Many had been seen weeping during the 100-day mourning period, which is typical of Korean Confucian society, and an analyst at South Korea's Korea Institute for National Unification determined that much of the public grief evidenced during the mourning period was a genuine expression of sorrow.
Mulți au jelit pe parcursul celor 100 de zile de doliu iar un analist al Institutului Coreean de Unificare Națională din Coreea de Sud a declarat că mare parte din mâhnirea dovedită în perioada de doliu este o dovadă a jalei profunde.