To our knowledge, no research has focused on the cultural aspect of smoking cessation in Korean smokers. Asian's general reluctance to use mental health services, fear of stigma of lack of willpower, family issues might be some hypothesized examples of culture-specific barriers to medication use, in addition to more universal barriers like lack of knowledge of possible treatment options and their efficacy and fear of side effects. Understanding the Korean smoker's perspectives on the way of smoking cessation might be a key to the development of effective smoking cessation intervention in this population. However, there is a lack of detailed research on the Korean smokers' cultural beliefs and attitudes toward the smoking cessation, especially the use of smoking cessation medication.