Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
They can’t harm you, if they can’t find you! Use code ASIANBOSS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/asianboss
South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate, yet its $200 million marriage matchmaking industry is booming. What exactly are these companies selling, and why are so many Koreans paying a fortune to find a spouse? ASIAN BOSS explores how matchmaking agencies became corporate empires in South Korea — and whether the industry is simply reflecting Korea’s hyper-competitive, status-driven culture, or helping make it worse.
Livestream guest submission: https://forms.gle/4AJo154Ho6fX5dDM7
You can now be featured in our livestream! We want to hear directly from people with real, lived experience across Asia as a way to fact-check our future episodes. If you have first-hand experience in South Korea’s education system — as a teacher, student, tutor, or parent — and can share insight into how teachers are treated or how the education environment is changing, we’d love to hear from you. Fill out the form with your video intro, and you may hear directly from Stephen!
00:00 - Intro
05:16 - Chapter 1: How Marriage Became An Industry
19:20 - Chapter 2: The Spec Sheet
33:24 - Chapter 3: The End Game
Follow us on social media:
TikTok ► tiktok.com/@asianbossmedia
Instagram ► instagram.com/asianbossmedia
Facebook ► facebook.com/asianboss
X ► https://x.com/asianbossmedia
They can’t harm you, if they can’t find you! Use code ASIANBOSS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: incogni.com/asianboss
South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate, yet its $200 million marriage matchmaking industry is booming. What exactly are these companies selling, and why are so many Koreans paying a fortune to find a spouse? ASIAN BOSS explores how matchmaking agencies became corporate empires in South Korea — and whether the industry is simply reflecting Korea’s hyper-competitive, status-driven culture, or helping make it worse.
Livestream guest submission: https://forms.gle/4AJo154Ho6fX5dDM7
You can now be featured in our livestream! We want to hear directly from people with real, lived experience across Asia as a way to fact-check our future episodes. If you have first-hand experience in South Korea’s education system — as a teacher, student, tutor, or parent — and can share insight into how teachers are treated or how the education environment is changing, we’d love to hear from you. Fill out the form with your video intro, and you may hear directly from Stephen!
00:00 - Intro
05:16 - Chapter 1: How Marriage Became An Industry
19:20 - Chapter 2: The Spec Sheet
33:24 - Chapter 3: The End Game
Follow us on social media:
TikTok ► tiktok.com/@asianbossmedia
Instagram ► instagram.com/asianbossmedia
Facebook ► facebook.com/asianboss
X ► https://x.com/asianbossmedia
