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Sex Among Allies: Military Prostitution in U.S.-Korea Relations is a study by American academic Katharine Moon on prostitution around U.S. Military bases in South Korea during the 1970s. [1] This study was published in 1997.
Bacchus Ladies (Korean: 박카스 할머니; RR: bagkaseu halmeoni) is a term to describe elderly female prostitutes in Seoul, South Korea. Bacchus Ladies are women in their 50s, 60s, and some even their 80s, who solicit men in Seoul's parks and plazas for sex in nearby motels for about 20,000 to 30,000 won ($18–26 USD), or even less if the ...
January 31 – Cho Mi-yeon, singer and actress, member of girl group (G)I-dle February 1 – Jihyo, singer, member of girl group Twice February 14 – Jaehyun (singer), singer, member of boy band NCT
In South Korea, the gold-collecting campaign was a national sacrificial movement in early 1998 to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund. At the time, South Korea had about $304 billion in foreign-exchange debt. The campaign, involving about 3.51 million people nationwide, collected about 227 tons of gold [1] worth about $2.13 ...
Pages in category "1997 in South Korea" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
1997 in South Korea (7 C, 4 P) This page was last edited on 28 February 2019, at 14:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
September 1996: A North Korean Sang-O-class submarine inserts a reconnaissance team and runs aground on the east coast of South Korea near Jeongdongjin, 20 kilometres south-east of Gangneung, Gangwon-do, leading to a 49-day manhunt for the 26 crewmen. April 1997: Five North Korean soldiers cross the DMZ in Cheolwon, Gangwon-do, and fire on ...
Until Kim Hak-sun's testimony in 1991, comfort women were silenced post-liberation – in South Korea due the nation's masculinist culture and nationalist shame. [1] [2] Following this, the issue gained momentum, with demands for recognition and compensation emanating from multiple sources, including feminist organisations and legal professionals.