There's a meaning in tattoo? - Part 2/2

We will talk about tattoos with Seungjae Han, Korea's hottest tattooist and a fashion model.

Next is called the "Lettering".

I think I know what this is.

Lettering is exactly what its name says.
It's engraving letters on the body.

What are some of the words people write?

In case of my customers,

most come to my shop undecided.

They search Hyuna Tattoo or
G-Dragon Tattoo or

ask, "I want to do Lettering but
I'm not sure what."

Then I make a quietly show them

the Naver famous quotes website

What was the most bazzar

lettering that you have seen?

"Foreigner" written in Korean language
on a foreigner's arm.

You will be lost for words when you
see it for real.

The most shocking tattoo I saw

was the Supreme box logo tattoo
on a guy's chest.

Then next was "Chicano"

I heard that Chicano is known as

dangerous hispanic in America.

Originally, it's the word for
those hispanic people.

They normally wear cotton pants,

T-shirt and a canvas shoes.

Grows a moustache,

and wears sunglasses.

Yeah. Scary dudes.

So what kind of tattoo is Chicano?

It expresses Chicano culture.

It is drawn with a skull, girl's face,
diamonds, big building,

or similar concept expressed
in Black & Gray style.

I think it contains their goal in life.

Next is the Old School.

This tattoo style was overwhelmingly
popular in Korea at one time.

Yes. Tattoo has a trend cycle
that lasts about 3~5 years.

Old School was the style that was

popular in Korea until about last year.

Some call it the Old School,

and it's also called the American
Traditional Tattoo.

Yes. American tradition.

What's unique about Old School is

the mix of thick line and primary colors.
The lines are drawn thick and

there's no restriction on the image.

Some say that this style all started by

drawing a face of a woman as the symbol

luck and safe voyage for sailors.

But nowadays, it's the most common

tattoo style you can see in America.

It's common and easy to change.

So it's also the style with many
unique artists.

So it's like drawing a completed picture?

Yes.

In case of Irezumi or Chicano, you need to

make a plan on a certain part of the body

and make a large drawing.

But in case of Old School,

you can just draw each image

and fill in as you move along.

You can come in.

Hello.

So Seongjae, why did you invite
today's guest?

I wanted to expalin an example of
poor quality tattoo.

And I thought it would be better
to explain while showing the tattoo

that I've drawn.
That's why I invited him.

Great. Can we see the tattoo?

This is Homer Simpson, and

we got all excited after watching

The Simpson Movie, so I drew this
tattoo on my friend's arm.

He really likes Homer Simpson.

I think you need to watch
your pronunciation.

Homerrrrrr!

This work was done for fun about 4 years

ago when I first started tattooing.

Common feature of high quality tattoo

is the consistency on line thickness.

No all the line needs to have
the same thickness but

consistency needs to be maintained
in certain sections.

But look at this tattoo.
The line thickness is irregular,

coloration is unbalanced,

there are empty spots,

some colors are bunched up,

overall, it's just poor quality tattoo.

The yellow part here... it's uneven.

Gray is very bunched up.

Your voice is shaking. Why?

It's been a long time since I saw this.

It's worse than I imagined.

You did this!

Do you feel guilty or bad about it?

Drawing a trash on your friend's body?

How did you like today's Tattoo?

It was very rewarding time for me.

I wish many people would find interest

in tattoo and your business grows.

We learned about the meaning and
types of tattoos.

We'll come back next time with even
more fun and interesting topic.

Anytime!

Thank you.