That means Seoul is also home to most of the prostitution in the country. While sex shops can be found all over Korea the bulk are located in and around Seoul. Prostitution in Seoul is major. There is not a whole lot in the way of Korean porn available. Adult entertainment in South Korea in a gigantic industry generating more than 13 billion dollars annually.
Supposedly prohibited by official regulation there are nonetheless countless establishments and area throughout the country offering all manner of adult services. Most foreigners visiting the country find that they are unable to patronize the majority of these shops due to discriminatory entrance requirements or a language barrier.
Still there are a few shops known to accept foreigners. The adult businesses in Seoul that I know of that allow non-Koreans entry are listed here. This is all to the best of my knowledge which itself comes with no guarantees. I could be wrong about one thing or everything. Obviously this site does not advocate that anyone break any laws anywhere, least of all when not in their home countries. This information like the rest of the website is published with the sole purpose of entertaining the reader.
Red light districts are perhaps the most widely known types of prostitution venues on earth. But these days they are hardly the most common. Even the famed De Wallen window district in Amsterdam is reduced in size. So it is no surprise that red light districts in Korea are being dismantled and replaced on a regular basis. That is especially true in Seoul though there are still some remnants of the red light districts around.
Historically the biggest red light districts in Seoul included Miari Texas , Cheonho and Cheongnyangni Most are now shadows of they once were. Kiss rooms are probably the most unique type of sex shop in South Korea. Seoul is home to several of them. These places are also known as kiss bangs or lip cafes. Lip is self explanatory. The word cafe is just attached to a lot of sex shops for some reason. Kiss rooms are like the Korean version of a blowjob bar. Customers typically pay for a set amount of time in a small private room.
