Western women have been reported to find love in South Korea. Most of them are in their early 20s.
Min joo Lee, a researcher at Indiana University Blooming, conducted a research to identify the main cause of their move. He visited eight hostels and interviewed 123 women. He then discovered that the drive was caused by the “Netflix effect”.
South Korean shows like “Crash Landing on You” and “Goblin”, are making women take long flights from the west to come see chiseled bodies of this men in real life. The like of Hyun Bin and Gong Yoo, who are offering the world the glimpse of being romantic and patient.
These South Korean men gave them emotions through their TV shows because of being cultured and romantic. The women claimed men in their countries are one-track minded and also neglect their appearances.
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Grace Thornton from the United Kingdom, among those interviewed, said the Netflix show “Crash Landing on You” made her pack belongings to Asia. She was astonished how men in the show did things she could only imagine of.
According to her, men is South Korea are the best a woman can have. They are gentle, charming, romantic, respectful and well-groomed. “(English men in comparison) are half drunk, holding a beer, holding a dead fish,” she said.
In South Korea, Grace claimed she felt special and people paid attention to her.
In general, the popularity of South Korean shows has attracted large numbers of women from the west who want to come and experience what has been scarce at home ground.
Comparing the population in South Korea in 2005 and 2019, that of women increased from 2.3 to 10 million while men increased from 2.9 to 6.7 million.
On the other side, some women unfortunately find the opposite of what is portrayed on the screens.
Mina from Morocco moved to South Korea out of their TV shows influence in 2021.
On arrival in the country, she found it different. She was even propositioned to have sex with strangers. “We are temporary pleasure,” she said, adding, “Men are men, humans are alike everywhere.” Mina said.
Since then, she lost interest in Korean men and also their TV shows. Another woman also encountered a racist who directed her to go back to Africa.
Most women came to understand not all Korean men are in possession of what they display on screens. And of course, there is always a good in bad and a bad in good.
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