K-Beauty Insiders
A Press-Only Program by Seoul Cosmetic Surgery & AGASKIN
K-Beauty Insiders
An invitation-only press journey into the two forces defining Korean beauty.
Six days in Seoul with the founders, formulators, and physicians shaping K-beauty’s global rise — the products the world buys, and the medical aesthetics defining its future. Designed for solo editors or a curated press group.
The world buys Korean beauty. Few see how it's actually made.
K-Beauty Insiders is an invitation-only, press-only program that brings leading global editors inside Korea’s beauty ecosystem — from the manufacturing floors and R&D labs behind the world’s best-known products to the clinics defining modern aesthetic medicine. It’s access, not observation: firsthand conversations with the people driving the industry, and firsthand experience of the rituals, science, and culture behind it.
Every edition is press-only — hosted as an intimate solo program or a small curated cohort of editors, and built around depth, access, and story.
A collaboration between Seoul Cosmetic Surgery and AGASKIN.
The Two Sides
i.
The Industry
Korea’s beauty business, up close — the brands, founders, and product innovation driving global K-beauty, plus a rare look at the manufacturing and R&D infrastructure behind the world’s best-known products.
ii.
The Clinics
Korea’s medical aesthetics and beauty tourism, on the record — physician panels, clinic access, and firsthand experience of the treatments, skin therapies, and new procedures drawing patients from around the world.
By the Numbers
Why Korea, and why now — the scale of the industry and the medical-aesthetics sector this program takes editors inside.
$11.4B
Korean cosmetics exports in 2025 — a record high, up 12.3% year on year.
Source: Korea Ministry of Food & Drug Safety (MFDS), 2025.
No. 2
Korea is now the world’s second-largest cosmetics exporter, behind only France.
Source: MFDS, 2025.
202
Countries importing Korean cosmetics in 2025, up from 172 the year before.
Source: MFDS, 2025.
1.17M
Foreign patients visited Korea for medical care in 2024 — a record, nearly double 2023.
Source: Korea Ministry of Health & Welfare, 2024.
705,000
Of those, dermatology patients — the single largest field at 56.6%.
Source: Korea Ministry of Health & Welfare, 2024.
~75%
Share of Korean cosmetics exports made up by skincare, the category’s core.
Source: MFDS, 2025.
Program at a Glance
01
Arrival & Welcome
Landing in the beauty capital; a welcome dinner framing the week ahead.
02
The Industry Day
Manufacturing and R&D access, brand founder meetings, and an intimate industry dinner.
03
The Clinic Day
Physician panels, clinic rotations, and firsthand treatments.
04
Seoul Ritual & Culture
The cultural context behind Korean beauty, from heritage to modern influence.
05
Escape & Wellness
A restorative close: spa, reflection, and slow beauty.
Six days, five nights. Seoul, South Korea. Business-class travel and premium accommodation included.
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Who It's For
Editorial
A press-only, invitation-only program for the world’s leading beauty, fashion, and travel editors — hosted as a solo experience or a small curated group, and designed for depth, access, and story.
Brand & Clinic Partners
A curated opportunity to place your brand directly in front of vetted editorial press, through founder access, industry dinners, and firsthand experience.
About the Partners
Seoul Cosmetic Surgery
Seoul Cosmetic Surgery is Korea’s government-licensed medical tourism agency, connecting international patients and editors with the physicians, clinics, and innovations defining modern beauty and longevity.
AGASKIN
AGASKIN is a Seoul-based K-beauty agency with deep expertise in Korean beauty, helping brands expand into global markets through consulting, retail training, and event production. Operating across multiple international markets, it pairs insider knowledge of the Korean beauty industry with cultural fluency in the markets it serves, spanning skincare, makeup, fragrance, hair, and wellness.
Frequently Asked
K-Beauty Insiders is an invitation-only, press-only program in Seoul that gives leading editors firsthand access to two sides of Korean beauty: its global product industry and its world-leading medical aesthetics. It is a collaboration between Seoul Cosmetic Surgery and AGASKIN.
The program is press-only and by invitation. It is designed for the world’s leading beauty, fashion, and travel editors, and can be hosted as a solo editorial experience or a small curated group of editors.
Over six days and five nights in Seoul, editors experience manufacturing and R&D access, brand founder meetings, physician panels, clinic rotations with firsthand treatments, cultural programming, and a restorative wellness close. Business-class travel and premium accommodation are included.
Brand and clinic partners gain curated access to vetted editorial press through founder sessions, industry dinners, and firsthand product and treatment experiences. For partnership details, contact info@seoulcosmeticsurgery.com.
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Partner with K-Beauty Insiders
A press-only program by Seoul Cosmetic Surgery & AGASKIN.
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