About Cousin JK

Hey cuz--I’m JK.

I’m a Korean returnee based in Seoul.

For 18 years I lived abroad (Indiana, California, Bali) before life brought me back home with a wife, two baby girls, and a backpack full of stories.

When I came back, I thought I understood Korea.
I didn’t.

The housing system caught me off guard.
Jeonse, wolse, deposit rules, and 2-year contracts.

I had to stop mid-signing once--step outside and google
“2 year lease in Korea normal??” kk

That moment stayed with me.
Not the mistake, but the feeling.

“Is this normal?”, “Am I getting played?”

The kind of feeling you only confess to someone you trust.

I stayed in it long enough to understand how it actually works.

Got licensed.
Ran deals.
Helped people move through the process without guessing.

Somewhere along the way I became “the cousin who figured it out.”

People send me screenshots, contracts, weird landlord texts.
I walk them through it, step by step.

That became Letters from Cousin JK.

Letters are how I break the system down.
The guide is how I run it.
If it matters, you can bring me in.

Wherever you’re landing from, welcome.

--JK