[WHY] 'Do this to conceive a daughter': Korea’s newfound obsession with baby girls

[By SARAH CHEA] (전략) Korea’s fertility rate fell to 0.8 in 2025, among the lowest in the world.

Around 62 percent of adults of 1,000 people agreed that “having at least one daughter is necessary” compared to 36 percent for sons in a 2024 Hankook Research survey.

“I wasn’t even sure I wanted kids, but my husband and I decided on one, and now, we’re just hoping it’s a girl,” said Yoo, a 32-year-old engineer in Gyeonggi. “I won’t have a second baby for sure — and I keep hesitating in case it turns out to be a boy.” (후략)

기사 전체보기