from my understanding korea has a deep cultural thing about division of the genders. part of why transgender people struggle immensely in korea isnt outright malicious hatred, as much as it is jobs and society being so specifically and unnecessarily gendered. huge part of the blame goes to the United States because they pushed for very misogynistic laws during the occupation.

it’s not to say that everyone is going through the same situation. i follow many korean influencers on instagram, mostly pet owners who post cute pets. i’ve noticed that every single one of them that isnt a flaming hot piece of shit has no trouble getting a girlfriend or wife. this one korean influencer i follow has flooded my feed with mostly baby videos and dad-baby content.