No More ‘Three-Year Quitters’! 2026, Vampires’ Small New Year’s Resolutions

When the New Year arrives, we always resolve to do something. Human society has the saying, “Giving up after three days” (Jak-sim-sam-il), but for vampires who have lived for centuries, there is a slightly different expression: “Giving up after three years.” It means that even the firmest determination rarely lasts past three years.

The scale of time may differ, but the fact that keeping resolutions is difficult is not much different for humans or vampires.

At the start of 2026, we met three vampires living among humans in their own ways. Their New Year's resolutions were surprisingly small, which made them sound even more sincere.

Vampire A - 200 Years of Time, Yet Sunlight is Still Unfamiliar
Profile: Living disguised as a female university student in her 20s.
Resolution: “Stop flaking on plans with the excuse of a ‘sunlight allergy’.”

“You’d think I’d be used to daytime activities by now,” she laughed, but for A, sunlight is still an object of fear. To be precise, it’s closer to psychological terror than a biological allergy. Added to this is her innate individualistic nature, making the act of meeting someone always a big decision.

People know her as someone with a "constitution that avoids sunlight," but hidden beneath that is an honest desire to avoid the hassle of mixing with humans.

Nevertheless, A is determined to change this year. “Living for about 200 years, I’ve found there are many humans who are kinder and funnier than I thought.” She now wants to choose to keep promises rather than break them. Whether it lasts three years or ten, she intends to face this spring's sunlight instead of avoiding it.

Vampire B - Beyond “Back in My Day”
Profile: A department manager in his 40s at a mid-sized company. (Let's not ask his real age.)
Resolution: “Ban ‘Back in my day’ comments.”

B works for a company celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The problem is that whenever he goes to a company dinner, his mouth instinctively heads toward the past. Whenever the phrase, “When this company was founded...” pops out, he inwardly thinks, ‘Oops.’

“My juniors seem to think I speak as if I actually experienced those times.” Well, he has no choice. He actually did experience them.

But B knows how quickly the phrase “Back in my day” causes fatigue in human society. So this year, he decided to change his mindset. To become a boss who talks about future possibilities instead of past glories. His goal is to become “a manager whom juniors don't avoid at dinners.”

Putting away hundreds of years of memories won't be easy, but he laughed, saying that challenging himself for at least ‘three years’ is worth a try.

Vampire C - Harder Than Blood: Drinking Water
Profile: A freelance woman in her 30s living alone.
Resolution: “Blood is important, but drink plain water often.”

For vampires, dehydration is surprisingly fatal. The absorption mechanism in the body is different from humans, so once the condition collapses, the aftereffects last for days or even weeks. Skin becomes rough, senses dull, and concentration drops significantly.

“I know it, but I don’t drink it. The sense of thirst itself has become dulled.” Living alone has worsened that habit. Coffee is always in her hand, but the water cup is often left neglected in the sink.

So, starting this year, C decided to keep a water bottle by her bed and even set an alarm. It is to remind herself that ‘water intake’ is as much a part of self-care for survival as blood intake.

“Health is truly... an eternal homework. Even after living for centuries.”

Resolutions are Always Present Progressive
After listening to the stories of the three, it seems that New Year's resolutions are closer to small shifts in direction rather than grand reforms.

Whether it’s three days or three years. The important thing might be the courage to resolve again, premised on the possibility of failure.

The start of 2026. How long will this resolution last?
For humans living a finite life, and vampires living an eternal one—the answer is probably similar.