Apparently it's not very common at all. I asked my Korean teacher about it this morning - she's in her mid-30s and lived in Daegu before moving to Ilsan when she got married - and her reply was that university students might do something, but neither she nor her friends did anything. The 부원장님 at my English academy said that she received roses, while of my five Korean co-teachers one had received 20 roses and a cake for 성년의 날. Both recipients are in their mid-30s.
My 27 year old co-teacher said that nobody has observed that day for a long time; after I showed her the articles she said that it was probably only something for people who are really into traditional culture. I can understand forgoing the traditional ceremony but I am curious on why some (a few?) people give roses but others (many?) don't. With all the other "couple's days" in Korea it seems ripe for promotion.
That was one of the first KPop songs I ever heard! So much better than Wonder Girls... ;) I remember studying the Coming of Age Ceremony in my Japanese culture class. But I thought it was more a legal thing on New Year's. I'm bummed I didn't hear about this from my co-workers.
The Park Ji-Yoon version? I'm still not sure who came out with it first, although if both versions have lyrics about roses it would make a little more sense for a woman to be the original singer compared to a male vocalist.
I asked my Japanese classmate about Seijin shiki and she said it's mostly just a time for people to dress nice and meet with high school friends who are attending different universities. Apparently each city's mayor also makes a (long) speech before everyone goes out to party. Seems the city of Chiba gives 20 year old's a free pass to enter Disney World Japan for that day, which makes it a popular destination.
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My 27 year old co-teacher said that nobody has observed that day for a long time; after I showed her the articles she said that it was probably only something for people who are really into traditional culture. I can understand forgoing the traditional ceremony but I am curious on why some (a few?) people give roses but others (many?) don't. With all the other "couple's days" in Korea it seems ripe for promotion.
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I remember studying the Coming of Age Ceremony in my Japanese culture class. But I thought it was more a legal thing on New Year's. I'm bummed I didn't hear about this from my co-workers.
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I asked my Japanese classmate about Seijin shiki and she said it's mostly just a time for people to dress nice and meet with high school friends who are attending different universities. Apparently each city's mayor also makes a (long) speech before everyone goes out to party. Seems the city of Chiba gives 20 year old's a free pass to enter Disney World Japan for that day, which makes it a popular destination.
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