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The result was: promoted by Hilsttalk 14:24, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
... that a Japanese man raised over 1,000 Korean orphans during the Japanese occupation of Korea? Source: [1] this is in English; not many writings on him exist in English otherwise. I think the 3,000 figure is a little high; most Korean-language sources in the article claim over 1,000.
Overall: I find the hook very interesting – in fact, the whole article is fascinating – but I'm not sure if I should be worried about readers who don't know about the Japanese occupation of Korea. Since the "raised over 1,000 orphans" fact is interesting even without the historical context, I don't think this should be an issue. Toadspike[Talk] 09:43, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
Thank you! I think the mention of the colonial period is optional but I think it adds slightly more punch. Significant majority of Japanese and Korean people get along great now. But during the colonial period notable friendly interactions were seemingly extremely rare; I only know of a handful of Japanese people in colonial Korea who are still remembered so unilaterally fondly. seefooddiet (talk) 16:21, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
I find the hook very interesting – in fact, the whole article is fascinating – but I'm not sure if I should be worried about readers who don't know about the Japanese occupation of Korea. Since the "raised over 1,000 orphans" fact is interesting even without the historical context, I don't think this should be an issue. Toadspike [Talk] 09:43, 8 January 2025 (UTC)