Kim Ju-won, chief of the Korean Language Society, places a wreath in front of a statue of King Sejong the Great at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on May 14, 2025, one day ahead of the king's 628th birthday. King Sejong, the fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), invented the Korean alphabet, "hangeul," in the 15th century. (Yonhap)
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