What if it were no longer used?
Hangul is still a living script
Most ancient scripts died: hieroglyphs, cuneiform, runes. Hangul has been used EVERY single day for 580 years — the hero that never retired.
K-pop lyrics
BTS & NewJeans lyrics are transcribed into fans' "Hangul notebooks". Hangul is now part of global pop DNA.
K-drama subtitles
Squid Game, The Glory — as the world reads Hangul subtitles, "사랑해" became a global phrase.
Webtoons & literature
Hangul's block letters create unmatched emotional typography — and Han Kang's 2024 Nobel prize. Hangul travels the world as the language of creation.
UNESCO & Memory of the World
In 1997 the Haerye manual was inscribed — Hangul became humanity's heritage.
What global scholars said
“Hangul is the most brilliant and original alphabet created by humankind. It is a uniquely scientific script designed to mirror the vocal organs.”
We'll end with one sentence:
The Korean you are reading right now was written with the "most scientific script" — created 580 years ago so no one would suffer injustice. And that script is now UNESCO-recognized heritage.