Since the Korean War, "gijichon" U.S. military camp towns have been fixtures in South Korea. The most popular entertainment venues in "gijichon" are clubs, attracting military clientele with duty-free alcohol, music, shows, and women entertainers. In the 1990s, South Korea's rapid economic advancement, combined with the stigma and low pay attached to this work, led to a shortage of Korean women willing to serve American soldiers. Club owners brought in cheap labor, predominantly from the Philippines and ex-Soviet states, to fill the vacancies left by Korean women. The increasing presence...
Since the Korean War, "gijichon" U.S. military camp towns have been fixtures in South Korea. The most popular entertainment venues in "gijichon" ar...