There is an old saying, “삼인성호(三人成虎),” which means, “If three people gather, they can create a nonexistent tiger.” This phrase implies that if several people repeat a lie, it becomes believable. In Korean, the number “3” is particularly significant. Examples include “천지인” (Heaven, Earth, and Human), the “three branches of government” (Legislative, Judicial, and Executive), the three tenses (past, present, ...
In front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, you can find a statue of a middle-aged man sitting on a wooden bench, engrossed in reading a book. Citizens often join him to read books or take commemorative photos. “The Star by Poet Jeong Ji-yong” The book that the middle-aged man in the statue ...