"Hanbok is Chinese clothes." A game company that claimed...Professor Seo Kyung-duk said, "You should not allow a follow-up."

China's game company, which abruptly stopped its game service in Korea, defending its Internet user claim that hanbok is a traditional Chinese outfit, is launching its next film in four years, sparking controversy.

Seo Kyung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women's University, said today (13th), "I found out because many Internet users reported it, and I recently started pre-booking 'Infinity Niki' in the app market."

'Infinity Nikki' is the successor to the dressing game 'Shining Nikki', which was released in Korea in 2020 by Paper Games, the parent company of Infold Games. The problem is that the game "Shining Nikki" caused controversy over the "Hanbok Fair" in Korea in the past.

At that time, Paper Games introduced hanbok costumes as an event when it opened the "Shining Nikki" Korean server, and also released them on the Chinese side, with many Chinese Internet users claiming that "Hanbok is a traditional Chinese clothing."

In response, Paper Games said on its Chinese SNS, "As a 'One China' company, Paper Games and Cho Kuk's positions are always consistent," adding, "We oppose all actions that damage national interests and will actively fulfill the responsibilities and duties of Chinese companies."

Professor Seo Kyung-duk pointed out, "It is an act of deceiving Korean gamers that a Chinese game company that had withdrawn from the Korean market defending the claim that hanbok is a traditional Chinese outfit is secretly releasing a follow-up in Korea."

"The launch of this follow-up should be disallowed by the relevant institution," he said. "We need to set a good precedent this time so that this will not happen again."

[Photo source = Hanbok item released by "Shining Nikki," Professor Seo Kyung-duk's SNS]