“What’s the point of having a funeral when you are already dead?” Kim said in a wheelchair, adding that he does not want any additional funeral service after he dies, and he wants to be cremated. ADVERTISEMENTAs Korea has already become an aging society, the elderly activists say Koreans should change their views on deaths and funerals. As of this year, elderly Koreans — defined as those aged 65 and older — account for 14 percent of the South Korean population. None of Kim’s children attended his funeral service. “I’ll always remember Kim as a fighter,” said Oh Geon-ho, an activist at My Welfare State, an NGO, at the funeral.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 10, 2018 04:50 UTC