‘Why do people hate us?’: Sex workers in Seoul’s last red-light district fret over future

Capital Alley, the little-known last surviving red-light district in Seoul, is set to be demolished in 2025. ST PHOTO: CHANG MAY CHOON
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SEOUL – Located a stone’s throw away from the flashy Times Square mall are two rows of glass doors with faded red shades.

All is quiet in the day, with curtains drawn and nary a soul out in the street.

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