What is the main religion in Korea?

Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Constitution in Korea. According to a 1995 social statistics survey, 50.7 percent of Koreans follow a specific religious faith. Buddhists account for some 46 percent followed by Protestants at 39 percent and Catholics at 13 percent of the religious population.
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What are the most popular religions in South Korea?

Christianity and Buddhism are the dominant confessions among those who affiliate with a formal religion. Buddhism and Confucianism are the most influential religions in the lives of the South Korean people.
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What is the original religion of Korea?

Shamanism represents Korea's first religion, the religion of Dangun, the mythical founder of Korea in 2333 B.C.E.. Legendary Gija established Gija Joseon in 1222 B.C.E., following in the Shamanistic tradition of Dangun.
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What religion is BTS?

In a 2015 interview with the Korean magazine Hip Hop Playa, the rapper discussed his mixtape and briefly revealed his thoughts on religion. He ended by stating he doesn't believe in God and identifies as an atheist.
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What is Blackpink religion?

Yes. All of them are Christians except Lisa. Lisa is a Buddhist.
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Do BTS like Indian?

'BTS' boys V, Jin, Jungkook, Jimin, Suga, RM, and J-Hope have reacted to Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's song 'India Waale'. South Korean band 'BTS' knows how to win our hearts, they have a huge fan following in India.
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What is Japan's main religion?

Shinto ("the way of the gods") is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan itself. It remains Japan's major religion alongside Buddhism.
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Which God is Worshipped in Korea?

The God of the Korean people, whom we call “Hananim” (the Supreme One), is fundamentally different from the god of the Jewish people, whom they call Jehovah. Jehovah is a jealous god who violently punishes those who offend him.
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Why is there no religion in Korea?

According to some experts, contemporary irreligion in South Korea can be partially attributed to South Koreans' distrust of hierarchical organizations like religious groups. Experts also point to South Korea's demanding education and work systems as reasons why few young South Koreans participate in organized religion.
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Why is Christianity so big in Korea?

One of the most important factors leading to widespread acceptance of Christianity in Korea was the identification that many Christians forged with the cause of Korean nationalism during the Japanese occupation (1910–1945). During this period, Japan undertook a systematic campaign of cultural assimilation.
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Do Koreans celebrate Christmas?

South Korea is the only Asian country that recognises Christmas (or Sung Tan Jul) as a national holiday. Although Koreans will have the day off to sit back and relax with their nearest and dearest, it is not a traditional holiday like Seollal or Chuseok.
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What Kpop idols are atheist?

Idols Who Identify as Atheists?
  • Super Junior's Heechul (Atheist)
  • BTS's Namjoon/RM (Atheist/maybe Agnostic now)
  • Former iKON's Hanbin/B.I (No religion/maybe agnostic???)
  • A.C.E's Junhee/Jun (No religion)
  • ATEEZ's San (Atheist)
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What is the main religion of China?

The research and advocacy group Freedom House estimated in 2017 that there are more than 350 million religious believers in China, primarily made up of Chinese Buddhists, followed by Protestants, Muslims, Falun Gong practitioners, Catholics, and Tibetan Buddhists.
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What is China's official religion?

The government recognizes five official religions – Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism.
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What religion is in Russia?

The most widespread religion in Russia is Russian Orthodox Christianity. The Orthodox faith is very strict. Upon entering a church, women must cover their hair, while men have to take off any headwear. There are a number of rules on how to behave in church and the service itself also follows a strict order.
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What is the main religion in India?

While 94% of the world's Hindus live in India, there also are substantial populations of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and adherents of folk religions. For most Indians, faith is important: In a 2015 Pew Research Center survey, eight-in-ten Indians said religion is very important in their lives.
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Is Russia a Catholic country?

There are now approximately 140,000 Catholics in Russia - about 0.1% of the total population. After the Soviet Union collapsed, there were an estimated 500,000 Catholics in the country, but most have since died or emigrated to their ethnic homelands in Europe, such as Germany, Belarus, or Ukraine.
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What did BTS say about India?

'BTS' ARMY has also reacted to the video. One of them mentioned, “I'm an Indian when they say namaste it really touches my heart,” The second one mentioned, “You made my heart melt baby” gave me goosebumps.” The third one wrote, “When they said: NAMASTE I forgot about the world.”
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Is BTS ban in India?

Soon, fans of the Bangtan boys in India started expressing their concern. Many expressed that they got scared thinking it is true. However, that is not the case. BTS has not been banned in India as there no confirmation on an official on this.
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Which country is most religious?

These are the 10 countries perceived to be the most religious.
  • No. 8: Turkey. ...
  • No. 7: Jordan. Religion rank: 7. ...
  • No. 6: Iraq. Religion rank: 6. ...
  • No. 5: Egypt. Religion rank: 5. ...
  • No. 4: United Arab Emirates. Religion rank: 4. ...
  • No. 3: India. Religion rank: 3. ...
  • No. 2: Saudi Arabia. Religion rank: 2. ...
  • No. 1: Israel. Religion rank: 1.
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Which country has most Muslims?

The country with the largest number (about 209 million) is Indonesia, where 87.2% of the population identifies as Muslim. India has the world's second-largest Muslim population in raw numbers (roughly 176 million), though Muslims make up just 14.4% of India's total population.
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