Korea has legalized tattoo arts by non -medical professionals for the first time for the first time after the campaign that works without fear of prosecution or harassment.
In East Asian countries, tattoos are common, but in 1992, the Supreme Court ruling was limited to medical professionals.
But after the Thursday, after passing the tattoo law, non -medical experts who make up most of the industry will be able to get a license.
LIM BO-RAN, chairman of the Korean Tattoo Federation, cried with the sound of the law.
In 1992 and now, those who provide tattoos without medical credentials have been fined up to five years in prison or up to 50 million Korean won ($ 35,000; £ 28,000).
The Korea Tattoo Union has no official statistics on how many tattoos, but the Korean tattooing alliance provides at least 50 legal support every year, and I think it is more than fined.
According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, as of 2021, there were about 350,000 tattoo artists in the United States.
But few of them are relatively medical qualifications. Instead, most of them come from the same art or beauty background as elsewhere in the world.
By participating in illegal practice, Korean tattoo artists were threatened or reported by dissatisfied customers.
A female tattoo artist who passed a pseudonym NAR said that he had been sexually harassed by a man after a tattoo to the BBC, but he did not report the case to the authorities for the fear of being prosecuted.
Another one passing through Banul was reported to the police by a customer who wanted 5 million Korean won ($ 3,500; £ 2,800).
In recent years, however, the Korean court has captured several tattoo artists to show a change in attitude.
Park Ju-Min, chairman of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee and the major legislative supporters of the law, said that many politicians in the House of Representatives had eyebrows or lip tattoos.
He said, “Citizens can get tattoos safely, and those in the tattoo industry will be recognized as legal experts.”
However, the change of law is faced with opposition from the Korean medical community.
The Korea Medical Association said ahead of the passage, “It can not only damage the skin, but also cause other health risks, including interference with cancer diagnosis.”
“Tattoos are fundamentally medical procedures, and growing popularity does not reduce the risk of relevant.”
In the industry, some people think that the change of law will not be stigmatized by tattoos despite being popular among young people and noticeably increasing in influential culture. According to a recent poll, the majority of Koreans are still negative.
Tattoo ban is no longer a permanent feature of Korean society, but it can be a slow and painful process to remove it completely.
The new law is effective within two years, and tattoo artists must pass the national test, receive complete safety and hygiene education, and maintain detailed records.
Tattoo removal performed using a laser is still limited to medical professionals.
Further reported by Yuna
