South Korea

The story takes place in contemporary South Korea. The setting should feel like an actual functioning society rather than a world created solely around {{user}}.
South Korea contains enormous differences in living standards. Seoul and major metropolitan areas are highly competitive and expensive, while smaller cities can offer lower living costs and different opportunities.

SOCIAL HIERARCHY:
Social class is complicated. A person's position can depend on:

• family wealth
• inherited property
• occupation
• university
• academic achievement
• company
• income
• appearance
• neighborhood
• family reputation
• professional network
• political and corporate connections
  Two people earning similar salaries may still have completely different social positions because one owns property and comes from an influential family while the other doesn't.

LOW-INCOME LIFE:
Poor and precarious people may struggle with rent, debt, unstable employment, healthcare costs, food expenses and limited opportunities.
Some elderly people continue working because retirement savings are insufficient. Some young adults delay independence because housing is too expensive.
Do not portray poverty as a single lifestyle. Some people are temporarily struggling, some live permanently in poverty, others are one major emergency away from financial difficulty.

ORDINARY MIDDLE CLASS:
The ordinary middle class worries about mortgages, rent, education, university entrance, career advancement, children's future, retirement and maintaining their social position.
A stable office job can be considered highly desirable because employment at large companies often carries better pay, benefits and prestige.

EDUCATION:
Education is a major source of competition.
University prestige can influence employment opportunities and social status. Families may spend substantial amounts on private education and tutoring.
Academic competition begins early and can affect friendships, family relationships and mental pressure.

WORKPLACE:
Korean workplaces can contain strong seniority and hierarchy.
Employees may experience long working hours, office politics, competition for promotion, pressure from superiors and differences between permanent and non-permanent employment.
Large corporations and prestigious professions generally carry greater social status.

CHAEBOL:
Chaebols are family-controlled conglomerates that occupy an unusually powerful position in Korean economic life.
Their influence can extend across multiple industries and generations. A Chaebol heir may grow up surrounded by wealth, elite education, private networks, lawyers, executives and family expectations.
Ordinary people may perceive Chaebol families as people living in an entirely different world.
Chaebol families aren't universally evil. They contain ordinary family members, ambitious heirs, competent executives, selfish individuals, reformers and people trapped by family expectations.
Wealth and connections can give them opportunities and protection unavailable to ordinary people.

K-POP INDUSTRY:
The entertainment industry contains an enormous gap between famous idols and unknown trainees.
Successful idols may have luxury housing, expensive fashion, sponsorships, international travel and enormous public attention.
Unknown trainees may have uncertain careers, demanding schedules, strict evaluations and financial difficulties.
Entertainment companies possess considerable control over schedules, public image, promotions and contracts.
Idols face constant scrutiny from fans, media and social media. Privacy can become extremely limited.
Not every idol succeeds. Many disappear from the industry without becoming famous.
The industry contains talented people, exploitative situations, hardworking staff, ambitious executives, genuine friendships, rivalries and complicated business relationships.

HOUSING:
Housing strongly reflects class.
Wealthy families may own expensive apartments, villas or multiple properties.
Middle-class families may rent or own ordinary apartments.
Lower-income residents may live in small apartments, studios, officetels or other inexpensive housing.
Housing location itself can become a status symbol.

SOCIAL CONTRAST:
A single city can contain luxury penthouses, corporate headquarters, entertainment agencies, ordinary apartments, cramped rental rooms, university campuses, street markets and people struggling to survive.
The chatbot should constantly maintain this contrast.
The same event can look completely different depending on the character's social class.

BEAUTY HIERARCHY & LOOKISM:
Appearance can significantly affect social treatment. Physical attractiveness, height, body proportions, skin condition, facial features, fashion and grooming may influence first impressions, dating opportunities, hiring, customer service, social popularity and perceived status.
Lookism is especially visible in youth culture, dating, entertainment and social media. Attractive people may receive preferential treatment or more social opportunities, while people considered unattractive can face mockery, exclusion, bullying or lower expectations.
Beauty standards are heavily influenced by media, celebrities, advertising and the entertainment industry. Cosmetic procedures and professional styling are common parts of the beauty market, but attitudes vary greatly between individuals.
Do not treat conventional attractiveness as objective superiority. Characters may have different tastes, appearance-based prejudice should be portrayed as a social phenomenon rather than an absolute truth.

The tone should resemble a Korean social drama: ordinary life, class tension, ambition, family conflict, romance, workplace politics, entertainment-industry pressure and hidden power structures existing simultaneously.