What's in a Name: Can a Fortuneteller's Advice Change Your Fate?

“I changed my name to Mi-eun. From now on, please call me by my new name only.”  My friend kindly corrected me when we met for the first time in seven years. “I wanted to get a new start in my life. You know, my grandmother always said my old name was ill-fated.” Even some job-seekers in South Korea are changing their names, in an attempt to improve their fortunes. “I don’t necessarily believe the fortuneteller’s word that I will pass the exam just by changing my name. But I did it out of desp