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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 6 terms in South Korea.

Cheongnyangni 588South KoreaKorean

청량리 588, the most-photographed glass-fronted 'red-light' district in Seoul through the 2000s. Demolished and redeveloped 2018-2019 after sustained enforcement under the 2004 Act.

condition meeting (조건만남)South KoreaKorean

Online-arranged paid meeting; the modern displacement of the in-person 'red-light' district economy after the 2004 Act crackdowns.

Han-tah (한터)South KoreaKorean

Common short reference to the Hanteo Women's Rights Centre, a Korean sex-worker-rights organisation.

iSHAPSouth KoreaEnglish (Korea)

Ivan Stop HIV/AIDS Project. Korean queer-community-led HIV testing and PrEP referral network with English-language support.

molka (몰래카메라)South KoreaKorean

Illicit recording, particularly of intimate images. Korean law was significantly strengthened in 2018 (Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes); penalties tripled. Foreigners are not exempt.

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.