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I actually know a bit 'more than average' about this situation
regarding 'Age of Sexual Consent' in S.KOREA ...
And also as it relates to JAPAN too ... But NOT expert either.
A reason WHY that AGE 13 (Sexual Consent) was active in S.KOREA
is that a LOT of S.KOREA LAW was 'inherited' at their independence
from the JAPAN *Military Occupation* of S.KOREA from years
1910 to 1945 ... So , it was *AGE 13* for JAPAN , so when S.KOREA
became an *independent* nation in 1945 , it *remained* as AGE 13
for S.KOREA , due to S.KOREA *adopting* 'INHERITED' JAPAN LAW
from their JAPAN 'Occupation' past.
So , for S.KOREA , *before* they finally passed their *New Law*
in Year 2020 , they previously had a 'RIDER LAW' related
to the OLD LAW that dated back to around Year 2000 or like that ???
And the 'RIDER LAW' stated that it was ILLEGAL in S.KOREA to have
sexual activity *Under Age 18* if that *MONEY PAYMENT*
or other 'corrupting inducements' (alcohol , drugs) were involved.
Also , an adult of 'Special Control' (School Teacher , Religion , etc)
could NOT LEGALLY have sexual activity with an *Under Age 18* female
in S.KOREA ... In other words , you could NOT be *AGE 13*
and willingly make a PORNO MOVIE in S.KOREA , due to the
*MONEY PAYMENT* aspects of that ... You had to be *AGE 18*
to be able to LEGALLY make a PORNO MOVIE and earn income that way
in S.KOREA ... I *assume* that this 'RIDER LAW' is still ACTIVE and ENFORCED , combined with the change from Age 13 to now *AGE 16* for Sexual Consent in S.KOREA (Year 2020).
However , it was *completely legal* in S.KOREA, if an otherwise
NOT 'ALCOHOL impaired or MONEY corrupted' *AGE 13* female found some OLDER AGE 45 MALE to be *SEXUALLY DESIRABLE* , and that same *AGE 13* female could *choose* to have a FULL SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP with that ADULT MALE ... And it was that way until Year 2020 in S.KOREA , amazingly (my view).
With JAPAN , my understanding is , their *PREFECTURE* (State) LAWS
already existing did make Age of Sexual Consent to be *Legally* OLDER than AGE 13 ... But obviously , it was NOT a *National Law* in JAPAN until just *now* that it was changed to AGE 16 from AGE 13.
Which , WHY that it took so long in time to make that change,
from Age 13 to Age 16 , one surely might WONDER about JAPAN on it.
Again , S.KOREA too was *very* SLOW to finally make their
*National Law* change (Age 13 to Age 16) in Year 2020.
Finally , USA has some *odd* STATE based Sexual Laws about
*Age of Sexual Consent* issues too.
Okay , make of it all what YOU will.
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