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Secret Ink

Secret Ink

26m•Documentary

South Korea’s underground tattoo scene: The women defying the law

Once associated with gangsters, in South Korea tattoos still divide opinion. Whilst they have grown in popularity, only licensed doctors can officially ink skin. So in the thriving underground scene in Seoul, many artists are, in effect, working illegally. BBC 100 Women meets the women tattoo artists who are navigating this precarious work and those fighting to overturn the law so that artists no longer live in fear of being reported.

StatusReleased
Runtime26m
LanguageEN
Release Date—

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