Tradition and innovation: Fortune-telling culture in modern Korea

▴ People are walking by multiple fortune-telling booths near Konkuk University Station.

▴ A tourist takes a picture of the fortune-telling machine in Ikseon-dong.

▴ A fortune-telling machine that can predict someone’s luck by the lines on their palms.

▴ Senior citizens are enjoying the interior of the traditional fortune-telling cafe.

▴ A fortune-teller explains the meaning of the tarot card.

▴ Young people are waiting for their consultation in the modern fortune-telling cafe.

▴ A fortune-teller explains the future prospects based on Saju reading.

▴ A fortune-teller prepares for an online meeting with a client.

Reported by Yuxuan Han, Kseniia Araslanova

Edited by Gyung-eun Lim