Thread by @hi_moonchildren, reasons why jungkook's tattoos are being covered in BV4: a thread (with [...]

reasons why jungkook's tattoos are being covered in BV4: a thread

(with a dash of history and origins of body art)

Tattooing practice is still a tabu topic in South Korea. It's mainly because tattoos originated from the gang and criminal culture. Gangsters are frequently getting tattoos in order to create a bad reputation and make others scared of them +

It’s important to say that tattooing as a practice has different origins in different parts of the world. Most of the time they used to be acceptable and even admired. For example, sailors would mark their body for achievements during dangerous journeys. Depending on the place +

of origin, style of tattooing would differ but it still can be seen in designs these days.

Simple line tattoos originated in prisons where criminals would use available tools to ink their bodies +

In Japan, tattoos were believed to give attributes of the hero who is tattooed on the skin (those tattoos used to be so big that they could cover the whole body). In tribes, tattoos were often inspired by nature of the region (thanks to that, members of different groups +

were able to recognize each other).

It’s important to mention that at one point in Japanese history tattoos began to be used as a way to punish criminals by marking their face or arms +

A lot of people seem to think that tattooing in Korea is illegal. It is NOT. Tattooing practice is legal but has to be undertaken by someone who has a medical degree because of that a lot of tattoo artists have to work under the law +

In Mainland China or South Korea tattoos are often being blurred out on tv to make television "family-friendly". It’s also a common practice to zoom into a tattoo of a criminal who is being arrested.

In an interview for iD (series on yt called Beyond Beauty), Jay Park said +

that he’s not allowed to appear on national tv with uncovered arms and hands. He finds this practice ridiculous and is trying to fight the stereotypes. Even though media doesn’t want to show his tattoos, they are not that critical of his look. It’s very different for women who +

undertake this body modification-they are seen as unclean.

As you can tell from the iD docu-series (I highly recommend it) the way tattoos are perceived is changing, mainly thanks to younger generations. Unfortunately, elders still associate them with the crime scene +

In recent years tattooing is slowly becoming a more acceptable and alternative type of body modification. Even though those changes are happening, it may take many more years to change the perception of society +

Everything that I wrote here is just a small part of the topic. I’m not an expert, those are just findings from my last year’s essay.

I hope I explained everything clearly. Feel free to leave a comment. I would love to talk to you

I realised that I didn't give any infinite answer but tbh I don't have it. It might be because of Korean society and beliefs. I find it really interesting how they let JK have tattoos during the concerts and on airports. Maybe bh covered them because children are more likely +