What sex doll showrooms say about Korea's once-hidden market

From cars and designer sofas to luxury watches, some big-ticket purchases are best judged in person rather than through a screen. In South Korea, life-size sex dolls are increasingly joining that list. Showrooms specializing in these products, commonly known as "real dolls," are popping up across the country, bringing what was once largely an online purchase into brick-and-mortar retail. Step inside a showroom for real dolls in Eunpyeong-gu, northwestern Seoul, and it could easily be mistaken fo