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The aim of this study is to figure out the current status of Korean language education as non-major in Japanese universities. For this aim, I conducted a survey of students who are taking Korean lessons as a non-major class. The survey was held over seven months, from July 2013 to January 2014, and 481 students were surveyed, attending eight universities in Japan. To sum up the results of the survey, there was found a higher interest in Korean popular culture that leads to learning the Korean language, compared to previous Korean Waves in Japan. In addition, learners are also hoping to gain Korean language proficiency higher than the current level of the curriculum, but they do not like to go to Korea to study. Therefore, it is necessary that Korean education in universities in Japan quips to the demands of students. These results tell us that the Korean education courses in Japanese universities are being asked for a reorganization of the whole curriculum to meet the needs of learners.