The KOREAN FLAG
TAEGUK-KI
The present Korean flag was adopted officially after Korea became independant from Japan in WWII. It is considered one of the most philosophical flags in the world. The center mark as you can see is a Yin Yang symbol. In Korea, we call this a Taeguk Mark. The philosophy behind it is Yin and Yang are related, to symbolize that one can't exist without the other. For example, Night and Day, Moon and Earth, Life and Death, etc.

The stripes that you see on each corner are suppose to represent movement of the universe. They are called "Kwae".

The three solid stripes (Top Left) called Kun means heaven.
The four stripes that are broken (bottom left) called Yi means fire.
The five stripes that are broken (top right) called Kam means water.
And the six broken stripes (bottom right) called Kon means Earth.

With all these combination, they express the principles of the movement of all objects in the universe and the universe itself.

The White background is suppose to represent the purity of the Korean people. It represents how Koreans love peace and harmony.
UNITED KOREAN FLAG
The United Korean flag is used when North and South Korea are doing something together. This flag was used during the march of Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games, Busan 2002 Asian Games, Aomori 2003 Winter Asian Games, North and South Soccer Games, and much more!

The center image in the flag shows the whole Korean penninsula, which represents a United Korea.

The color blue represents peace and reconciliation between the two Koreas.

Lastly, the white background represents the pure and peace loving Korean people. White is historically a significant color in Korea. That is why the color white is repeatedly used.
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