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This paper aims at analyzing websites of matchmaking agencies which connect men in Korea and women in Asia. 175 websites of international matchmaking agencies are examined. These websites consist of several menus, such as “about us” “female members” “wedding information” “country information” “wedding couples” and “communities.” By analyzing each menu, we examine how they look at the international marriage and foreign females. It is found, first of all, international marriage is portrayed as natural and even desirable, by using “globalization” discourse. It is also defined as a way to solve the problem of low birth rate in Korea, making it “instruement.” Secondly, it emphasizes the ideology of romantic love, which takes advantage of Korean male's desperation for marriage. Thirdly, it involves commodification of foreign females and marriage itself. Finally, it focuses on Korean women's selfishness as a cause of increasing international marriage among Korean men. By doing so, it encourages the international marriage for Korean men as the only way they can have a family.
