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"If you’re on TikTok, you may have come across “Hongdae boys” or “Hongdae guys”
recently. In a social media context, the term refers to a group of young South
Korean men who prey on foreign women (particularly white women) visiting the
Hongdae area in Seoul’s Mapo district.
Largely made viral by popular South Korean TikToker Sean Solo (@itsseansolo)
creating parodies of these men, Hongdae boys are depicted as men who make
brazen (and slightly awkward) attempts at picking up unsuspecting tourists or
foreign students.
Some of these women, who are often viewed as sexually “available”, have
sometimes been inspired by K-dramas or K-pop idols to visit Korea in search of
the perfect South Korean boyfriend.
So what’s behind the rise of Hongdae boy videos? And is Seoul turning into a
place to avoid if you’re a young female traveller? Well, no. But Sean Solo’s
parodies of this recognisable type of South Korean man shouldn’t be dismissed
as purely comedy."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics