Farzah Draki
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It was so great.
I had the time of my life.
It was my first time in Korea and I just learnt so much.
I was only there for 10 days and before I went I hadn't seen Parasite yet.
Because I feel since I came back, everyone's been talking to me about Parasite and Korea and, oh, what was it like?
And I feel like South Korea is at a really interesting, pivotal moment right now.
And there's a bit of attention on it that there wasn't before.
So I had a great time.
That was the story that I pitched and the one that I was selected to go for.
So I had sort of heard and read a few articles about this Escape the Corset movement, which is one of many women's movements that are big in South Korea at the moment.
And
In short, what it is, is young women are cutting their hair short and not wearing makeup.
And in some cases, they're posting videos on YouTube or Instagram of themselves destroying makeup products, which a lot of people in Australia might not wear makeup as well.
But in Korea, where there's a very big, you know, Korean beauty movement, like I'm sure you've seen.
I think so.
And, you know, Korean face masks, cosmetics, it's such a big industry.
And so it's all the more significant as to why are these women sort of turning away from that.
And I had the chance to meet with and chat to a couple of women there about their experiences.
And what I found is that it's not an isolated movement.
It's tied to a number of other concerns that women have in South Korea.