Happy new year everyone!

2024 is the year of the dragon, but not only that, its the year of the blue dragon! Since it comes every 60 years, I will surely make the most out of it! I have high hopes and many resolutions for this year.

Context: Haryong is greeting you with a Hobok, which is a greeting gesture done commonly in korea in ancient times, up to the Goryeo era around the 15th century. From the Joseon era and onwards, Korea got a lot distant from its shared heritage in the north, and Hobok was highly discouraged in the Joseon era as it was considered a thing done by Manchu and other ethnic groups north of Korea, which was thought of as "barbaric." Currently it is customary to bow with both of your knees on the ground and your upper body lowered, as it is the case for many countries around China.

Since I want to be era-specific as possible, he will be doing this pose. It isn't that bad, doing this pose makes it easy to get up quickly, which reveals some priorities that people had back then. I think there should be more art of this.