It's 2 years. Koreans count that the baby is borth at 1 y/o AND their age doesn't changed with their birthday but with the new year
So basically even if they were born in March their age doesn't change until Jan 1st. Going with this example, a baby born in March is already 1y/o but in new years they still turn 2y/o
In Korea, when you’re born you’re considered a year old. Then, legally, you age up at the start of the new year every year.(but people usually celebrate their birthdays on their actual birthdays. They just are legally one year older according to the government)
I was confused as fuck as a kid cause I’m Chinese and I used to live in China until I was 6 but then I returned to America and became 5 years old. It was only like a few years ago when I realized China had a similar system of being age 1 when you’re born(they count when you’re in the womb I guess)
Anyways, that’s why in manhwas, highschool third years are usually 18-19, as in America, highschool seniors are usually 17-18.
I don’t know about legal drinking age and other stuff though.
bro my comments keep getting cut off
Anyways, to answer your question, Manhwas use Korean age. If you pay attention stories that go from all ages to +18 only do after the characters turn 20y/o (18 in international age). For example Cherry Blossom After Winter
Characters that are in 1st year of highschool are 17 (15 in international age). Like in Love is an Illusion - Superstar
So anytime you see a character thats 20, they actually just turn 18 ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Don’t know how you got 2 years, but it’s usually 1 year difference from US ages.(though if they’re born late you can make the argument it’s two years for a certain period of time)
Korean age works that they are 1 year old at birth, then when the new year comes they become 1 year older. So it can be both 1 year or 2 years more than their actual age, it just depends on when they were born. For example lets say we have two babies, baby 1 was born on Jan 10, 2024 and baby 2 was born Dec 20, 2034. At that point they were born they are already 1. Then when the new year comes on Jan 1, 2025 they both turn 2 regardless of their birthday. So even tho baby 1 is almost 1 years old and baby 2 is not even 1 month old they are now both 2 years old in korean age.
I dont know how you don't get its 2 years when your own comment explain how it's 2 years
It’s not two years it’s one year difference. A 1st year in highschool is 16-17, a 2nd year is 17-18, and a 3rd year is 18-19
That’s why a lot of novels you see are labeled 19+ and not 18+ (like in reincarnation manhwas where the mc reincarnates into an adult novel or something and the cover usually says 19+)
LOL ITS NOT 2 YEARS THOUGH
For example, let’s say Baby A was born on March 5th 2005:
They are born as a 1 year old baby in 2005
- currently international age 0
January 2006 comes around and they’re now a 2 year old baby
- when March 5th passes currently international age 1
- they are technically age 1 in the year they are labeled age 2
ITS A 1 YEAR DIFFERENCE.
A 19 year old in a Korean manhwa is 18 years old and the age of adulthood if I’m not mistaken
Theoretically, it can be 2 years. A baby born on Dec. 31 would be considered 1 year old. Then the next day (Jan. 1) they'd be 2 years old. That's essentially a 2 year difference from a baby born in a country like the US on the same day.
Yeah, but I was replying to a comment that was saying it was a definitive 2 year difference which it wasn’t. The original question also wasn’t about that specific birthday and the general consensus of the age difference between Koreans and international ages. Not to mention, they technically will age to be a certain age in one year and the Korean age standards makes them one year older by what age they will be. So it’s technically still only being a year older for that year, and not two years older.(if we’re just taking ages by the year they were born and not the specific month)
Sorry if that was kinda confusing to read I’m kinda tired lol
I was always under the assumption it was just 1 year or more commonly was. Maybe because most manwhas I read also have drinking so they’re like 19 or if real age is brought in it seems to only be a year younger from the few times it has been. But then I’ve seen people saying Korean age is 2 years older? Or more commonly so? And do all manwhas hse international or Korean age?? Bc sometimes it seems they go with international (like following college timelines in stories/enlistment or time skips sometimes) Now I don’t know what age anyone in manwha is anymore and in stories not set in Korea but are still manwha (?) I believe. I usually just go by the age the story provides or on info sheets but idk. Like Seo-In from Backlight is listed as 26, but is he actually 24/25?