By Park Si-soo



Police have arrested a woman for tattooing the bodies of more than 120 people.

In South Korea, only licensed medical experts such as doctors, nurses and Oriental medicine practitioners are allowed to do tattoos. The women did not have any medical license, police said Monday.

According to Gangbuk Police Station in Daegu, the woman, 32, had provided the unauthorized service to nearly 120 clients who contacted her through her website since January, charging between 100,000 won and 1.9 million won ($89-S1,590).

Police said most of the clients were males, who signed an agreement promising not to complain about any side effects.

In December 2015, the government said it might legalize tattooing in a bid to help tattoo artists become legitimate and create jobs. But nothing has yet changed.