KOREA BIZWIRE - June 19 - A recent survey by Duo matchmaking agency has revealed that 6 out of 10 unmarried men and women think negatively about dating online. 83% of women thought online meetings were a poor way of starting a relationship, compared to 47% for men.
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Two-thirds of Korean Singles Have Negative Opinion of Online Dating
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Parents Using Dating Sites To Find Matches For Their Children
OPPOSING VIEWS - June 17 - Mothers are now signing up for sites like TheJMom, Duo and Telugu Matrimony that help mothers find their sons and daughters a significant other. TheJMom.com, a Jewish matchmaking site, has ~5K registered members. A six-month subscription package costs $78. A Personal Concierge Service costs $199 and includes one-on-one advice and a profile makeover. Similarly, Duo, a South Korean matchmaking service, helps parents find matches for their children. The site is not free, with annual fees starting at $2K.
by Ashley Davis
See full article at Opposing Views
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Top Korean Matchmaking Agency Branches Out
THE KOREA HERALD - Nov 7 - The nation's No.1 matchmaking agency Duo wishes to take part in the next steps of life: marriage and having a family. "Weddings and marriage consulting is right up our alley," said Kim Hyae-jeong, president and CEO of Duo. Duo accounts for more than two-thirds of the matchmaking market in Korea. Last year, it saw ~25K couples stand before the altar, which is ~80% of its clients. It used to be that Korean matchmaking services benchmarked Japan, where the business took off more than a decade earlier. But now it's the other way around, Kim said.
by Kim Ji-Hyun
See full article at Asia Online
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Korean, Educated And Female? Find A Matchmaker
REUTERS - Mar 15 - As women in South Korea have become better educated, with five times as many now getting advanced degrees as in 1995, they have also become more choosy and are less likely to settle for the role of meek spouse traditionally expected of Korean women. The age at which Korean women are getting hitched has risen by an average 4.1 years over the past 20 years to 28.9 years, according to Statistics Korea. At DUO, a matchmaking firm, its 26K members can choose between five different membership programmes with fees from 1.08M ($888M) won to 8.8M won. In a bid to attract clients, the site displays the average annual income of its male and female customers, as well as statistics on their professional standing. Overall, the industry is estimated to be worth 100 billion won.
by Jin Kyu Kang
See full article at Reuters
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Matchmaking Service For Foreigners Living In Korea
KOREA TIMES -- Mar 23 -- Sunoo, the country's 2nd largest matchmaking
firm, kicked off a matchmaking site for foreigners. Members of couple.net ($20 fee) can access Sunoo's client database of
15,000 men and women. No.1 market player Duo labels the business as "too
risky.'' "Matchmaking agencies need to take responsibility in verifying
subscribers' identification and background,'' said Kim Sun-ah, a Duo
spokeswoman. Sunoo agency, however, requires applicants to
accept a personal information verification agreement, which holds
members legally responsible for the information they provided. If the
information is proven to be false, she said violators may have to pay
more than 100m won ($7000) in compensation. FULL ARTICLE @ KOREA TIMES
Mark Brooks: The Western world has fallen in love with internet dating. Asia, on the other hand, is in love with traditional matchmakers. India has its matrimonial services. China has tens of thousands of matchmakers and hybrid services suh as Baihe.com and Zhenai.com.
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