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Merry Widow Ad Inflames Men
Korean men are outraged about a tongue-in-cheek TV commercial by Prudential Life Insurance featuring a merry widow. "What wife can be happy with an insurance of W1 billion (US$1=W927) when her husband's just died?" one man complained. "I hate the copy, since it suggests a new love affair between the widow and the insurance consultant," another man said.

After seeing the commercial, a commercial bank staffer said, "It feels weird to see a woman laugh with an insurance consultant when she should be mourning the death of her husband. I hope that doesn�t happen to me."
Chosun Ilbo (December 19, 2006)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200612/200612190022.html

More Women Keep Secret Stash of Money
Chosun Ilbo (June 6, 2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200506/200506060001.html

Men feel responsible, women sad after marriage in Korea
By Kwon Ji-young, The Korea Herald (June 6, 2005)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/06/06/200506060028.asp

Women taking lead in filing for divorce
JoongAng Daily July 01, 2005
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200506/30/200506302309010009900090409041.html

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If I was a hot young Korean woman with lots of money and a dead Korean husband..I would sing too. Every single Korean woman would be happy as hell to get that big wad of money and a chance to honestly remarry (no stigma) to a new man.
My wife asked me to get life insurance after seeing that commercial on t.v... (My days are numbered).