Dream Boy 3,048 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 (CNN) -- Cold water and nude beaches don't necessarily mix well. Add to the equation a very conservative society and the idea of a nude beach seems rather ambitious, if not impossible. In a surprisingly creative tourism push, officials in north east Gangwon Province are aiming to set up South Korea's first nude beach, with the first clothes to be shed in 2017. It's an effort to boost tourism to the peninsula's east coast beaches, which lose out every year to the west coast in luring summer visitors from the capital Seoul. Gangwon Province has about a month and a half of beach season each summer. Although the east coast has more beautiful, sandy beaches, the water tends to be colder, the season shorter and the distance from Seoul is greater than the beaches to the west. The massively popular annual mud festival is also held on the west coast. Skinny dip-friendly "This is part of our plans to create beaches with specific purpose, like a beach for families, a beach for couples, a beach for pets, and yes, a nude beach," said an official from the municipality's Pan-East Sea Division at a seminar on Tuesday, according to the Korea Times. Calls by CNN to officials were not answered on Thursday. Somewhat surprisingly, this is not the first time the subject has been broached by government officials. And in the past it's the public that's shuttered the idea. Gangwon Province tried to launch a female-only nude beach in 2005, while Gangneung City also deliberated, but ultimately scrapped, a nude beach idea due to public outcry. The same happened to a Jeju Island proposal in 2009. Read: World's 100 best beaches Which beach? Officials have not yet decided which beach may be the first to go nude. They are also deliberating over a trial operation for foreigners only. The premise is foreigners will be much more comfortable with the concept than locals. "Koreans actually love nude beaches when they're traveling abroad, but the problem with having one within Korea is the fact that Korean society is so interconnected," Seoul-based travel reporter Chun Kyoung-woo told CNN. "They won't be able to comfortably go to a nude beach due to the thought that people they know will find out about it quite easily." That threat is reinforced given the country's has second-highest smartphone penetration rate in the world (73%, just behind United Arab Emirates' 73.8%) and a staggering 82.7% Internet penetration rate. Early reaction to the concept was skeptical. Twitter user @amudoan: "Doubtful that people will actually go. And even if they do, it'll be 99.99% guys." @KR_Nanoha tweeted "why don't they just call it a men's sauna?" (Both comments translated here into English). http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/24/travel/south-korea-nude-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symphonyâ„¢ 11,329 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 All fat people will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reqwar 616 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welp, now there's going to be an increase in women getting their boobs done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Faith 5,082 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PALEMOCHI 3,696 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 "Koreans actually love nude beaches when they're traveling abroad, but the problem with having one within Korea is the fact that Korean society is so interconnected," Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunface 3,496 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgl 5,919 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Now I know where to visit if I go to SK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena 21,718 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I want to see netizen reactions. The uproar it will cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertouché 2,897 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 ORLY. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuma Kiryu 1,823 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 OHHHH.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmn 2,622 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 In a surprisingly creative tourism push, officials in north east Gangwon Province are aiming to set up South Korea's first nude beach, with the first clothes to be shed in 2017. They need 3.5 years to plan the location of some small beach? All fat people will be there. Tbh it shouldn't be allowed to be called nude beaches when people there tend to be so fat that their private areas are covered anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXXXXXx 1,252 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 hmm "nude beach" and "cold water" how fun. and by fun i mean fun if you like perky nipples and shrunken dicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegra 491 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 lulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sane 16,342 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 By my observations Koreans have surprisingly little reservation when it comes to non sexual nudity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farseer 1,303 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Loool Is this Hyoyeon, she looks so pretty here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelephant 4,710 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Welp, now there's going to be an increase in women getting their boobs done... Who's to say endowment enlargements won't become a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ PD Hercule Poirot ~ 1,868 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 K-netz comments, please!!! I'm ready for the lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.Miss 8,896 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I'm guessing they're being optimistic and hoping that in 4 years time most Koreans will be more open to nudity in public (or anywhere) or they're just giving people enough time to rage about it, complain and campaign against it then give up and accept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
김민주 16,324 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Tbh it shouldn't be allowed to be called nude beaches when people there tend to be so fat that their private areas are covered anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtninjago 2,190 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I'll believe it when I see it................not that I want to see a lot of it. Because there are some people I don't want to see naked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...... 3,962 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 new idol recruiting zone no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin<3333LovesMango 682 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 new idol recruiting zone no doubt LMAO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla21 153 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Imagine if some idols come there while butt-naked hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckception 695 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 hoping oppar goes there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBeatZ 9,208 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 hmmm interesting, but I have my doubts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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