Can you wear a bikini on the streets?

Too bare for comfort?: Screencaps showing the women clad in bikinis in central Seoul. — The Korea Herald/ANN

Relaxing by the poolside or at the beach in a bikini may not be banned by pool rules, nor is it deemed inappropriate, but walking around town in the skimpily stretched fabric could land one with a fine in South Korea.

Recently, several women have taken social media by storm for riding scooters and motorcycles while wearing bikinis in central Seoul.