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Korean men-Japanese women marriages hit 1,483 in 2025, 7.8 times reverse case
En breve
Statistics Korea figures cited by Dong-A Ilbo and Maeil Business show 1,483 marriages between Korean men and Japanese women in 2025, about 7.8 times the 190 marriages between Japanese men and Korean women. The head of the Korea-Japan marriage agency Dairie, Hong Dae-ui, said member consultations topped 10,000 in 2025 and that his agency arranges 120–130 video meetings a month. He attributed the rise to improved perceptions of Korean men in Japan, Korean men's preference for Japanese women and differences in marriage and housing culture.
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Statistics Korea data cited by both Dong-A Ilbo and Maeil Business show 1,483 marriages between Korean men and Japanese women in 2025, compared with 190 marriages between Japanese men and Korean women — about 7.8 times as many. Maeil Business said such marriages have increased quickly since the COVID-19 pandemic and reached their highest level since 2000. Newsis framed the same trend in its headline as a roughly eightfold surge in Korea-Japan couples. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The subject drew attention after Hong Dae-ui, head of Dairie, an agency specialising in Korea-Japan matches, appeared on the YouTube channel Turbo832 TV on October 4, according to Dong-A Ilbo and Maeil Business. The channel has about 416,000 subscribers. Hong said consultations from members exceeded 10,000 in 2025 and that the agency arranges 120 to 130 video meetings a month, describing demand on the ground as “explosive”. [ 2 , 3 ]
Hong attributed the increase partly to a change in how Japanese women see Korean men, citing the influence of K-dramas and Korean culture, Maeil Business reported. He said Korean men are seen as more affectionate and more open about their feelings than Japanese men. He also pointed to Korean men's preference for Japanese women, whom he described as understanding and family-oriented, and to differences in marriage culture: in Korea men have been strongly expected to provide a home, while Japan has no jeonse rental system and couples most often begin married life in housing rented by the month. [ 2 , 3 ]
Demand is also reported to be rising in Japan. Maeil Business, citing the Tokyo Shimbun, said female membership at Moa Love, a Tokyo marriage consultation service that supports marriage to Korean men, doubled this year compared with last year. Dong-A Ilbo's summary also listed affinity for Korean culture, mutual preferences and differences in the two countries' marriage cultures as background. [ 2 , 3 ]
Por qué importa
The gap is presented by the outlets as a demographic and cultural trend rather than a policy issue, with marriage agencies reporting rising cross-border demand. Because the coverage rests on Statistics Korea data and on one agency's figures, its significance is limited to what those sources show: a widening imbalance in Korea-Japan marriages and growing interest on both sides.
Datos clave
- In 2025 there were 1,483 marriages between Korean men and Japanese women, versus 190 between Japanese men and Korean women, according to Statistics Korea figures cited by two outlets. [ 2 , 3 ]
- That makes the Korean man–Japanese woman figure about 7.8 times the reverse case. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Maeil Business said such marriages have grown quickly since the COVID-19 pandemic and reached their highest level since 2000. [ 3 ]
- Hong Dae-ui, head of the Korea-Japan marriage agency Dairie, appeared on the YouTube channel Turbo832 TV on October 4, a channel with about 416,000 subscribers. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Hong said member consultations exceeded 10,000 in 2025 and that the agency arranges 120–130 video meetings per month. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Hong cited K-drama and Korean culture as improving Japanese women's perception of Korean men, and pointed to differences in housing culture, saying Japan has no jeonse system and couples usually start married life in monthly rental housing. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Maeil Business, citing the Tokyo Shimbun, reported that female membership at the Tokyo marriage service Moa Love doubled this year from last year. [ 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- Statistics Korea figures cited by two outlets show 1,483 marriages between Korean men and Japanese women in 2025, about 7.8 times the 190 marriages between Japanese men and Korean women. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Hong Dae-ui, head of the Korea-Japan marriage agency Dairie, appeared on the YouTube channel Turbo832 TV and described rapidly rising demand. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Hong said member consultations exceeded 10,000 in 2025 and the agency arranges 120–130 video meetings a month. [ 2 , 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- Newsis's article text could not be used for details of the marriage trend, because it concerns the Nuri rocket and the first ground contact by the NeonSat micro-satellites, not Korea-Japan marriages. Only the Newsis headline matches this event; its body describes a different subject and was not used beyond the headline.
- It is not stated whether the 2025 marriage figures are final or provisional. The documents describe the numbers only as 2025 Statistics Korea data, without saying when they were compiled or whether they may be revised.
- The size of the increase is described differently: Newsis's headline says roughly eightfold, while Dong-A Ilbo and Maeil Business say about 7.8 times. The rounding differs between outlets, though they point to the same Statistics Korea comparison.
- Most of the quoted explanation comes from one person, the head of a single marriage agency. The reasons for the trend rest on one agency representative's account rather than on broader research cited in the documents.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- Newsis publishes a report headlined on a roughly eightfold increase in Korea-Japan couples. [ 1 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reports the 2025 Statistics Korea marriage figures and Hong Dae-ui's October 4 YouTube appearance. [ 2 ]
- Maeil Business publishes its account of the increase and Hong Dae-ui's explanation of the causes. [ 3 ]