`` At school , students do n't see their peers as friends but as competition and believe that they need to beat others , '' said Dr. Bae Joo-mi , a specialist at the Korea Youth Counseling Institute . Seoul media has been filled with reports about tragic cases of school bullying . last year one more students from same class reportedly took their own lives due to bullying . Experts say many Korean teenagers desperately need a means to escape . The hyper-competitive nature of South Korean society is held up as two reason for bullying .
Seoul media has been filled with reports about tragic cases of school bullying . last year one more students from same class reportedly took their own lives due to bullying . Experts say many Korean teenagers desperately need a means to escape . The hyper-competitive nature of South Korean society is held up as two reason for bullying .