‘Selfish’? South Korean woman who promotes unmarried, childless life becomes YouTube star
- Seen Aromi is happy and carefree but her message has drawn backlash in South Korea, which has the world’s lowest birth rate
South Korea has declared its super-low birth rate a “national emergency” and poured billions into encouraging citizens to marry and reproduce, but one YouTuber has found happiness and success promoting the opposite ideal.
“Not getting married is my greatest achievement,” says 37-year-old Seen, adding that she had never considered becoming a “good” wife or mother as the ultimate purpose of her life.
“They say it’s a ‘disaster’ that women are not having children in South Korea. But when I think about the potential downsides of not having children, [for me] there is nothing.”
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South Korean influencer promotes childless, unmarried life on YouTube
Seen wrote about the joy she found in opting out of society’s expectations and embracing solo living in her book I Can’t Help but Live Well on My Own, which has become a surprise hit.
