South Koreans become a year or two younger as traditional way of counting age scrapped

SEOUL — South Koreans became a year or two younger on Wednesday (June 28) as new laws that require using only the international method of counting age took effect, replacing the country's traditional method.

Under the age system most commonly used in South Koreans' everyday life, people are deemed to be a year old at birth and a year is added every Jan 1.

In December, South Korea passed laws to scrap the traditional method and fully adopt the international standard.

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