Korea’s DIY charm craze is booming — Even combs are getting makeovers

In Seoul’s bustling wholesale district, a new kind of makeover is drawing crowds — not for faces or wardrobes, but for mirrors, combs and even ballpoint pens. By midmorning, the accessory supply arcade on the fifth floor of Dongdaemun Shopping Complex in Jongno-gu is already packed. Inside narrow stalls, shoppers huddle over trays of pastel beads, cartoon charms and glittering trinkets, assembling what they call “bit-kku” (decorating combs) and “geo-kku” (decorating mirrors). From Hello Kitty an

By The Korea Herald