Cruising Los Angeles’ Korean Spas in ‘Spa Night’
<p>Andrew Ahn, the Korean-American director of the film, first learned about underground gay hookup culture in Korean spas when he was out drinking in West Hollywood and a friend let slip that he’d recently had sex in a steam room in Koreatown. “At first, it sounded sacrilegious and wrong — like hooking up at church,” Ahn told me. Ahn’s own memories of Korean spas involve New Year’s scrub-downs with his father, an experience he describes as “almost sacred.” Certainly not sexual.</p>
<p>Intrigued by the idea of gay men using the meditative, familial yet obviously homosocial environs of a Korean spa as cover for their own furtive encounters, Ahn logged online and discovered a wealth of insider tips on how best to get off in Los Angeles’ sprawling spas without getting caught.</p>
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