Attractive Women Paid to Work Out at Korean Gyms

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New light is being cast on the employment of young, attractive women by health centers in Korea in order to attract male customers. On July 16, a job advertisement titled “Work out two hours per day and earn money (female)” was uploaded by a large fitness center in Mapo-gu on job search website Albamon. Searching […]

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[Guest rebrebreb]

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[BoAFreakVer.300]

Using sex to sell products and services are nothing new. Compared to Western culture and ideals it's much, much, much more frown upon since this kind of thing opens the floodgates for discrimination lawsuits. I would say that in South Korea, it's “nothing new” since they openly ask for age, gender, etc and even force applications to attach a photo of themselves although that may be slowly changing.

I'm more outrage that the pay is so low.

[Guest Ming Banger]

Using sex to sell products and services are nothing new. Compared to Western culture and ideals it's much, much, much more frown upon since this kind of thing opens the floodgates for discrimination lawsuits. I would say that in South Korea, it's “nothing new” since they openly ask for age, gender, etc and even force applications to attach a photo of themselves although that may be slowly changing.

I'm more outrage that the pay is so low.

It's 2 hours a day. Did you think they were going to be paid an exorbitant amount for being pretty? Taller than 165 cm but weighing less than 50 kg certainly isn't healthy.

[Guest cakey]

What if those 165 cm 50 kg women start working out there and then get swole and weigh too much for the position anymore :o

[Guest novadestin]

Just another one of those news stories that circles back around every so often. If it's not in the news, it doesn't happen, right? xP