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Japanese group “went on an expedition to Korea… successful in targeting women”
Uploading of illegal footage such as photos and recordings
“Sorry for the lack of management… the purpose of tourism, not meeting,” claimed.
The ‘Staran Family’, a Japanese ‘pick-up artist’ group, posted a photo saying they were going on a ‘Korea Expedition’ last month. [출처=엑스(X·옛 트위터)]
Controversy erupted when it became known that dozens of members of a Japanese ‘pickup artist’ (a person whose job is to seduce women for the purpose of relationships) claimed to have traveled to Korea and had sexual relations with Korean women.
According to a report by Hankook Ilbo on the 12th, Mr. A, the vice president of the Japanese pick-up artist group ‘Staran Family’, wrote on his “I am leaving,” he posted, adding, “There are as many as 38 participants in this expedition.” The organization teaches men how to seduce women in exchange for membership fees. Instructors are invited to teach how to have conversations with the opposite sex, how to improve one’s appearance, and how to take profile photos for social networking services (SNS). Do it. It is known that more than 250 people are currently working as instructors.
After arriving in Korea, some group members posted photos and recordings believed to be illegal, claiming they had “successfully targeted Korean women.” On the 22nd of last month, Mr. B posted a photo of a woman on The next day, he posted a photo of the recording and the woman’s back, saying, “I recorded the sounds of sexual intercourse yesterday.” Another group member, Mr. C, also left a post that seemed to brag, “I started a relationship with a Korean woman as soon as I met her.” This was not the first time this group went on an ‘expedition to Korea’. It was confirmed that in December of last year, Mr. A posted a photo of a woman wearing only underwear, saying, “I had sex with a Korean gravure (Japanese adult magazine) idol on the same day I met her while on a trip to Korea.”
As the controversy spread, with Japanese netizens who heard about the incident spreading criticism and postings, Mr. D, the head of the ‘Starnan family’, posted an apology video on the 3rd. He apologized, saying, “Some members undermined the dignity of Koreans by posting posts that lacked a sense of ethics, such as photos showing women’s faces and bodies. As a representative, my management was inadequate.” However, he insisted, “The purpose of the Korean expedition was general tourism, not meeting.”
Intern reporter Jeong Ye-won ywjung@asiae.co.kr
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