By Seo Jee-yeon
Staff Reporter


About 70 percent of South Korean single men are willing to get married to a North Korean woman, according to a local matchmaking agency Tuesday.

In a nationwide survey of 489 unmarried people with 227 males, Daks Club found that 67.8 percent of male respondents said they would be willing to marry a North Korean woman.

Asked to name their reasons, 45.1 percent, the majority of the surveyed males, said that North Korean women are not as sophisticated as their South Korean counterparts.

About 28.9 percent cited their ``natural beauty,’’ while 13.6 percent said that they would be more obedient to their husbands. Respondents gave plural answers for the question, the surveyor said.

Among those who would not marry a North Korean woman, 42.5 percent pointed out their ideological differences. Differences in lifestyle was cited by 34.9 percent.

Regarding the preferred place to take a North Korean woman on a date, 24.7 percent picked an amusement park, followed by movie theater and downtown.

When asked about their ideal North Korean woman, 50.6 percent of male respondents selected North Korean dancer Cho Myong-ae, who is seen in commercials for Samsung Anycall mobile phones.

In contrast to South Korean male singles, female singles in the South showed less interest in a North Korean spouse. Only 13 percent of female respondents said they would get married to a North Korean man.

jyseo@koreatimes.co.kr