N.Flying Official / EXO Official
On Jun. 28, 2023, South Koreans got a year or two younger when the laws abolishing the traditional method of counting age came into effect. The laws were passed in December 2022 with the aim of reducing the economic and social costs derived from confusion and dispute that using the system incurred. It also aimed to further align with the international community.ย
The traditional age system has existed for centuries and is unique to Korea. It works by deeming a baby to be one year old when it is born instead of zero.ย
There is also another system that adds a year onto a personโs age on Jan. 1 every year. Because of this system, many 19 year olds (Korean age) will often wait for the new year to roll in so that they can drink on Jan. 1 when they officially become adults at 20 years old (Korean age).
This means a person born in 2000 would be 24 years old in Korean age this year. However under the international system, they would only be 22 years old if they havenโt had their birthday yet or 23 years old if they have had their birthday.
This also means that a baby born on Dec. 31 will be one year old at birth and two years old the next day on Jan. 1.
The international method of co
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