The Korea Times
There is an idea in Korean history that will not die. I, and others, try to kill it, but it won’t die. It’s a zombie. I think I can talk about zombies in Korean culture, although I would think that the concept is alien to native Korean culture, but with the rash of zombie movies made in Korea as of late, I’ve decided I can use the term to look at an issue within Korean culture. This came to the fore again recently when I was interviewed for a YouTube broadcast, not my own, but for a channel called “Intelligence Inside.” They made two videos, where we discussed a wide range of topics. I mentioned two of my favorite subjects within my ever-constant refrain about the peaceful traditions of Korean history — No. 1, peaceful transitions between dynasties, and No. 2, the dominance of the surnames Kim, Lee and Park. These were royal surnames of old dynasties and therefore are a symbol of the continuation of tradition and the peaceful transitions of Korea. I like to compare Korea with other countries where, with a change of dynasty, the old dynastic social order is exterminated in a
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