsNicola 9 жыл бұрын

1GoldRunner he'd be the best wedding photographer to have ever I think 👌🏼😊 x

@johnvonhorn2942 8 жыл бұрын

+Nicola He's kind of rocking that, "Yeah, baby!" Austin Powers vibe which is so damn infectious and adorable. It must be nice to have a decent personality.

@ItsNicola 8 жыл бұрын

Every one can have a nice personality John von Horn ❤️

@rogerelzenga4465 8 жыл бұрын

+Nicola In that same idea, Not EVERY one has a nice personality :P cuz the same is true if u'd say: Every one can be a dick :p

@imgucci3926 7 жыл бұрын

Oh my god the photographer was so good!

@snk309 7 жыл бұрын

민슈가천재짱짱맨뿡뿡 sugaaaaaaaa

@biancaportillo6552 7 жыл бұрын

i wrote a research paper about south korea and i learned this while choosing topics to learn about. super interesting since in america we're having too many children. baby boomers are on the brink of retiring and left us with a lot of debt, everything costs a lot more, living expenses are more than our wages. yet in south korean there just aren't enough kids being born, families literally get checks as a congratulations for having a baby. the more children u have the more money u get, they don't want financial reasons to stop couples from having children.

@randomness9960 3 жыл бұрын

How many kids do I need to shoot out to become a millionaire?

@Daniel_0778 Жыл бұрын

American have so many kids? Which part of america you live in? America also have the same problem as this🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

@three-stripes 8 жыл бұрын

The photographer. A man who loves his job!

@byronbarrientos8471 7 жыл бұрын

Jon M. or a man who loves getting tips so just like every other person in the world fakes a smile at their job to get good customer reviews.

@FXFXFXFX 7 жыл бұрын

Byron Barrientos sorry to hear your life is so shit

@asdx88 7 жыл бұрын

There's no tipping culture in Korea :)

@user-py2sr6qo3m 7 жыл бұрын

There's no tipping in Korea... There's nothing wrong with having a very right winged mentality. Industrial and hardworking :)

@elleofhearts8471 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-py2sr6qo3m bad take. smh.

@HeroicHero1 9 жыл бұрын

Extinct by 2750? This is really fuckin dumb.

@JamesAJ 9 жыл бұрын

Nope. That's real. As a South Korean, the increasing average age and the lessening of new births *is* actually impacting our country.

@jjdro 9 жыл бұрын

***** You can't use a simple population projection to predict 700 years in the future. Its a given that war or technological change will change the situation much sooner than the country can go extinct. A rapidly aging population does present many problems but extinction is just sensational.

@Shukulo 9 жыл бұрын

***** Doesn't matter if its real. At the state of the worlds temperatures rising and the amount of pollution rapidly rising I doubt we'd survive long enough for that to be realistic.

@tisenm9106 9 жыл бұрын

***** Ayyyy

@toki119 9 жыл бұрын

"If the situation stays as is"

@1KrasserDude 7 жыл бұрын

No Joke with this photographer i would laugh 24/7 like he really speaks english like a fcking anime character

@majormediaproductions 6 жыл бұрын

The Photographer had me smiling the whole time 📸 SMILE😊 SMILE😊 SMILE😊

@CottonCloudCharms 7 жыл бұрын

"big smile PUH-LEEEEZZZZZ"

@otedah408 5 жыл бұрын

HAMBURGER PLZ

@adarozer 5 жыл бұрын

Cloooseer pleoose

@fleshangel489 4 жыл бұрын

Oh no, the thot witch is using her spells!!!

@firlin.5978 4 жыл бұрын

Wii uuuu wiii uuuu 🚨

@papaown 7 жыл бұрын

5:26 "Love Land that was ERECTED in 2004" haha sneaky sneakyyy.

@firdausansarifard 7 жыл бұрын

Josh Michael you saw what he did there

@user-sc4hv8qe6f 4 жыл бұрын

I’m late, but... hehe.

@JunixZzHD 6 жыл бұрын

5:26 "...that was *erected* in 2004" I see u.

@onura2710 6 жыл бұрын

14:30 when I was a kid, I was reading a fantasy novel series called vlad taltos. This character had connections with mafia and head of the mafia said"When they forbid something, it creates a new bussiness for us". And this is perfect example of it, make prostitution illigal and mafia will take the bussiness in their hands.

@KateLove21 9 жыл бұрын

My husband, who is Korean, and I had our pre-wedding photos done here in Korea back in October! It was such a fun experience (an 8 hour day!) and the photos came out beautifully. In fact, I've never seen a Korean pre-wedding photoshoot come out poorly. It would be quite awkward to have these kinds of photos done with someone who wasn't your intended though since you're in intimate poses a majority of the time. Also, we went to Jeju for our honeymoon! It was beautiful even in the winter.

@nismofury 8 жыл бұрын

If you want people to procreate you have to give them the means to do so. Time. We work way to much. Money. If you dont have money to buy things how the fuck are you suppose to raise a kid.

@spacemotherwolf3521 8 жыл бұрын

True ╮(╯_╰)╭

@cheekyminey1 8 жыл бұрын

preach

@massimilianoaudretsch7333 8 жыл бұрын

+nismofury I am not sure if a lack of money actually counts as a reasons for a decreasing birthrate. Back in the days people had much more children, although the average wage rate and wealth was significantly lower (for ex.: between 1870-1900, a german woman gave birth to an average of 4,8 children, in the 1920s 3,5 and the 1960s 2,1; while today we have a birthrate of just over 1,5 children per woman). And yes, you are right, we don't have enough time, since both men and women are working now a days. But we might also hesitate to sacrifice our idealized freedom, personal goals and careers to raise a large number of children, who inevitably will keep you busy for the rest of your active life.

@MHKing03 8 жыл бұрын

+nismofury Very true. +Massimiliano Audretsch Also, the variety and availability of contraceptives, higher education rates, and general economic development all contribute to decrease the birth rate. People have more options to have sex without pregnancy, more knowledge about family planning, and more hobbies and things to do. Before those things, people had a rudimentary understanding of reproduction and contraception, fewer options for hobbies/distractions, and less health care/higher mortality rates in general, so having more children was necessary to carry on family lines.

@MijizaPooka 8 жыл бұрын

Yes! We lived in Korea for 3 years and while me and my husband are American, we had many Korean friends. They were really struggling on how to get married and have kids (especially the females). The social evolution hasn't followed the economic growth so a lot of them couldn't reconcile having a job and a husband and child at the same time. Even some of our highly educated friends seemed to somewhat cling to the idea that once you're married and have a kid that is your life, you don't really go back to work unless you absolutely have to. And of course, if you did go back to work, like you said, the work environment is so competitive, how could you possibly be up for any promotions or be looked at positively when you are always leaving for your child or having to go home. There is a lot of pressure to get married and start a family and a lot of pressure to stay in your job, do well, and get promoted, but few ways to reconcile the two.

@scuffedjesus6527 7 жыл бұрын

....how in the name of fuck did I get here.....

@thatpinkhairedgirl7011 7 жыл бұрын

im asking the same thing

@beepboopily6285 7 жыл бұрын

I have no idea.

@goblinheadquarters 7 жыл бұрын

The photographer was by far the best part of this documentary.

@maximilianalexander2823 8 жыл бұрын

Why's he gotta act creeped out so much. Loveland is kind of a "giggly" place and that wedding shoot wasn't that "weird". He gets his hair done and he's "stiff". This feels really forced to make it seem like some alien world. Even the music tried to emphasize a gravity of a situation brooding but it came off super tacky. I mean you can find the same equivalent in SF Mission District and NYC in West Village and the Sex Museum.

@morrius0701 9 жыл бұрын

I know the reason Japans birthrate is declining is due to the pressure to succeed in school and work, why would you want to have sex or make a baby if you're stressed almost to the point of breaking as it is?

@GamersRole 9 жыл бұрын

Also porn is ruining the experience of sex. People expect too much from their partners and Japanese guys are getting married to pillows and video game characters now adays too

@morrius0701 9 жыл бұрын

Farid Jalil I'm not going to deny that porn doesn't have a bit of an effect but talk to any Japanese person and most of the time they'll tell you it's too much of a hassle to for them to start a family. I have several online friends from japan that I have been talking to for several years and they tell me how hard Japanese life is.

@NecKClippA 9 жыл бұрын

morrius07 First off i dont think they realize how much porn is a problem, since we are constantly brainwashed it is healthy, since sex is healthy. But porn isn't sex. And you can have sex without starting a family... But noone has the drive for it. Dopamine desensitization is the biggest culprit IMO.

@morrius0701 9 жыл бұрын

NecKClippA well most credible sources would agree with me but like I said up top to the other guy porn does have an effect but it may just be me but it seams as though you're demonizing porn. porn isn't a very accurate depiction of sex but if porn has been around ever since cavemen learned to draw on walls. if porn is the main culprit than wouldn't every country be in danger? and if you really think about it japan may be hurting now but it is an example of what the rest of the world needs to do and that is to lower the population.

@GamersRole 9 жыл бұрын

Well I think porn is putting things in young adults heads making them think that's how real sex is like. I wish my Asian parents told me about sex but they never did just expected me to learn myself

@beaunitta 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you, Vice. You guys never fail to deliver amazing work!

@janeh.nguyen7658 6 жыл бұрын

He got me at: "It takes the word 'dick head' to a whole new level." The stoic, serious pose of fascination he stood while breathing out those words cracks me up. P/s: Dude, you think taking wedding pictures on a movie set is weird. Ask the other guy about his fetish experience in Japan. You got it lucky bro.

@euphedine3140 8 жыл бұрын

the photographer is like a fangirl😂

@Shmaples 9 жыл бұрын

Some of this is heartbreaking.. I personally feel that prostitution (if it is between 2 CONSENTING adults) is not necessarily "evil" or "a crime" but even so... knowing that some of these women (or men as well??) are selling sex for 5$ is just unbelievable. These people must be desperate for money and have no where else to turn.. It's very sad to see these poor ahjimma's out there doing this.

@Shmaples 9 жыл бұрын

***** I don't think you can contribute all of those things solely to Prostitution. I don't think it's right for the government to control what people do with their bodies.. Yes bad things come from prostitution and no I don't think prostitution is lovely or good.. but I just see it as a fundamental right of a human.. They want to get paid for having sex.. they should be able too. If we let the government decide everything that they might have a future concern about, then there would be a lot of things outlawed.. Should we outlaw cars bc the government is concerned for the future of those who might get killed in a car accident? Should we outlaw skimpy clothes bc the government is concerned for future rape that might occur? ect...

@gumdeo 9 жыл бұрын

Shmaples Quite right, there is no right more basic than bodily autonomy. Korea should decriminalize prostitution.

@shindousan 9 жыл бұрын

Shmaples And this is why we need welfare. Sweden has succeeded in tackling both welfare and prostitution in a very clever way. (I'm not Swedish, not even European. :P) Prostitution is not illegal there, it is buying prostitution that is illegal.

@gumdeo 9 жыл бұрын

Fernando Trebien It is still in effect a ban, sex workers are more vulnerable now in Sweden than before when it was legal.

@shindousan 9 жыл бұрын

gumdeo Well then, how about Germany's model? Regulation + welfare?

@itzzwan 7 жыл бұрын

That photographer

@tonystyles4040 7 жыл бұрын

Koreans are so pretty wtf... the girls AND the guys

@TOMBuster13 6 жыл бұрын

Plastic surgery, mate. Very popular in South Korea.

@james5960 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a lot of Koreans can’t get it because of its cost.

@rollingthrees 6 жыл бұрын

TOMBuster13 yes and korea has many beauty products with high quality

@sponsje 5 жыл бұрын

So South Koreans can't be naturally pretty? It has to be plastic surgery? You're talking out of your ass out of envy dude.

@mehrozzafar7368 5 жыл бұрын

Korean guys look feminine AF

@Chickenhunter22 9 жыл бұрын

"Loveland was erected in 2004" well played vice, well played

@koeun1697 9 жыл бұрын

Why is vice always sending in judgmental people to do these docs? Everything is fucking weird when its not apart of your culture right?

@inakablalax1158 9 жыл бұрын

i noticed that too, anyway fuck them asians are the best :)

@kccaywood6989 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you I thought I was the only one who noticed that. There so judgemental!

@Peralisc 9 жыл бұрын

***** karma is just some pretentious wannabe righteous bullshit it doesn't exit, please don't fool yourself hoping that those who hurt you will eventually pay for it, i am giving a friendly advice for your own good as i am worried you will make wrong life choices due to your idiotic belief in karma

@MeneTekelUpharsin 9 жыл бұрын

Koeun Neak Who are we to think killing whales or eating dogs is wrong? It is just part of the culture. Who are we to say female genital mutilation is wrong? It's just part of a culture. What about human sacrifice? It is just part of some cultures. So really everything is okay.

@ihs51 9 жыл бұрын

Mene Tekel So 69 is okay ?

@irmakkurt8454 7 жыл бұрын

That photographer was both awesome and annoying I dont know why

@frenchtoast3904 7 жыл бұрын

When he asked, "do people ever rent rooms (love motel rooms) just for themselves?" And he replied "Yes," I was really relieved because that was my first thought when I learned what they were. I was like "I would just rent one for myself." 😹

@MuhammadAhmedMuddie 8 жыл бұрын

"It takes the word "Dick Head" to a whole new level" 6:25

@logicalmonkey7202 8 жыл бұрын

Remember just a few years ago when nobody gave two shits about Korea and Korean culture. Now everyone has jumped onto the bandwagon. Everything and anything Korean is trendy and popular. How times have changed.

@TJ-1234 8 жыл бұрын

crazy right

@adeena6 8 жыл бұрын

cause kpop man

@euysi3897 8 жыл бұрын

All over the hot Korean males who are kpop idols.

@auschtits3023 8 жыл бұрын

nope I haven't seen any influences at all. Still don't give two shits about their culture.

@okaysoph 7 жыл бұрын

you probably only think about beloved america and south pride right? lmfao gross.

@Convescation 7 жыл бұрын

"usually have a big bag with them where they keep Viagra." well dang, old women come prepared.

@emenguyen 7 жыл бұрын

I died when he started turning that thing like crazy at 6:57

@lgeass88 8 жыл бұрын

By 2750? Hell by then either humans won't be around or technology LONG before then will make this "problem" irrelevant.

@1337H44X 9 жыл бұрын

Seriously boring shit. Finally a country in Asia has a declining population and you think it's a problem? Has everyone forgotten we are grossly over populated??!

@Briansimon2 9 жыл бұрын

Just because it didn't interest you, doesn't mean it was boring or shit. Personally I thought the video was really well made and in-depth just like a lot of VICE's documentaries. Also, overpopulation has nothing to do with this. They consider it a problem because it could lead to an end for that country.

@AnnunakiiCruz 9 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooooooo. We are not over populated. You're dumb af

@1337H44X 9 жыл бұрын

What's overpopulated than josh? 8, 9 10 billion? For me I'm not so worried that one of these dumb as countries has stopped with the 9 children per family bullshit. As of right now we are sustaining our overpopulation but for how long. We keep knocking down agriculture to building houses but when will we know enough is enough. Ignorant fucks

@donthaveaname15 9 жыл бұрын

Braden .J I think you're right, the urban areas are becoming so overly populated that there becomes a hugely dependent on a declining agricultural area. You look at Tokyo and you see a huge population that are looking for work and finding nothing, while the more rural areas are aging rapidly without anyone to take up the work.

@AnnunakiiCruz 9 жыл бұрын

Braden .J The entire human population could fit in New Zealand. Overpopulation is a myth. Please do some research before making such stupid statements. Our planet can sustain as many humans that inhabit it. (Having trouble wording that part out but i mean our planet can support a loooot of people lol). The only reason some people do not get the resources and food they need is purely because of greed.

@Doan84 7 жыл бұрын

They have the same problem as Japan. High living Cost, Wages not keeping up with it, have to work overtime, extreme stress at work(high workload), little to no holidays etc. How do they expect people to have children, if they don't have the time and money to have them.

@andyproductions1902 3 жыл бұрын

I wish most people thought of actually having these things when thinking of having children

@vic3444 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to be 80 years old jamming and dancing to “I love it” “look at me” “gucci gang”

@Nodws 7 жыл бұрын

thats what happens when you criminalize natural human behaviour

@craigime 7 жыл бұрын

When did they criminalize it?

@Nodws 7 жыл бұрын

porn is a crime in korea

@craigime 7 жыл бұрын

porn is "natural human behaviour"?

@Nodws 7 жыл бұрын

Yes sexuality includes lewd imagery and public displays of affection, both frowned upon in the koreas

@craigime 7 жыл бұрын

if i look at (or draw a picture of) a group of naked women with their legs open, i'm not expressing my sexuality, i'm just looking at a scene. a lewd image itself is not an expression of sexuality. public displays of affection might be expressing your sexuality- depending on how "affectionate" the act... a simple hug, for example, does not imply sexuality. also porn isn't the issue in this video. it's basically about south korean youth having premarital sex. they feel ashamed of it because of their strict culture and family. however, premarital sex is not a crime- though it is frowned upon... also the crime is making porn- the koreans are free to watch it.

@RADIOACTIVEBUNY 8 жыл бұрын

I vowed to never get married but I might do it just to hire that photographer. That guy's a freaking riot.

@angryyordle4640 7 жыл бұрын

that photographers voice at 3:40 is so funny :'D

@KevinMichael 6 жыл бұрын

That wedding photographer is my spirit animal

@smellyfish36 8 жыл бұрын

that photographer was amazing lol

@justinxu8205 8 жыл бұрын

This is really just the effect of heavy restriction on anything. My parents really tried their hardest to keep me away from video games, and it had the opposite effect and just made me play more. Obviously, I'm not saying that there should be no regulation on this type of thing, but maybe the government and society can take a different approach.

@streetnecco1797 6 жыл бұрын

That photographer is literally Garret Watts when he becomes one 😂

@zaneeeneal 6 жыл бұрын

"Despite getting fake married to our translator on a K drama TV set I still hadn't grasped the nuances of Korean dating culture." .... There's a phrase I'm never gonna forget

@sasakiumiquema9608 8 жыл бұрын

I love the photographer!! XD

@danielponcianodiaz176 8 жыл бұрын

XD IKR

@jlim6262 8 жыл бұрын

The photographer was so much fun. I need that guy for my wedding haha. The reporter though...awkward looking weasel.

@spacemotherwolf3521 8 жыл бұрын

"MISTEIR PRESEEEDENT!" (≧∇≦)

@jlim6262 8 жыл бұрын

I would go to Korea just to hire him lol.

@spacefacey 5 жыл бұрын

Heads up Idk if you meant this or not but weasel is a racial slur for Asian people.

@J3nnyp4nny 2 жыл бұрын

@@spacefacey The reporter isn't asian though

@Gio-id9mv 7 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this!!! I want to have a photo shoot like this when I'm older 😍

@dogmeatz 7 жыл бұрын

i remember that there was a time when the birthrates was so low that there weren't enough kids to enroll the children in the schools

@deleon629 8 жыл бұрын

I applaud you guys for having produced this video with very little bias, and a voice that spoke for the people. That's what true journalism is all about.

@alexandrapieper2800 7 жыл бұрын

that photographer is really into his job

@DennisAlexioAndyHug 6 жыл бұрын

Alexandra Pieper HE IS THE BEST

@kimchi3497 6 жыл бұрын

Well done, Great representation to the subject.

@mona9008 7 жыл бұрын

I would just go by myself to a motel for an hour just to be in a quiet place... sad I know but my family is very loud.

@lukea997 8 жыл бұрын

The photographer was the real star of the show love him aha

@ihategoogle2382 8 жыл бұрын

That photoshoot gave zero insight about the subject. Actually, most of this video gave little insight

@ReneMcLaren 8 жыл бұрын

+Ihategoogle+ Maybe there's no love in Korea

@Catmagic123 8 жыл бұрын

+Aoa Tee what? it gave us a picture of how love is depicted over there.

@JediToad11 8 жыл бұрын

welcome to vice

@KibatsuMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+Ihategoogle+ It wasn't apparent in the video that the s-korean government is issuing propaganda for the younger generation to promote sex in the form of photography of young couples in wedding attire on the sets of popular kdrama's? I think your eyes need insight.

@JediToad11 8 жыл бұрын

+Jose Espinal it doesn't promote anything. it seems like a gimmick, like choosing a theme for your wedding photo. if they really wanted to promote sex they would have pornsites etc. no one will get married just for the sake of having their photo taken on a kdrama set.

@opportunityknox8575 3 жыл бұрын

Such a serious topic, yet most of you comment about the cheesee camera man. 🤔

@WrapFiqah 6 жыл бұрын

“New seasons shoes” TOOK ME OUT😂😭

@voiceofreason1663 8 жыл бұрын

the video shots looks more appealing than the photograph

@TheBabo15 8 жыл бұрын

finally somebody said it. I thought they would come out good but meh lol

@voiceofreason1663 8 жыл бұрын

Suri Lee Madden Yes, very meh... They should screen cap this video instead and print it out, One thing's for sure, Vice have great sense in videography. props to them

@laurenavery2726 8 жыл бұрын

The fact that the elderly are also now working in the sex industry in Korea is crazy. Because in South Korea the society there focus's more upon the elderly than the younger generation because they are supposed to set a good example and to be role models. Where as in the West and European countries they focus more on the younger generations, because they are the new hope and to give more to the world.

@Multi2794 Жыл бұрын

So interesting !

@bluesafir3769 6 жыл бұрын

very good video, amazing

@bobcairns7239 8 жыл бұрын

Hilarious "If the room is pretty I will like it" hasn't got a clue what she said and the guy cracks up laughing, thinking 'I will leave you to it then' lol wonderful x

@jeffblunte 8 жыл бұрын

That photographer is killin the game!!!!

@bladethewolfartist7095 5 жыл бұрын

if I was made to do those photos I would not be able to stop laughing to be able to have my photo taken. I had already messed up a drama practice once where I could not stop laughing as I was to play the bad boy boyfriend (despite being a girl myself) of this slightly rebellious girl trying to convince her to leave her family behind. And I was told to go up to her and stroke her cheek with my hand but not just that I was also smearing white face paint onto her face at the same time to symbolise her growing rebellious behaviour and the her peers have on her and I could not stop laughing. Like I would reach over to do this one scene and just crack up at how serious everyone was trying to be it was so cringe I could not stop my laughter.

@mamamoblue628 5 жыл бұрын

Get yourself a friend that hypes you up just like how the wedding photographer hyped them up😂😂😂

@leoncampa 9 жыл бұрын

Come visit Vancouver in Canada, where about 30% of the population are asian, and half of the young ones are expat students trying to find a new life away from the congested Asian cities they come from (If you don't believe me, look at any youtube video filmed in Vancouver and see how right I am). One of the first things you see happen, is how fast they begin dating, having sex, and getting married at a super young age before going back so that their parents can not keep them apart again. About half of those expat students also end up looking for a way NOT to go back and end up staying in Canada, where life is not only less congested, but where it also lets people be relatively free. It also happens to be the North American city with the most mixed race of white-asian couples, and thereby children, in the world.

@keuschkacey 9 жыл бұрын

In Montreal we have more Indians and Arabs. Also a good amount of Haitians... I must visit Vancouver eventually.

@BeautifulHang0ver 9 жыл бұрын

blame on Chinese plz

@Urstupidumbass 9 жыл бұрын

I came to Canada from South Korea about 6 years ago, the cultural influence is, without a doubt, very significant.

@hely1108 9 жыл бұрын

Vancouver here i come, a nigga gon' get some asian lovin'

@nimeshwidanage3187 9 жыл бұрын

And don't forget about the really expensive housing prices; some are starting argue that the city is starting to get congested and is turning into a "typical Asian city."

@briigita1 8 жыл бұрын

That photographer is the best! :D

@SFSD1097 8 жыл бұрын

+Bri Gita sit on my face

@mohdfitri5674 5 жыл бұрын

"it takes the word "dickhead" to a whole another level" lmao

@Msdaac17 7 жыл бұрын

Me gustó el documental, pero me hubiera gustado que exploraran más ciertos temas, sobre todo, si consideramos que el sexo premarital es aún un tabú ¿Qué pasa con las madres adolescentes?

@earlgrey2130 9 жыл бұрын

I fail to see how a decrease in population is a bad thing. It's the best thing that can happen for mankind on a global scale. The worlds leading countries should offer financial reward for countries that have decrease in population.

@Farscryer0 9 жыл бұрын

Except think about what happens when you are an industrialized trading nation now burdened with a lowered population yet still obligated (if not forced) to produce just as much as you did before. Think about if the bread-basket countries stopped having the workers necessary to cultivate wheat at the rate they did in years past: you'd starve the world inside of 10 years, if we didn't kill each other off trying to obtain hoarded food for individual populations.

@dre3k78 9 жыл бұрын

These advanced countries(ie not 3rd world) with falling birth rates like Japan and SK are going to cause their economy to take a dump. There will be no work force in the future unless they implement mass immigration.

@garouHH 9 жыл бұрын

Farscryer0 With the current leaps and bounds in automation, machine learning and AI, I'd be surprised if as little as 10% of the current work force will be required in 20 years to keep production stable. As for wheat and similar crops, their production is pretty much completely automated already if you invest into the machinery.

@dre3k78 9 жыл бұрын

garouHH This tech is already becoming evident in these countries like Japan. They are heavily investing in automation and robotics to cover the reduction in manpower due to low birth rates.

@dragnar12 9 жыл бұрын

Neeno Brown there is no proof that declining populations will couse a massive economic dump ( less people = less mouths to feed to ) the problem is taking care of the old generation ( till there dead ) one,s your past that there aint a problem the real problem is money and its ( debt based system ) wen there are not enough new peeps bieng born to shoulder ( more and more debt ) u have a problem ( but that's a problem of the way the money system works ;) )

@Yellocallo123 9 жыл бұрын

As a Korean, I'm offended by the comments (rude much?) and the guy in the video. Vice always picks journalists that make everything seem so bad... It's not bad that the birth rate decreased, humans are overpopulated anyway. But that doesn't mean u have to diss the country. Eventually the birth rate in Korea will increase, have u seen the culture there?!? Romance is everything... Literally, there's clothes dedicated to couples to have matching clothes, even underwear and socks... And the songs and KDRAMA's have something to do with love or falling in love. And the media has a big impact on the young and old in Korea. Drama and kpop is everything, it's gonna affect the people somehow... Seriously, I wish vice would think outside the box 4 once and think about their content.

9 жыл бұрын

***** Koreans are like everyone else. When the culture is prudish and victorian, prostitution thrives. When the culture relaxes and accepts normal human behavior. prostitutes disappear, as mutually attracted cultures do what comes naturally.

@Nanancay 9 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Kim Lmao from the beginning I thought the presenter was pretty shit, he kept saying 'this is SO WEIRD' to highlight his discomfort and he didn't try to embrace any of it.

@grimjowjaggerjak 9 жыл бұрын

+Jennifer Kim Thats not that good to have a declining population, we see that also in france but we have a lot of immigration so that equilibrate the things but for korea thats different, there almost arent any immigration. And declining population = aging population = diminution of active workers who would be paying the pension of the growing aging population

@Nanancay 9 жыл бұрын

***** She's agreeing with Jennifer saying how Western countries don't know shit about other countries and mainly always try to portray aspects of that culture as negative. Like in the middle east, they show their countries as war torn and struggling, and ignore how beautiful places like iraq/palestine can be. ALSO in China, Europeans and Americans were all like EW CHINA'S SO CRUEL TO ANIMALS - and IGNORED all the CHINESE PEOPLE campaigning AGAINST animal cruelty. The reporters come into these countries with ignorance, and they love to say things are disgusting or weird because that's not how the US/the west does it.

@SonoftheSteppes 9 жыл бұрын

+NANCAY WANG And the world knows how stupid Muricans are lol.But there's also bias about Euro countries that Asians say too. EX: One of my friends thought that everyone in Europe looks like a model and that the culture is sophisticated,advanced and lovely.A pure paradise of love and everything... Lol it isn't.

@Mellowgardenrecords 4 жыл бұрын

What I learned: The Camera man made me smile and I'm not even there. There is a sex park...need I say more Old people club. Don't get me wrong the whole video was very informative and Interesting

@sindyozdemir9670 7 жыл бұрын

I loved the photographers energy 😂👌🏼

@jameswatts5058 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful doc... So informative , and precise with it's voice and conclusive properties. I commend Vice and the journalist that tackled this uncomfortable yet extremely enthralling cultural phenom.

@Dave6177 7 жыл бұрын

Mad props to the photographer!

@cocknballtorture7641 6 жыл бұрын

I love the photographer!!!!! Need more people like him hahahaha

@Heyangel95 6 жыл бұрын

korean/japanese/chinese photographer are actually really good. Ive tried a lot of them. Besides the awesome pics.. mad lightning skills + mad photoshop skills and they were all really passionate. I had also shootings in eu but majority of the ppl where not really as passionate.. or at least i never got the feeling.. it was always... do as you like and if the pic turned out bad.. its your fault ^^" the makeupartists and hairstyler are also pretty good in china/japan/korea.. besides the typicall beautystandards, they have some good techniques for hair and makeup. I always enjoyed shootings in those three asian countries more tbh.