Korea is a place where traditionally, things were done in groups. Since COVID, more activities are becoming socially acceptable to do alone.
Korea Times story here
Our articles on doing things alone
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Easy to Learn Korean 1464 – Baseball – Attend and watch a game.
Happy Black Day (Singles Day)!
There are three unofficial “love” holidays on the 14th:
2/14 – Valentine’s Day – guys receive gifts
3/14 – White Day – girls receive gifts (Japan and Korea)
4/14 – Black Day – single people buy black-bean noodles to celebrate/cry about their single hood (Korea-only)
블랙데이 beullaek-dei – Black Day
짜장면 jjajang-myeon – Korean-style (Chinese) black bean noodles
Single or married with no children.
Another fascinating article that discusses the increase in childless married couples and people who choose to remain single in Seoul.