Trip to Korea for tattoo

TRIP TO KOREA FOR TATTOO

Korean Style Tattoo


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Consideration of Tattoo in Korea are controversial in between 'Fashion' and 'Off-line', 
The population who has tattoo in Korea has passed over a million though, Korea is still familiar with the word of tattoo rather than actual tattoo.
It is because Korean consider doing filial duty starts from caring their own body that inherited from the parents. 
So it's dominant conception to perceive it to be ineffective against "The body's paternal paternity". 

One of Korean rapper, Dokki was on TV show putting on a big tape on his neck a while ago. And it is because the tattoo on his neck and it was against the broadcasting policy.
However, is really tattoo unhealthy and unethical things? Here are the interviews from some Korean who looks Korean who would not get tattoo (stereotypically thing to say).


Intervew# 1. Yoon (Female, College student, 27)
A female college student who majored in Japanese literature at a university in Seoul says she got a unicorn tattoo on her cuffs last month. 
Actually she was in to the pretty shape when she visited tattoo shop for her friend. She said " I am wearing long sleeves at home because my parents feel sick".
"But, I feel like I have a favorite pattern on my body for a life time which is nice."


Interview# 2. Han (Male, Musician, 34)
A musician in Korea got a rhombus on his back neck. There is a full moon on the sea in the shape. 
And his left wrist has a 500won coin sized treble clef, a cross on his right wrist.
In march last year, he got them and he said " I wanted to have a special symbol to express myself. I have been seeing giant and scary tattoos through movies or news but I want to get something watercolors my brother got. 


  






The age of tattooing scary animal in whole body on news or movies has passed. Nowadays, emotional tattoo such as small size of cute tattoo and tattoo that looks like watercolor is getting popular. And there are 760,0000 postings on Instagram with a hashtag, #tattoo which are filled with flowers, cats, handwriting or etc.

The tatoo shop of Tatooist Kim Se-yoon in Seoul was small but comfy and adorable. On one side of the workshop, there were some colorful tattoos that Kim had worked with customers.
He said, "We have enough consultation and reflect the style, design, and colors that customers want. And we create a customized tattoo which is the only design in the world."
"There are many customers who are looking for a cute illustration tattoo that fits well with female college students." Most of his clients are ordinary female college students and office workers rather than a man who has a tattoo. 





  




# Another K-wave, Korean style tattoo

Emotional tattoo is a unique feature of Korean tattooists. Instagram of one of famous tattooist named Doi are filled with tatoos like pencil sketch. 
Swiming dolphines, two kids holded on to dad. 
Doi said, "The delicate hand skills and lyrical sensitivity of Korean tattooists have created a unique style called 'Korean style tattoos.' Unique style that can not be seen anywhere in the world, 


Three years ago, Korean style tattoos have become known. Many of Korean tattooist started to upload and promote their work through social network services such as instagram, facebook or etc. Doi has 300,000 followers on instagram. And there are many replies on her work in multiple languages. Actually most of his customers are foreigners. 
There are customers who come to Korea for 4 days and 3 nights trip to get tattoo from her. 
Doi said " it is a high value industry and much possibility to develop into a new Korean wave." 






 # Still controversial in office

The average tattoo population per year is more than 1 million according to Korean Tattoo Association and news terms like emotional tattoo and Korean style tattoo are out though, tattoo in office is still like a taboo in Korea. Kim who transfer to HK investment bank this year from Korean investment bank said "When I was working in Korea, it was impossible to do business without a wristwatch". "In HK, no one cares of waring tattoo on my wrist. but I didn't even think of getting more tattoo because it was getting headache of one of my tattoo shaped star which was gotten when he was in England.


Kim Cheol-hyun (27), a job-seeking student, is also suffering from a similar problem because of his tattoo. Kim, who majored in piano when he was a high-school student got a Triangular tattoo on his right hand fingers to celebrate the graduation with friends. But, he is always wearing disposable bandage on the tattoo to hide on the way to the office for his internship. And he said, "I think it will be more uncomfortable later on, I am considering to remove it once available.






# Tattoo Skin Printer - engraved and erased 

Tattoo skin printer has been developed for those want to get tattoos but feel burdens due to the social reflection.
It's easy and simple operation. You simply paint your tattoo design through the application and then rub to the designed area.
Using cosmetic raw materials, you can get clear colors and easy to erase. The machine is developed by a startup ' Sketchon'. 
This was ranked at Top 4 in investment project held in Finland last November. CEO Lee said "I aimed at those who are reluctant to do tattoos because of the difficulty of remove and risky. and I hope that tattoo will become one of the means of self-expression."

Photo: Doi, Kim Se-yoon instagram

via JTBC Lee Hyun & Kim Min-kwan reporter

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