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The purpose of this study is to identify causes for the failure to successfully implement Korean Romanization System since the National Institute of the Korean Language proclaimed the government Revised Romanization System in 2000. In reality, more confusion and inconsistencies have increased with time. The findings of this paper itemize the causes into four categories from general linguistic point of view. The first is that the system has caused confusion among users by regarding Romanization system as an English writing system. The second is that the system requires the users to understand the phonetic forms in which most of the Korean phonological rules are applied. The third is correspondence between Romanized letters and the Korean alphabet, which causes confusion among users in that the Korean alphabet is represented into diversified and complicated Roman letters. The fourth is that no balance is kept in delineating phonetic representations in terms of phonetic and phonemic transcription. To ensure the stable use of Korean Romanization System, it is critical that these four problems be raised. The problems discussed in this paper will be helpful not only to stabilize the system but also for system revision and usage