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Netflix has met its dreamland in Korea. This year alone, it invested in four different Korean series, which have all succeeded. It is no exaggeration to describe this success as a jackpot. Netflix stocks rose by 30% since the release of D.P., and the latest Hellbound has become the most-watched seri
Analysis
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.12.18 20:03
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A movie featuring ten heroes, alien monsters, and an omniscient cosmic threat to Earth. Sounds familiar? Surprisingly, it’s not The Avengers; it’s Eternals. Directed by Chloé Zhao, Eternals is an epic superhero movie that features heroes unlike ever before, while successfully extending the scope of
Review
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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We live in a country where there are twice as many coffee shops than all the McDonald’s in the world. Koreans are just crazy about coffee. But what about tea? East Asia is known for its love of tea. After all, it’s where tea culture originated. In 2015 alone, China’s tea consumption accounted for ab
Analysis
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak, traveling abroad has become difficult. Yet there is a place where the windy beaches of Miami, the bright skyline of Tokyo, and the golden desert of Dubai all exist: the exhibition of Yosigo.Yosigo, born Jose Javier Serrano, is a Spanish photographer who captures art
Review
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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On April 8, a single Facebook post sent Korean society into uproar. The post contained a photo of the meal for the quarantined soldiers who returned from leave, and the low standard provoked outrage at how the military treats its own men. The informant, a soldier from the 51st Infantry Division, sai
Column
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:31
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It took 1,628 days for Brave Girls to rank first place in the music charts since they debuted — the longest record ever in the history of K-pop. Their success was a shock to many, as there has never been a group that succeeded after such a long period of obscurity.The trigger for Brave Girls’ sudden
Analysis
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.05.22 17:37
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In recent years, Western nations have accused the Chinese government of committing genocide against Uyghurs living in Xinjiang. Although the Chinese government is continuously denying such allegations, the UN Human Rights Council has expressed significant concerns about “re-education camps” that det
Debate
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.04.26 01:24
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A new policy that allows taking academic credits during military service has been introduced to provide enlisted students with an option to continue their education while serving in the military. In November 2017, the Higher Education Act was amended, allowing university students serving in the mili
News
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.03.28 16:33
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As the TaeWoolSeokLimJae, our school festival, is approaching, The KAIST Herald decided to interview the leader of Encouraging Leaders of KAIST (ELKA), the school’s official cheerleading squad.
People and Community
Hongseok Lee Head of Society Division
2019.05.24 22:44
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With the start of a new year came news of new campaign parties aiming to be elected as the new Undergraduate Student Council (USC). After the dismissal of the previous USC, Batchim, last year, the USC was replaced by the Emergency Response Committee (ERC), Rise, causing confusion for many KAISTians. To clarify the events of last semester, The KAIST Herald interviewed a former USC and ERC member, Jeho Jin.
Interview
Hongseok Lee Head of Society Division
2019.03.26 02:05
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I am a minority. Those who know me will wonder what makes me say so. I am an adult male, with no identified disabilities or illness, I’m economically stable, and heterosexual. Yet, I am a minority. I am a minority: I am left-handed.
Column
Hongseok Lee Head of Society Division
2019.03.26 01:56
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Honey Butter Chip is just a potato chip with a tint of honey and butter added to it. What made it so special that the whole country went mad about this product?
Column
Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2018.09.25 20:48
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Research shows that dinosaurs may not be like the scaly images shown in Jurassic Park, but were instead actually covered in feathers.
Highlights
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.06.20 07:31
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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store revolves around the concept of “guidance”. In the novel, there is no protagonist, antagonist, or a deus ex machina. All the characters rely on others to guide them through their paths.
Review
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.06.19 23:34
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Professor José Feijó and his team from the University of Maryland recently discovered that plant cells use proteins, known as glutamate receptor-like proteins (GLRs), to transmit signals to one another, just like animal cells.
Highlights
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.06.19 22:03
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Recent research from KAIST may have revealed how greed works in living organisms.
News
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.04.11 14:03
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The privatization of library (including the Undergraduate Branch Library, Main Library, and Cultural Building) seats remains a problem.
News
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.04.11 13:47
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Little was known about the function of natural killer (NK) cells within the uterine microenvironment until a recent discovery by the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).
Highlights
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.04.11 13:24
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Human history can be summarized with a single word: conflict. Yet, humans realized that consistent internal or external conflict would lead to the destruction of a society as it is not a productive activity.
Column
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 14:53
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Despite some debates, it is generally accepted that the human hippocampus generates new neurons even in adulthood. Yet, research led by Dr. Arturo Alvarez-Buylla and his team from University of California, San Francisco discovered evidence that neurogenesis in the human hippocampus drops drastically as age progresses.
Highlights
Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 01:41