Bo-eun leads the digital content team. She has covered foreign affairs, North Korea, tech, economy and gender issues at The Korea Times. She did a short stint at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, where she obtained a new perspective on news production and life. Small sources of joy for her are lounging in the sun, having a good latte and swimming.
Summer brings out the vanity in men
/ Korea Times file
By Kim Bo-eun
With summer approaching, men are increasingly buying sandals and starting to take care of their feet.
According to shoemaker KumKang, sales of men's sandals in April and May rose 26 percent on the same period last year.
And as they reveal their feet, men are looking after their toenails.
Data from online retailer Auction shows purchases of clippers and nail files by men in the first week of June jumped 195 percent on the same period last year.
Men's purchases of manicure and pedicure products also rose 7 percent.