Lower the age of majority to 18 in South Korea

I have once realized that though much of the world acknowledges 18 as the age of legal adulthood and age of majority, this is not so in South Korea where the legal adult age and age of majority is 19 that confuses the international age by Korean standards. South Koreans usually graduate high school between the ages of 18 and 19. However, I have found this age specification to be restrictive, particularly in the spheres of movies, television, and games, where the Korea Media Rating Board (KMRB) and Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) have uprated the rating of 18 to the rating of 19 and the Korea Media Ratings Board (KMRB) requires the rating of 19 to be used instead of the rating of 18 in Busan due to the new South Korean law raising the legal age limit for adults and the viewing age of movies and videos that cannot be viewed by teenagers changed to those aged 19 or older and the age of viewing movies and videos that are not allowed for youth viewing changed to 19 and a partial amendment to the Film and Video Act was passed by the Korean National Assembly to align the youth age criteria with the Youth Protection Act.

This situation has prompted my earnest call on the South Korean government to change the law to lower the legal adult age and age of majority again from 19 to 18 and the Korean National Assembly to pass the amendent to the Youth Protection Act and the Game Industry Promotion Act, so Koreans will become younger again and it's about time for the age of majority of 19 to be lowered again to 18 and the viewing age of movies and videos that cannot be viewed by teenagers changed back to those aged 18 or older. With this change, we will align better with the majority of countries around the world. Concurrently, we would like to see the age of 19 lowered to the age of 18 by the Youth Protection Act and amendment passed by the Korean National Assembly and this new South Korean law lowering the legal age limit to 18 for adults and the 19 rating for films, television, online music videos, and games replaced by the R rating by the Korea Media Rating Board (KMRB) and Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) and parental accompaniment should be necessary for the 7, 12, and 15 ratings for television. The South Korean television rating system should use the new classifications:

All (모든 연령 시청가): This rating is for programmes that are appropriate for all ages. 
7 (7세 이상 시청가, Chilse isang sicheongga): This rating is for programmes that are inappropriate for children under 7. Parental accompaniment required for persons under 7 years of age.
12 (12세 이상 시청가): This rating is for programmes that are inappropriate for children under 12. Parental accompaniment required for persons under 12 years of age.
15 (15세 이상 시청가): This rating is for programmes that are inappropriate for children under 15. Parental accompaniment required for persons under 15 years of age.
R (청소년 이하 시불가): This rating is for programmes that are inappropriate for minors.

The film and video ratings for the Korea Media Rating Board (KMRB) should be divided into the new categories:

All (전체관람가 - meaning "all") – Green label: Film suitable for all ages. Video suitable for all ages.
12 (12세이상관람가 - meaning "over 12 years") – Yellow label: Film intended for audiences 12 and over. Underage audiences accompanied by a parent or guardian are allowed. Video intended for audiences 12 and over.
15 (15세이상관람가 - meaning "over 15 years") – Orange label: Film intended for audiences 15 and over. Underage audiences accompanied by a parent or guardian are allowed. Video intended for audiences 15 and over.
R (청소년관람불가 - meaning "not for young people") – Red label: Film intended for audiences 18 and over only. No one under 18 will be admitted. Video intended for audiences 18 and over only.

The Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) should also use four different ratings:

ALL (전체이용가): All ages can play. 
12 (12세이용가): Under 12 years of age cannot play.
15 (15세이용가): Under 15 years of age cannot play.
R (청소년이용불가): Those under 18 years of age are not allowed to play.

This is more than a push for policy modification—it is an urge for more liberality, for young Koreans to be provided with mature content a bit earlier, which might encourage earlier intellectual and emotional maturity. The legal adult age and age of majority in South Korea was 20 but was reduced to 19 in 2011 and voting age in South Korea was 19 but was reduced to 18 in 2020. As such, your support to this cause will not merely be a signature on a petition but an endorsement for a fairer, more inclusive system that respects the cognizance of young adults.

Please sign this petition to have the legal age of majority lowered again to 18 in South Korea to revise the new law and the Korean National Assembly in South Korea pass the Film and Video Act and the Game Industry Promotion Act again to lower the rating of 19 to the rating of 18 and the Youth Protection Act to lower the age of 19 to 18, so the minimum age or legal age in South Korea will be 18 and support our endeavor for age alignment and media accessibility.