Almost 400 Koreans race to marry millionairess

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2009

SEOUL (AFP) — Almost 400 South Koreans have applied to marry a millionairess who advertised for a soulmate but only eight "serious-minded" applicants will make the final cut, a matchmaking agency said.

The 49-year-old woman who is reportedly worth 18 million dollars has been seeking a husband through an online advertisement since May 20, a spokeswoman for Sunoo matchmaking agency said.

Some 394 men -- including doctors, lawyers, accountants, soldiers and government employees and ranging in age from 26 to 49 years -- responded to the advertisement.

"As a business operator, she was too busy to find her husband herself," the spokeswoman told AFP.

"We initially planned to keep the bid open until the end of this month but the woman felt burdened by unwelcome media...