100% it’s inherited from the USA during their reconstruction period after the split. Circumcision was encouraged by the US military as a way to make soldiers more efficient, and since SK never lost the threat of NK invasion, it became a cultural practice in the 50s that never ended. Today, it’s a full blown cultural norm like in the US, probably >80% of men (interestingly, neonatal circumcision is not the norm, and many men will choose for themselves later); in the US, the rate varies by region, and is overall declining outside of Michigan and the Midwest (which have growing Muslim populations, and are becoming more and more sex-negative overall).
Korea as well unfortunately.
But probably not before the splitting?
Seems like South-Korea has some things which have quite clearly come quote directly from the US.
Like the whole loving spam thing. (The food, not the phenomenon.)
100% it’s inherited from the USA during their reconstruction period after the split. Circumcision was encouraged by the US military as a way to make soldiers more efficient, and since SK never lost the threat of NK invasion, it became a cultural practice in the 50s that never ended. Today, it’s a full blown cultural norm like in the US, probably >80% of men (interestingly, neonatal circumcision is not the norm, and many men will choose for themselves later); in the US, the rate varies by region, and is overall declining outside of Michigan and the Midwest (which have growing Muslim populations, and are becoming more and more sex-negative overall).
Thanks for the information bruh