Bacchus Ladies

Bacchus Ladies (Korean: 박카스 할머니; RR: bagkaseu halmeoni) is a term to describe elderly female prostitutes in Seoul, South Korea.

Bacchus Ladies are women in their 50s, 60s, and some even their 80s, who solicit men in Seoul's parks and plazas for sex in nearby motels for about 20,000 to 30,000 won ($18–26 USD), or even less if the man is a regular client.

[9] The historic male-dominated culture of Korean society meant many older women had no savings or a private pension because their youth did not provide the equal education and job opportunities of their male counterparts.

[11] At first, Bacchus Ladies made a living by selling bottles of Bacchus-F, a popular energy drink in South Korea, which they sold to elderly men who socialized in the parks and plazas in Seoul.

[2] There is an epidemic of Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the South Korean elderly, primarily caused by the Bacchus Ladies' use of erection enhancing substances on their clients which are often injected into a vein, but the hypodermic needles may be reused 10 to 20 times.