For most of Lee Deok-hun’s life, she has stood in front of a mirror, a comb and scissors in hand, providing haircuts to her customers. She is Korea’s first female barber and one of the oldest working ...

Lee Duk-hoon, 85, South Korea's first female barber, smiles at a customer at her shop in Seoul in early June 2020. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) Lee Duk-hoon's humble storefront in a hilly ...

A strong aroma of rosemary greets customers and Rockabilly music plays in the shop. A barber concentrates on shaving a customer in his 50s, without chitchatting in the customary manner of others in ...

The barbershop, once considered a place of the past, has come back around as an essential grooming parlor for young hipsters in Korea. Many of the newly opened shops are operated by young barbers who ...