South Koreans Embrace Youthful Transformation with New Age-Counting Law
South Korea has officially adopted the "international age" system, counting a person's age from their date of birth, in an effort to reduce confusion caused by the three different age calculation methods used in the country. The previous system, known as "Korean age," considered a baby one year old at birth. The switch aims to streamline various aspects of life, including school enrollment, military service, legal drinking age, and pensions. While the majority of South Koreans support the change, there may be challenges in implementing the new system uniformly, as certain laws and cultural norms will still rely on the previous age calculation methods.