South Korea's underground tattoo scene: The women defying the law - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service

Meet the women tattoo artists challenging South Korea's strict laws.

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In Secret Ink, BBC 100 Women meets a handful of female tattoo artists in South Korea where it is illegal to tattoo without a doctor's licence. They share how they face extra risks and vulnerability and how they believe the law should be changed so that artists no longer have to live in fear of being reported to the police and face potential fines or prosecution.

Warning: This video contains references to sexual harassment.

00:00 South Korea’s illegal tattoo scene
00:37 Getting abuse for being a tattoo influencer
02:17 Why tattoos are associated with gangsters
03:00 Getting harassed online for your tattoos
04:20 The stigma of being a woman with tattoos in South Korea
05:43 Tattooist Narr shares her story
07:19 Sexual harassment by client
08:59 Rising popularity of tattoos in South Korea
09:38 Tattooist Uzu on keeping tattooing a secret
13:04 Hopes for a change in the law
15:41 The latest attempt to change law
15:59 The work of the Tattoo Union
16:52 Why people want the law changed
18:20 Who opposes the law being changed
18:41 One of the few legal tattooists in South Korea
21:18 Tattooist Gong Greem on why she went abroad to work
23:40 Tattooists reflect on their hopes for the future

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