Question Do you know what Murim is??

Without looking it up, when you hear the word Murim/Moorim do you know what it is?

I'm considering making a story out of it but idk how many in the community remember that term?

Have you read Peerless Dad, The Breaker or Ruler Of The land? Would you be willing to read a story like that?

 

I believe it's Korean? And is basically a martial artist underworld. Some novels depict it more fantasy based, but most depict it kind of gangster-ish but with martial artists and sects instead. The Breaker is a good example of this.

 

It's just a term for the martial arts community, generally used in reference to martial artists that exceed human ability but hide it in the general public, it has also been used as a reference to the powers that be behind the scenes when it comes to communities heavily involved in martial arts

 

... the jianghu of korea?

 

Yes

 

you would need at least some good knowledge about martial arts and korean stuff, bcuz using the word murim means you are referring to the martial community of the land of korea and around, the same with the word jianghu which i believe that is the chinese counterpart word of murim, i mean if i read jianghu i know that the story is situated in a chinese ish culture same with the word murim, if i read the word i would expect that story is situated in korea

 

It's the same as Wulin in chinese, but in korean, it means "martial forest" or something?

Though usually with the chinese novels you hear about JiangHu instead of Wulin most of the time.


Well I read korean manwha before I even read any chinese webnovels so it might not really be that much of common knowledge.

Anyway, why not just make a footnote to explain what Murim is/means? And even if a reader doesn't have preexisting knowledge they'll find out what Murim means as they read the story.

 

Korean term for martial artist right?
First time know that from Volcanic Age

 

Jianghu

 

Is The breaker different from Breakers?

 

The breaker is murim manhwa that takes place in modern time. Breakers is isekai korean novel right?

 

Think of it like korean version of jianghu.

 

korean jianghu or martial arts world that tries to be hidden from socitey, but fails spectacularly.
first read about in the breaker

 

Isn't that the Korean equivalent to chinas Jianhu? Both meaning something like the Martial Arts World or something? remember seeing it in the breaker

 

The Jianghu/Wulin of Korea...

 

More like, people don't know that it's oft used to refer some world/society/etc. Of martial artists?

 

i would instantly translate them into "murim alliance"

 

I don't know it... My mind immediately went to the Moomins.

 

I didn't know about it till now I guess.

Not really a martial artist fan.