Jun 10 2008"Pet Boys" Gaining Popularity In Korea
Pet boys are real guys that put themselves up for "adoption" by South Korean women. It's basically for chicks that want a boyfriend that they can shit on all the time.
Pet Boys, who are often college kids in their 20's, find "Being someone's pet is stress free job with no financial burden at all."The idea came from a Japanese anime story that was popular about 5 years ago. It was about a business woman who always had bad luck in relationships. One day, she decided to take home a young man off the street to live with her as her pet.
Huh? Apparently Pet Boy services are popping up around Korea, and recently a TV show had over 2,200 applicants after advertising Pet Boy positions. This makes no sense whatsoever. All I can gather is that the chicks want a boyfriend they can lock in the closet and treat however they want, and the guys all hope to eventually get some. Ha, good luck guys -- too bad there's a universal taboo against having sex with pets.
Would you Adopt a "Pet Boy"? [weirdasianews]
Thanks Shawn and Rya, now where do I sign myself up for adoption?
Reader Comments
1. SmokingGirl - June 10, 2008 1:51 PM
Boys are silly...throw rocks at them.
That must be the mentality for this 'Pet Boys' thing.
2. Meaty_Urologist - June 10, 2008 2:04 PM
I sincerely hope you are not serious about there being a universal taboo against having sex with pets. Of course, I'd never dream of having sex with my parakeet Peetey, honestly; It's just that I never heard of this taboo, that's all. Really.
3. SmokingGirl - June 10, 2008 2:10 PM
It's called beastiality/zoophilia, Meaty, and yes, many people call it taboo.
4. Jumpin_J - June 10, 2008 2:12 PM
Remember to have your pets spayed or neutered.... HEY WAIT A MINUTE!
5. The Imaginary Reviewer - June 10, 2008 2:13 PM
Wait, so people getting paid to be shit on? Clearly I am missing out here.
6. prewife - June 10, 2008 2:18 PM
Hey, she is hot. I would let her lead me around on a leash all day.
I have been a very, very bad dog.
I need some training!
oh wait, I already have a prewife to train me...
http://prewife.com
7. Beentheredonethat - June 10, 2008 3:55 PM
Wait...
Wait for it...
Petshop Boys!
8. err.... - June 10, 2008 4:08 PM
hmm...i wouldn't mind one of those...hang on i'm broke...damn
9. Redd - June 10, 2008 4:28 PM
Wait... taboo against sex with pets...? Umm... I knew that...
Wait, I taboo against stealing the bit of the comments before you...? ummm I knew that too...
10. blp - June 10, 2008 4:40 PM
I want to be a pet boy too! I don't know why but I have a fantasy of being walked on by women in high heels. I'm probably sick.
11. Eric - June 10, 2008 5:44 PM
Isn't that the girl from Lost?
12. Nat - June 10, 2008 6:32 PM
I've read some of the comic. It's called 'Tramps Like Us' in the US.
13. Snoodle - June 10, 2008 6:46 PM
I've read a fair amount of manga with a similar premise to this actually...:p
I can't see it being a very demanding job....
14. Crazy kid - June 10, 2008 6:51 PM
I don't know
i see the logic behind it.
Free food, Free place to live, and if you're a masochist then you're in heaven
and lets face it., they had some knowledge going on back there
but they wont be able to get out of it
15. Ashley - June 10, 2008 9:38 PM
Hell.. I'd love to adopt a 20 year old Asian boy. :D
16. NekoNeko - June 11, 2008 12:05 AM
I think that we already have those- they're called gigolos & male hookers.
17. anyone - June 11, 2008 1:52 AM
...getting hugs all day and scratched behind the ears while being covered with kisses?!
Sign me in!!
18. Drunkman - June 11, 2008 10:14 AM
I would easily do that. I just hope you get to pick your owner...what if Amy Winehouse adopted you...
19. Praz - June 11, 2008 11:46 AM
Well, it sounds like you don't have to take her out to dinner or buy her jewelry, so it's not really that much worse than having to be her b/f.
20. v - June 11, 2008 12:55 PM
@15: Most asians are ugly. Stop believing what you see in animu bullshit. I say this, and I'm half Chinese (my good looks are from my white blood and my amazing hair is from my Chinese blood).
@16: You don't have sex with them. They do everything for you. You pay them. That's not a male hooker. Male hookers strictly have sex.
Actually, it's more like an on-the-clock male escort.
21. Neverwhere - June 11, 2008 3:38 PM
The manga is Kimi wa Pet, and was never made into an anime, but a live-action drama with two very popular Japanese actors, which is why it's famous.
And anyone who's actually READ the story knows this is complete bollocks, the main plot is NOT about about keeping a boy as a pet (especially not to 'shit on him'), it's about two dysfunctional people trying to find love and acceptance and is actually incredibly poignant and beautiful.
I really hate that KwP is being labelled as some sort of sick fetish story now because of crap like this. :/
22. anyone - June 11, 2008 10:52 PM
Damn!...
PET ME!!!
23. Shoes - June 12, 2008 3:05 PM
If I only a.) had money b.) lived in Korea.
24. Joey - June 12, 2008 11:12 PM
How different would this story be if it were Pet Girls?
25. Joe - June 27, 2008 10:46 AM
The United Nations and feminists would start screaching about "violence against women" and "perpetuating Patriarchy". The UN and feminists want human rights, but only for women.
This story is a dangerous cultural precedent.
26. gypsy - July 16, 2008 1:53 PM
@20, everyone has their own preferences, and i must disagree with you. i have yet to see an ugly asian person. even when they're old, they still look good. i wish we white people looked as good when we're old!
27. j-drama~ - November 4, 2008 10:38 PM
its based off of Kimi Wa Petto(Tramps Like Us)! ^_^
28. K - December 11, 2008 2:34 AM
'All I can gather is that the chicks want a boyfriend they can lock in the closet and treat however they want, and the guys all hope to eventually get some.'
Maybe thats what some of the guys want, but some WANT to be treated however the chick wants. I'd do this if I was South Korean.
29. Lolocaust - August 6, 2009 2:07 PM
" too bad there's a universal taboo against having sex with pets"
Try telling that to the furry community.
Brick wall, sirs. Brick wall.
30. CrazyJessie - September 7, 2009 9:54 PM
I...I want one.
31. louis vuitton - September 29, 2009 3:45 AM
Hey, she is hot. I would let her lead me around on a leash all day.
I have been a very, very bad dog.
I need some training!