Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 1 term in South Korea starting with R.
room salon (룸살롱)South KoreaKorean
Private-room karaoke/hostess venue category. Visible Korean equivalent of the Japanese hostess-club economy and the Taiwanese piano-bar economy. Subject to bait-and-switch bill-padding scams.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.