The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the procedure
Despite the decades-old ban, South Korea has nearly 50,000 tattoo artists, who risk police raids and prosecution for practising their trade.Violating the ban is punishable by fines of up to 50 million won and prison terms - usually two years, though the law provides for as much as life.
"The limited medical knowledge and skills involved in tattooing cannot ensure the levels of treatment that medical professionals can provide, treatment that may be needed before or after the procedure," the verdict said. Kim said the court had failed to advance since a 1992 Supreme Court decision that copied a Japanese verdict stipulating that tattooing was medical activity, even though Japanese courts have since overturned that ruling.
The popularity of "K-tattoos" has been surging at home and abroad in recent years thanks to their fine-line designs, delicate details and use of bold colours.
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