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In South Korea, there are professional video game mourners who attend funerals in online games and cry for deceased players' characters
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Bizarre Human BehaviorMar 26, 2026

In South Korea, there are professional video game mourners who attend funerals in online games and cry for deceased players' characters

People hire professional mourners for dead video game characters. They attend virtual funerals in online games. The mourners cry and wail digitally for payment. This started in South Korea gaming culture. Even fictional deaths get real grief.

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