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“Look. Straight people run the world. This table is all I have, and I will fight for it.” Ivar, who is gay, passionately speaks out against a British society that harbors homophobia while drinking beer at a pub. The play “Wife” (2024), which achieved a triple crown at the 56th Dong-A Theater Awards,
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Kim Su-yeon
2024.04.08 23:07
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A Louis Vuitton bag smaller than a grain of sea salt. Boots that are too big to wear. Both of these unique works were created by “MSCHF,” an artist collective that became the talk of the town in 2023. MSCHF surprises people by creating more diverse forms of art, a departure from commonly known forms
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Joo Heejin
2024.03.14 08:44
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Every December 3 is Consumer Day, a day established to raise consumer rights and protections. People consume a variety of goods throughout their lives. Among them, cosmetics are consumed regardless of age or gender, as people’s common routines often include washing faces with a cleansing foam, apply
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Kim Ji-hyang
2023.12.13 13:57
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At the end of the year, as the final chapter unfolds, people gather to discuss the significant events that took place over the past year. While the focus often leans towards these major events, it is easy to overlook the small joys of daily life. Enter an exhibition that illuminates the easily ignor
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Jang Yewon
2023.12.13 13:37
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Las Vegas, U.S. announced November 25th as K-Pop Masters Day. A day to celebrate K-pop being announced in Las Vegas rather than South Korea (hereafter Korea) makes people realize the power of K-pop that has spread throughout the world. A new trend has been observed in the K-pop idol industry since t
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Jang Yewon
2023.11.22 13:49
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How many people are the same both inside and outside? The majority will be different from how they show themselves at school or work and how they act when they are alone. Such duality occurs naturally as people go into the real world. Netflix’s “Mask Girl” (2023), is a TV series based on the charact
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Kim Ji-hyang
2023.11.21 15:28
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As of 2016, 26 countries’ Google Maps named Dokdo as “Liancourt Rocks,” and Japan’s Apple Map named it as “Takeshima Island.” Giving Dokdo another name is an undeniable error. According to “East Sea and Dokdo Transcription Error Correction Achievement,” from the Korea Culture and Information Service
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Kim Ji-hyang
2023.10.19 12:02
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The sea, as depicted in folk tales such as The Little Mermaid and Isabu, the general of Korea, who became a god to protect the East Sea even after death, is beautiful, but it is also very dangerous. That is why stories of extraordinary characters who could save people from the sea were developed. Me
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Jang Yewon
2023.10.19 12:01
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“PINK goes well with everything!” There is a place where the whole world is pink. This is Barbie Land from the movie “Barbie.” In Barbie Land, houses, cars, and even asphalt roads are pink. Barbie Land invites viewers into a “dream-like world” different from reality. In addition, “On the Basis of Se
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Jang Yewon
2023.09.15 15:58
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Koreans use spoons and chopsticks when eating at a table full of delicious food. On the first day of the new year, Koreans eat Tteokguk, hoping for well-being throughout the year. Folklore concerns such customs that were often taken for granted. In other words, it studies traditional ways of doing t
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Kim Ji-hyang
2023.09.11 10:21
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A month ago, on March 19, 2023, Kim Yu-na, a former figure skater and world champion, posted a picture of herself on Instagram. It was a picture of her skating, her standing in front of David Jamin’s paintings. Due to this, lots of people went to see the exhibition of Jamin’s lively paintings. Becau
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Choi Ye-jin
2023.09.11 10:20
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How many books are there in the world? In 2010, Google Books counted the total number of books published worldwide and came up with a result of 129,864,880 books. However, with new books published every day, this number was quickly overturned, and the exact number of books today is unknown. It is si
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Lee Ju-won
2023.06.09 10:50
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In January 2017, Hong Su-yeon, a high school student working at an LG Uplus call center in South Korea (hereafter Korea), took her own life due to verbal abuse and work-related stress. She had to prevent angry callers from canceling their internet service while selling products at the customer satis
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Lee Ju-won
2023.06.09 10:50
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Let us not cry. The parents and siblings we have left behind, the countryside that nurtured our art embracing snugly, and the blue sea, the loss of all that, would not these be tears?Painter Lee Jung-seop, who lost his mother during the evacuation, offers words of comfort to those in the same situat
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Park Gyeong-jin
2023.06.09 10:50
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On a day like any other, someone receives an unexpected dismissal notice from their employer. It is not for absenteeism, insincerity, misappropriation, malpractice, or an employment scam. It is because of their LGBTQ* identity. Could this be a valid reason for being fired? In the movie, “Philadelphi
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Park Gyeong-jin
2023.05.15 14:53
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“For only $30 per month, you can help this child suffering from a rare disease.” This fundraising phrase can be seen on TV or internet websites. Also, the photos which zoom in on the eyes of a skinny child and young parents holding a child struggling in hunger exemplify the typical fundraising adver
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Lee Ju-won
2023.05.15 14:49
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“Hooi.” A whistling sound is heard from the ocean surrounding Jeju Province.* It is the “Sumbi” sound that “Haenyeo” make when they come out of the water to get their breath back after diving to collect seafood. The reason for this unique breathing is that haenyeo dive into the sea with only tools s
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Lee Ju-won
2023.04.10 15:17
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Bullets are raining before the eyes, and the house is collapsing. Family members are missing and cannot be found, and they cannot save the dying child. Everyone is at the door of death. Even if one survives, a harsh life with those horrible memories is inevitable. What would their lives be now? The
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Park Gyeong-jin
2023.04.10 15:16
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Artists with disabilities shall be guaranteed opportunities to engage and participate in artistic activities according to their respective abilities and will.This is an excerpt from the Act on The Support For Cultural And Artistic Activities Of Artists With Disabilities legislated by the Ministry of
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Park Gyeong-jin
2023.03.09 20:33
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“Find the beauty that others don’t see and capture it with your camera.” Albert Watson has taken photographs of the beautiful things that only he could see. What is special about Albert Watson is that he adheres to the analogue way of creating images even in the present advanced world of technology
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Lee Ju-won
2023.03.09 20:32