General Info

[Korling]

Don't worry about Miari being "off-limits"! There are foreigner's only places too (there are signs over the door). Since the middle of the summer, these places have had a real turn down in the sex business since the advent of a new rule placed on the military by USFK. Bar fines are now illegal for GI's. This is good thing or a bad thing; depends on your perception. Now the girls have to meet you in your hotel room or if you are a civilian, you have a much wider selection to choose from. This means the guy controls the situation and the girl gets to keep more of the money (prices should start to drop).
Since this has opened up some free lancing, things are looking up in the Tongduchon and Songtan areas. The free lancers are hanging out in the dance/disco bars now. They are easy to spot if you frequent the same place. They will be the ones sitting together, well-dressed and always there from opening to closing and paying for their own drinks. They will dance with their friends and try to get close to the foreigners in the club and bump into you for an introduction. They are everywhere. I have even run into ex-Miari girls in the Songtan area. There is also the Pyongtaek train station area. Be careful down here though because it is a good place to get rolled. If you still feel the need to go to Miari, you still can if you speak Korean and take along a well-dressed Korean friend.

[Retired AF]

Medic,

I don't know where your gettin your comedy from, but it ain't none for real, but is worth a chuckle. I've been to all of them.

Retired AF

[Medic]

I was sitting in a tabang in my city of residrence, and enjoying a cup of coffee with some of the agashis when in the middle of my speaking broken Korean one of the girls gave me the address of a big lesbian hangout in the city. I have since misplaced it, but I will try and retrieve it on another visit. Anyway one of the agashis said her sister went to one of their evening events, and said that they usually have a big strip show, and that they do something with a ball. I gathered that there is a country wide club scene for all the practicing lesbians in Korea to get to to-gether for social events now and again.

[Medic]

Picked this up from a friend.

STRANGE SEX LAWS

1. In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals,
but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a
male animal is punishable by death. (Like THAT makes sense.)

2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's
genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during
the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
(Makes you hope you never need surgery!)

3. Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse.
This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased
must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
(A brick??)

4. The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
(Whoa!)

5. There are men in Guam whose full time job is to travel the
countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the
privilege of having sex for the first time...Reason: under Guam
law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry. (Let's just
think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world
that even comes close to this?)

6. In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her
adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any
manner desired. (Ah! Justice!)

7. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only
in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)

8. In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her
husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be
in the room to witness the act. (Makes one shudder at the
thought.)

9. In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex
with a woman and her daughter at the same time. (This was a big
enough problem that they had to pass this law?)

10. In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending
machines with one exception: prophylactics may be dispensed
from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages
are sold for consumption on the premises." (Is this a great
country or what? ... Not as great as Guam, though!!)

[Medic]

the following report was in the korean herald on feb 12 2003

"teens sell sex after school"

"survey shows 1 in 2 teenage prostitutes live at home"

about half of all teenagers involved in **** prostitution attend school and live at their family home, according to a report
released by the commission on youth protection yesterday.
the report, based on investigation records of 414 minors selling their bodies, showed that 46.4 percent live with their families and 41.8 percent still attend school.
the commission said the report was compiled after a survey, and after analyzing written statements submitted to the police and prosecution by those who were confirmed to be the victims of sexual offenses in the past two years.
the report states "this challenges the common belief that prostitution involves only those who fled their homes or who are classified as problematic youths, and shows instead that prostitution has become popular, or at least not rare, among ordinary teens" .
it also cited what it called a shocking case of a 17 year old who said she once slipped out of school between classes, provided a sexual service and then returned to school.
as for what prompted them to join the sex industry, 51.5% said they needed money and 27.4% answered they had no alternative to meet living costs or had no place to sleep. about 7 percent said they did so just out of curiosity, and 3.9% said men seduced them.
asked what medium connected them to the sex trade, 58.7% cited the internet, and 13.2% mentioned telephone dialing services.
a total of 25.4% were aged 16, follwed by 17-year olds who accounted for 22 percent and 15-year olds at 21.7%. there was even a percentage for those aged 13 years old or younger at 3.9%
of their customers, 42.2% were in their 30's and 30.1% were in their 20's
about 55% of the teenagers said they usually had intercourse with one customer only once, while 30.9% said they met the same person between two to five times.

[OldLeaf]

A slightly different version of the same story, from the Korea Herald, Feb 7, 2003:

SEX TRADE REPORTED AT 4.1% OF GPD

Korea's sex industry accounts for up to 4.1 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), with over 330,000 women engaged in prostitution a report showed yesterday.

According to the report released by the Korean Institute of Criminology (KIC), the nation's sex trade was estimated at 24 trillion won (US$20.4 billion) last year, accounting for 4.1 percent of 578 trillion won, the total GDP.

The amount far exceeds that of the electricity, gas and water supply industry, which accounts for 2.9 percent of the GDP, and lags slightly behind the agricultural industry's 4.4 percent.

There are no guaranteed statistics on the sex industry, however, as prostitution is outlawed in Korea.

But the KIC said it calculated the volume of industry based on its survey of 5,403 sites providing sex services, such as bars and massage parlors, in Seoul and six other cities betweeen August and November last year.

The report estimated that up to 4.1 percent of Korean women in their 20s and 30s work in the business. This accounts for 8 percent of employeed women in these age groups.

About 358,000 men buy sex each day. Nearly 20 percent of men aged between 20 and 64 visit prostitutes on average 4.5 times every month, spending a sum that breaks down to 154,000 won (US$130) each time, according to the report.

The KIC said among the employers or brokers of prostitutes uncovered by police, an average of 76 percent were fined last year.

There has been a heated debate in Korea on whether to decriminalize prostitution. Proponents have claimed that legalization would make it easier for the authorities to supervise the sex industry and protect the rights and health of prostitutes, while opponents contended that the trade of women's bodies should not be encouraged at any cost.

And another look into this world:

From the Korea Herald, Feb 8, 2003:

GIRL CHARGED WITH LEAVING 75-YEAR-OLD TO DIE AFTER SEX

Police in Incheon said yesterday they arrested a high school girl on charges of leaving a man in his 70s to die when he needed emergency treatment after the two had sex.

The 16-year-old girl, whose family name is Kim, had intercourse with the man, surmaned Park, at a hotel in the port city west of Seoul Feb. 3.

Police said Park, 75, was bleeding and suffering respiratory difficulties when Kim left him behind in the hotel.

Kim is also suspected of taking 400,000 won from Park's pocket while the man remained unconscious.

[Photoman]

JoongAng Ilbo

Korea's sex industry is major money earner

Korea's sex industry generated 26 trillion won ($22 billion) in profits last year and employed about 260,000 women, including foreigners, a recent government survey found.

The Ministry of Gender Equality surveyed 5,600 karaoke clubs, hostess bars, massage parlors and night clubs in major cities across the country last year.

The profits from the sex industry made up 5 percent of the nation's Gross Domestic Product last year, making it larger than the agricultural and fisheries industry, which earned 24 trillion won in profits in 2002.

The survey found that 1 out of 25 women in Korea between the ages of 20 and 34 work in the sex industry, a number comparable to the 290,000 women of the same age group who worked in factory jobs in 2000, according to the Korea National Statistical Office.

"There were only 7,000 women who worked in traditional brothels," said a ministry aide who participated in the survey. "The number is less than 2 percent of the women in the Korean sex industry. Future government policies on the sex industry should focus on 'industrial prostitution' such as prostitutes who work in bars, cafes and massage parlors, while offering sex as an additional service."

Women who work independently were excluded from the survey. "If we include call girls, the number of women engaged in prostitution would exceed 500,000," a ministry official said.

According to reports by women's groups and the Korea Women's Development Institute, the scale of the Korean sex industry is far larger than the ministry is admitting.

Estimates by private groups of the number of women working in the sex industry have ranged in recent years from 514,000 to 1.2 million. "Saeumteo," a women's group in Seoul, said at least 7,096 women work in 1,442 sex-related businesses in Gyeonggi province alone.

"Now that we have these data, we hope to see the Gender Ministry come up with policies that bring harsher punishment for those charged in prostitution cases," said Park Sook-ja an adviser on women's issues at the National Assembly.
by Moon Kyung-ran <myfeast@joongang.co.kr>

[Traveler]

I am surprised that there is no mention of A-town on this site. A-town exists about 4 miles or so outside of Kunsan AB. Does it exists anymore. I was in Korea in the late 70s (78/79) and A-town consisted of about 18 bars and all the girls who worked in the bars lived in "hooches" there in A-town. Price back then was about $20 for all night. You could "Yobo" for about $100 a month. (That was living full time with one of the girls). Wow! How times have changed. Sure would like to know if A-town still exists and how it is today. Traveler.

[Rosy Palm]

Gentlemen,

I am in the U.S. Air Force and have spent a couple of years enjoying myself in South Korea. If you want to get laid all you have to do is find a taxi cab and tell the driver "you want a girl". It is that easy. If the driver doesn't speak English you can do the old finger puppet hand action (finger going through hole). If that doesn't work tell the driver you want "hop she da". That should have you on your way. I would advise only using drivers that speak English, that way he will understand when you tell him to wait for you. A lot of the roads in Korea are little village walkways that cars now drive on. It is very easy to get lost at night.

If you are in any of the cities that have juicy bar girls. Don't get stuck buying drinks. Go to one of the bars early, buy maybe one drink and ask the girl what time she gets off work. Tell her you will pay her later at the room. A lot of the girls have been tricked into working at the bars and only get a few cents on the drinks. She gets to keep all the money she makes at the room. Stay away from the shy girls, they are new to the life and more than likely will not go home with you. Look for the girl that is flirty and isn't afraid to drink alcohol. If you find one like that, she has probably been around the block a time or two and will know how to satisfy.

Almost every Korean train station is near a red light district. The U.S. military has made all train stations off limits to G.I.'s for this very reason. So if you find a passenger train station, "Po gee" is right around the corner. Po gee is the Korean word for pussy. "Cha gee" is the Korean word for dick. If you want to eat pussy say" Muh guh po gee". If you want a girl to suck you, say "muh guh cha gee".

I first was stationed at Kunsan Air Base back in the early 80's. Back then there were a lot of off limits barber shops and massage parlors. Now there isn't too many. If in Kunsan City, go to the bus stop where the base bus drops the G.I.'s off for shopping. There look for any taxi and tell the driver what you want. Chances are he will take you to the open market area. Right behind the market is an alley way where the girls are. Normally during the day time hours the girls are a sleep. When the actual market closes (night time) the girls come out and sit on little stools in front of their rooms. If you are in the U.S. service, be advised: Town patrol cruises this off limits area. If you are just walking around you are subject to getting taken back to base in handcuffes. If you are in the service get in and get out quickly.

I was last stationed in Korea three years ago and have travelled back there once since. Osan and the Army base areas are the easiest places to pick up the girls. Once in the Song tan area old ladies will approach you and ask if you want a young girl. If you say yes they will lead you to a hidden house with "yound girls". You will get what you want in these houses, but the conditions aren't the best for the girls. The old ladies treat the girls roughly and are pushy to the customers too. These women are hiding from the law, so they will push you to have fun in less than a half hour. If you are having a good time with a girl and you stay too long, the old lady will start telling the girl to hurry. Can be pretty frustrating, especially if you like the girl.

[helper]

For those of you with high standards who find yourself stuck in Seoul wihtout female companionship, check out my site.

www.geocities.com/songtan_son/seoul

Sorry for all the typos, it was a lunchtime-and-I-was-bored-stiff (no pun intended) kinda thing.

Laterz.

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