In a photo taken on September 24, 2025, Im Sae-jin, a funeral administration student, speaks during an interview with AFP before his class at the Busan Institute of Science and Technology in Busan. Growing numbers are finding work in the business of death in the face of massive demographic change in South Korea, where birth rates are among the lowest on earth and almost half the population is aged 50 or older. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) / To go with 'SKOREA-DEATH-DEMOGRAPHICS-FUNERALS,FOCUS' by Claire LEE (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)