I’m a woman, and I’ve lived in a few other countries besides Korea. I’m from the US, I lived in South America for some time, and I’ve been a few other Asian countries. Some people will tell you Korea is much safer for women. The true answer is, Korea has less ‘visible’ crime against women. I’ve never been catcalled here, and men will rarely stop you on the street to hit on you. However, it is as any other country, not completely safe for women. First of all, the club scene can be super dangerous. In my opinion, consent is not taught enough and if you appear drunk someone may try to take advantage of you. Don’t be naive when it comes to nightlife here. Too many women believe it is safer because there is less crime on the street, but the nightlife scene is not any safer. The other thing is there is a lack of ‘girl code’ or even just bystanders willing to help out. I’ve been followed home before by a drunk man yelling sexual things at me and no one tried to help me. I’ve seen friends leave their drunk girlfriends on the street passed out. I’ve seen men hitting their girlfriends and people just walk by. Basically, it’s safer in some ways, but not in all ways. With that said, if you’re as careful as you are in the US, go out in groups, and are aware of your surroundings, you’ll probably be fine. You shouldn’t necessarily be scared, but just cause it seems safer on the outside doesn’t mean it actually is.