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Take it at home. The pros finish it.
Get startedPassport & ID photo retouching + six prints, delivered₩20,000–30,000 at a studio→₩9,900
01 / MANIFESTOCHEONGDAM, SEOUL · SINCE 1980
For 45 years, Jaeil Studio has done one thing: portraits that look like you. Now that craft fits in your hand.
Jaeil Studio — a Centennial Store designated by Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups, open since 1980.
Since 1980. One in six passport applicants in Gangnam comes to us.
It's more than a new background.
We set face size, eye position, and margins to Korean passport specs. Skin tone and shadows are refined with 45 years of know-how. And we never add anything that wasn't in your original.
Upload, and we check the specs
Our software checks your photo against Korean passport rules first: background, face size, even eye position. If it's likely to be rejected, we'll tell you before you pay.
Automatic spec check
Retouched with 45 years of know-how
Data-based retouching, built on 45 years of work at our Cheongdam studio, balances skin tone, lighting, and color. Then a studio expert reviews every photo by hand.
Every photo checked by an expertSix prints and a digital file, delivered
Six premium 3.5×4.5 cm passport prints plus a high-resolution digital file, shipped free to your door anywhere in Korea.
Ships within 24 hours on average45years in portraitsGovernment-certified Centennial Store
1.4Mportrait sessions on record since 2002
₩9,900all-in
24hours to ship, on average
10×back on eligible rejections, max*
03 / GALLERY
From kids to grandparents.
04 / FOR YOU
Made for real life.
Parents of little ones
If you've ever dragged a toddler to a photo studio, you know. One photo taken at home, when they're in a good mood, is all it takes.
Busy professionals
Don't spend your lunch break at a studio. Snap a photo after work and upload it. Your file usually arrives within 24 hours.
Students on deadline
Applications are due, and the studio's closed by the time class ends. Upload at 11 p.m. if you need to.
Older adults who can't easily get out
If a trip to the studio is hard, a family member can take the photo at home. We'll deliver the prints to your door.
We don't make faces.We refine photos.This isn't generative AI.
Your original, untouched where it counts
Your face shape, features, and expression stay exactly as they are. We refine your original photo; we never reshape it.
Data-based retouching
Built on 45 years of our studio's retouching work, it gets tone, lighting, and color right.
Expert review
After data-based retouching, a Jaeil Studio expert gives every photo a final check.
New background
We replace the background with the pure white Korean passports require. Shot it in your living room? No problem.
06 / WHY SALGOO
Why SALGOO.
Why SALGOO?
For 45 years, we've shot nothing but portraits. Jaeil Studio is the Cheongdam studio that business leaders, entertainment agencies, and actors quietly rely on, and Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups has designated it a Centennial Store, an honor reserved for small businesses that have served their communities for decades and are built to last a century. Every SALGOO photo is reviewed, refined, and signed off by a Jaeil Studio portrait expert. It's not a photo an app spits out.
Can't AI do this in one click?
Korea doesn't accept passport photos that have been edited, processed, or composited with AI, and ARC and driver's license photos must still clearly identify you. International (ICAO) standards also require passport photos to show what you really look like, with no digital changes to your appearance. SALGOO never creates a new image. We only retouch the original photo you send.
At ₩9,900, won't the prints fade fast?
All photo prints fade over time in light. How fast depends on the paper and ink. We use Felix Schoeller photo paper from Germany and genuine inks only. Color management from monitor to printer keeps the skin tones you see on screen true on paper. A ₩9,900 price doesn't mean cheap paper.
Is it as good as a studio shoot?
Honestly, we won't claim it's identical. A photo taken under professional studio lighting looks different from an everyday snapshot. But we build studio lighting techniques into our retouching, and we keep closing that gap.
07 / PRICELocal studio: ₩20,000–30,000vs. SALGOO
₩9,900
If a photo gets rejected, a studio reshoot and new prints cost you another ₩30,000. SALGOO pays up to 10× for eligible rejections.
- 01High-resolution digital file (JPG)
- 02Six premium 35×45 mm prints
- 03Retouching built on 45 years of studio know-how
- 04Final review by a studio expert
- 05Sized to Korean passport specs
- 06Shipping anywhere in Korea
- 07Up to 10× back for eligible rejections
No sign-up · Up to 10× back for eligible rejections
08 / QUESTIONS
Straight answers.
Yes, and most customers do. Upload one from your phone or take a new one. If the background is messy or the photo is a little tilted, we crop it to spec and swap in a pure white background.
Choose Passport / Driver's license (3.5×4.5 cm), ARC (Alien Registration Card) / Visa (3.5×4.5 cm), or Resume / ID photo (3×4 cm). ARC and passport photos have different face-size rules, so check what the office or organization you're submitting to requires.
Orders usually ship within 24 hours. Most of Korea gets them within two days (Jeju and remote islands may take longer). Shipping is free nationwide.
If the issuing office rejects your photo because it doesn't meet photo specs, you can get up to 10× what you paid. This applies to Passport / Driver's license orders only, and you'll need a written rejection notice and must claim on time. See the conditions below and our full refund policy.
Yes. It covers a high-resolution digital file, six premium prints, and free shipping anywhere in Korea. No card fees, no shipping charges, no retouching fees.
* Rejection compensation. If a photo made by SALGOO is rejected by the issuing office because it doesn't meet photo specifications, you can receive up to 10× what you paid. This applies only to photos ordered as Passport / Driver's license and submitted to a passport or driver's license issuing office. ARC / Visa and Resume / ID photo orders aren't covered. You must provide a written rejection from the issuing office that states a photo-related reason, such as a rejection notice or a request for correction. A Government24 rejection screen showing the reason also counts; verbal feedback or an official's contact details alone do not. Submit your claim within 7 days of the rejection notice date (the date the written notice was issued), and your passport or license application must have been filed within 60 days of when we sent your digital file. The original photo must have been taken within the last 6 months; older photos aren't covered. For a ₩9,900 order, compensation totals ₩99,000, which includes your refund; the refund isn't paid on top. You can choose one free retouch and redelivery instead. If that retouched photo is rejected again for photo specifications, you can still claim compensation by submitting the written rejection within 7 days of that notice. Compensation is limited to once per order. Not covered: unofficial submissions (daycares, academies, resumes, etc.), rejections for reasons other than photo specifications, a change of mind, requests for a reshoot to change your expression or angle, loss or damage after delivery, originals clearly outside the photo guidelines, and new orders from customers who have already received compensation or a refund. If your prints are clearly damaged in shipping or delivered to the wrong address, tell SALGOO on KakaoTalk within 7 days of receipt and we'll send a free replacement. Orders paid before September 30, 2026 follow the previous policy: a full refund for eligible rejections, claimed within 30 days of when the file was sent. See the full policy for details. Read the full refund & compensation policy →
This summary is for your convenience. If it differs from the Korean refund policy, the Korean version applies.