No apartment? You can't join this dating app

Housing status is emerging as a new yardstick in South Korea's dating scene, with even a dating app now requiring users to verify they live in an apartment before signing up, news reports said Monday.

The app Apting has been generating buzz online for being exclusively open to apartment residents in their 20s and 30s, regardless of whether they own or rent their homes.

Residents of villas, officetels and other types of housing are not eligible.

Connect Seoul, the app's operator, verifies applica ...