relationship trends

A once-niche corner of Korea’s dating industry is having a breakout moment: matchmaking services connecting Korean men with Japanese women, colloquially dubbed “han-nam-il-nyeo” (한남일녀) pairings, have seen match volumes grow …

A recognizable shift is underway in how Korea’s MZ generation — millennials and Gen Z, roughly those in their 20s and 30s — approach dating, according to trend analysis circulating …

Korea’s MZ generation, its twenty- and thirty-somethings, is reshaping dating culture around what researchers describe as “efficiency and balance” rather than traditional romantic ideals, a shift trend analysts attribute to …

At a Western-style restaurant in Seoul’s Gangnam district on May 1, a man in his 50s opened his self-introduction with, “My legs are strong, and I don’t have a belly.” …

Rotation speed-dating and solo-drinking bars already reshaped how young Koreans meet each other. The newest addition doesn’t look like a dating tool at all: Setlog, a habit-tracking app that pings …

Ask a room of young Korean men how a dating couple should split the bill, and the answer is close to unanimous. Ask the women dating them, and the answer …