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VIDEO A man who saved more than 2,000 babies with a single box

An elderly couple in Korea has saved the lives of more than 2,000 abandoned infants with a specially designed metal box. The ‘Baby Box’: A private safety net In Korea, the "Baby Box" serves as a crucial emergency rescue system for single mothers and infants. When struggling mothers find themselves unable to raise their newborn, they bring the baby to this facility and place their child inside the climate-controlled box. The moment a child is placed inside, an alarm triggers, and staff on the other side immediately open the inner door to bring the infant to safety. This system, launched in 2009, was created not by the government, but by a single individual. To date, Pastor Lee Jong-rak, now in his 70s, has rescued over 2,000 babies — and, in many ways, their parents — through this box, which continues to receive vulnerable children to this day. Eun-man’s lasting legacy The inspiration behind the Baby Box stems from Pastor Lee’s late biological son, Lee Eun-man, who was born with a severe, congenital disability. As Eun-man required prolonged hospitalizations, Pastor Lee spent ye

Jun 10, 2026By Lee Yun-seovideo
[VIDEO] A man who saved more than 2,000 babies with a single box
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VIDEO Reality of K-grooming: 13 hours with the man reshaping K-beauty standards

If one asks where to go to check out the latest trends in Korea, the answer would definitely include Seongsu-dong, located in southeast Seoul. In this district — often dubbed the "Brooklyn of Seoul" — the air is thick with industrial history and hypermodern trends. Here, amid the red-brick warehouses, is a man who is reshaping Korean beauty standards with a single stroke of a brush. Liu, the founder of Liu Makeup by Seongsu (7F, 7, Seongsuil-ro 4ga-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul), is a male makeup artist who works around the clock to uncover true beauty. The classic tropes of Korean beauty — pale skin, a small face and doll-like eyes — are becoming relics of the past. Today’s standards are no longer a monolith; they have fractured into hundreds of specialized branches, defined by individual "pursuit" rather than social conformity. Young Koreans are now divided by diverse aesthetic desires. Some chase the vitality of a healthy, athletic physique, while others find beauty in a certain "melancholic sentiment." Tastes diverge between the vibrant and fruitful versus the calm and translu

Apr 8, 2026By Lee Yun-seo
[VIDEO] Reality of K-grooming: 13 hours with the man reshaping K-beauty standards
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