
In Korea, are you not allowed to marry your first cousin? Does anybody here know?

I actually had to research this because I ship JHHM *HARD* and I want them to have a happy ending, but...
*ahem* Begin research paper:
Before this law was deemed unconstitutional in 1997 and revised countless of times, Koreans are not allowed to marry someone who has the same surname and/or come from the same hometown/clan. Most especially if they come from the same clan. For example, a Lee Il-Seong of Province A is not allowed to marry Lee Yu Na of Province Z, even if they are not related at all. It was an ancient law to prevent incest, but it's problematic nowadays because of population growth, migration, etc. Modern Koreans actually found it hard to find a suitable partner who does not share the se surname, because of the millions of Parks, Lees, Kims, etc. out there in Korea.
A new law passed in 2005, the Korean Family Law Reform Bill, now states that people are not allowed to marry within 8 "chons", or distance of relation of two people. A parent and their child are separated by one chon. A brother and sister, two chons. An uncle and niece, three chons. First cousins, four chons, so on and so forth.
Sources: Wikipedia, and a whole lot of archived internet articles, mostly dated from 1997-1999.
TL;DR: First cousin incest is illegal in South Korea, as of now.
I apologize for my lengthy response, and if ever someone wants to correct and fact check, feel free to do so.
I'm always seeing Hanmi and Junhyuk as a couple. I know it's wrong but I can't help it!!!! I don't know if I'm misunderstanding the it or I'm just perverted! Please someone save me!!!!!