In recent years, South Korea's economic growth has slowed down and the youth unemployment rate remains high. The instability of income makes more and more young people choose to marry late or even not.
According to the data of Korea Statistics Office, the number of marriage registrations in Korea is declining continuously, with 323,000 couples in 2065, 306,000 couples in 438+03, 303,000 couples in 438+04 in 2065, and only 282,000 couples last year, the lowest since 438+0974 in 65 years, followed by the wedding industry.
Mr. Zheng is the owner of a wedding planning company in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. He has worked in this industry for 15 years. His company provides one-stop wedding services, introduces wedding halls, bridal shops and photo studios according to the needs of newcomers, and provides preferential package prices. Mr. Zheng told reporters that in recent years, the business in the store has dropped significantly. In the first half of this year, the sales volume dropped by about 30% year-on-year, and the prices of packages purchased by new people became lower and lower. At present, the average package price is about 2.5 million won, which is about 654.38 yuan +0.5 million yuan, down by nearly 40%. If fixed expenses such as labor cost and store rent are deducted, there will be little profit left.
Zheng Taihao, general manager of a wedding planning company in South Korea: Several companies nearby have either closed down or changed careers. The surviving companies are also very competitive and have started a price war. The recession of wedding planning companies is the epitome of the recession of the whole wedding industry in Korea. The reporter visited Gangnam-gu, Seoul, which is known as the "holy land of weddings". Although it is the weekend, many wedding halls are deserted. The person in charge of a wedding club said that the operating cost of wedding clubs in Jiangnan District is relatively high. The average monthly rent of shops alone reaches 200 million won, which is about RMB1180,000 yuan. It takes at least 30 weddings a month to keep running. However, the number of weddings has been decreasing recently, and many wedding clubs have fallen into operational difficulties. Last year alone, more than 30% wedding clubs in Jiangnan District closed down. Sales of bridal shops, photo studios, styling rooms and other related companies around the wedding hall also dropped by 30% to 40%.
Kong Yinxi, general manager of a wedding club in South Korea: If you don't realize your existing business ideas, it is estimated that more than 50% of wedding clubs in Jiangnan District will close within three years.
In addition to the low marriage rate in South Korea, the high wedding cost is also one of the reasons for the sluggish wedding industry in South Korea. According to a survey conducted by a large wedding information exchange center in South Korea, it takes an average of 24 million won for a couple to hold a wedding, which makes many couples in South Korea choose a simple self-service wedding. In addition, insiders also pointed out that most of the existing wedding models are the same, which is difficult to meet the individual needs of new people, and the wedding industry needs to make corresponding changes to save the market.
Testimony: Although marriage is a major event in life, the price of marriage should be adjusted appropriately according to the current situation. After all, the economic growth has slowed down and the youth unemployment rate remains high, which makes many young people unable to eat.