<p>‘Korean’ is not a race: it referst to an ethnic group, a member of the korean ethnic group, or abbreviated nationality; i.e., ‘south korean’, or ‘north korean’. While 98% of residents in South Korea, and even more in North Korea, are racially East Asian, it’s fallacious to claim Korean as a race when a large number of Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese citizens are also East Asian. Blame your misunderstanding on 단일민족국가 사상. </p>