Yujin defected from North Korea. Now she helps others like her find love

Watch Dateline’s next episode, North Korean Matchmakers, on Tuesday 21 April at 9.30pm AEST on SBS and SBS On Demand. In an office building in the South Korean capital Seoul, Yujin Han is interviewing prospective love interests. She asks about their height, weight, age, whether they own a home, and their dating history. She’s not asking on her own behalf. This is her job, as a matchmaker who pairs North Korean women with South Korean men. Yujin is a defector from North Korea and knows exactly how difficult life can be — not just in North Korea, but also once…