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Back in 2014, not many people considered Guardians of the Galaxy a success — after all, it was difficult to take seriously a superhero movie featuring a raccoon and a speaking tree. However, Guardians turned out to be one of the best and definitely most original movies of the Marvel Universe. In fact, the movie was so successful that producers gave a green light for the sequel’s produc
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Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.05.22 01:06
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The highly anticipated British rock band Coldplay hit the stage with “A Head Full of Dreams Tour” on April 15 and 16 at Jamsil Olympic Stadium. An audience of 90,000 gathered from all over Korea and even from neighboring countries to witness its visit. There was an outburst of anticipation when Coldplay’s visit was first announced last November; it had never visited Korea before.
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Ji Yun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2017.05.22 01:02
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Tra-la-laaaa! Make way for the one and only Captain Underpants, for he is about to hit the screens for the first time! This March, DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox revealed the first trailer for Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, causing a buzz among numerous fans that spent their childhood with this ridiculously underdressed superhero. After two months of anticipation, finally the
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.05.22 00:57
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On April 30 and May 7, tvN’s popular TV show Problematic Men aired a KAIST special with KAIST students as guests. Problematic Men is a show in which cast and guests solve puzzle sets and compete for the title of “Problematic Man” of the episode. The regular cast includes Hyun-moo Jeon, Seok-jin Ha, Ji-seok Kim, Jang-won Lee, Tyler Rasch, and Kyung Park.The students who appeared i
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.05.22 00:55
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This year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament was definitely one of the tournaments that had many upsets. The favorites Villanova and Kentucky were eliminated in the early stages of the tournament alongside teams with a rich history, Duke and Kansas. The last time that a player rated best overall in the rookie class got to be featured in the tournament finals was when Anthony Davis’ Kentucky
Culture
Hyunwoo Shin Junior Staff
2017.05.03 22:20
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In the Eoeun sea of Korean and Japanese cuisine, Margarita, located just 200 meters away from the west gate, is the perfect place for an Italian escape. With its tinted windows and dimmed lights, Margarita gives off a subdued vibe that makes it stand out amongst the bustling Eoeun stores. Upon opening the door, the visitor is greeted by a cozy and welcoming cabin-themed interior decorated with fai
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.05.03 22:19
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The monochromatic beauty of winter in KAIST is somewhat private to those who stay in KAIST during the vacation. That serene beauty of snow and quiet isolation is appreciated, but nevertheless lonely. In contrast, the beauty of spring is the beauty of populace and color. As the straining grasp of winter subsides, cherry blossoms bloom to signal the arrival of spring and students both new and old fl
Culture
Han Hee Jang Junior Staff Reporter
2017.05.03 22:19
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On June 3, Seoul will officially become a “City of Stars” as it was sung in the American box office hit, La La Land. Fake Virgin Seoul has officially announced that La La Land In Concert: A Live To Film Celebration will start its Korean tour on June 3. It will have its performance at the Seoul Lotte Concert Hall on June 3 and 4 before leaving to Busan for its Busan concert on June 6 at
Culture
Hyunwoo Shin Junior Staff
2017.05.03 22:17
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I f the 1990s was the Disney Renaissance era, the 2010s would be the Disney Reminiscence era. The 1990s was nicknamed in such a way because many of the studio’s best animated successes — from The Little Mermaid and Aladdin all the way up to Mulan and Tarzan — were produced during that time. Two decades later, Disney is looking back to its past masterpieces. Its quest is to bring
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.05.03 22:17
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ong Shin Yoon, a singer-songwriter of 26 years, is someone that is far more familiar with the youth as an entertainer. However, those who have known him for a longer time know him for his moving tunes and empathizing lyrics. Yoon’s concert, themed with the title “Lyricist Jong Shin Yoon: Special Lecture Part 2”, was held for three days at Ewha Womans University this November. The
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Ji Yun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 23:20
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2016 was a big year for Club Eskimo, the freshly-debuted hip-hop crew that blew the scene through their stylish music. In the center of their rise in popularity was DEAN, a young singer/producer who made his debut first in America. DEAN first garnered attention through the release of his first single, “Put My Hands On You”, featuring the Grammy Awardee Eric Bellinger, followed by a few
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Ji Yun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 23:04
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As we approach the end of March, we find ourselves drawn over with the dark cloud of approaching doom: midterm exams. With the excitement and anticipation for the new semester almost completely faded away, we desperately feel the need to escape, but simply can’t find the time to do so. Even with the prevalent desire for something fancy, Dunsan-dong, the outer “boundary”, is a tad
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Ji Yun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:57
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It was revealed that Universal Studios have hired the Coen brothers to revise the current screenplay of the Scarface reboot.The Oscar-winning brothers are to start their new project soon. Joel and Ethan Coen are known for directing and writing screenplays for Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, True Grit, and Inside Llewyn Davis.This is not the first time the Coen brother
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Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:49
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On March 3, Nintendo released its new console, the Nintendo Switch. After a few weeks of sales, it had already become the fastest-selling Nintendo product in history, giving hope to the company after consecutive years of financial losses.Known as NX in development, Nintendo Switch is a “hybrid console” that allows players to use it in a variety of modes: it can be connected to the TV v
Culture
Duman Kuandyk Junior Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:37
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Are you a prospective webtoon fan, unsure of which webtoon to start with? Or are you already a fan, looking for some interesting new reads? Whichever you are, you do not have to worry any longer; chosen from those that are ongoing or complete and accessible without charge, here are three webtoons that will be worth your time.-Mask GirlMomi, a normal office worker, has a perfect glamorous body but
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:28
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If one had to describe Nintendo’s first mobile venture with one word, the word would be “lackluster”. Miitomo is a social game that allows players to interact with each other in a virtual universe using customized Mii avatars. Free to download and use, Miitomo shot to the top ranks of both iOS and Android app stores immediately upon its launch. The app attracted almost 15 million
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Hyoyeon Kim Staff Reporter
2017.03.29 22:21
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Should games be regulated? Absolutely. If playing games is considered a valid cultural activity just as listening to music or watching movies is, regulating them would be no different from movies being rated a certain alphabet-number combination or lyrics of certain songs being replaced with a less profane alternative. So the more important question is, to what extent should games be regulated? Th
Gaming
Dongwon Cha Senior Staff Reporter
2016.11.26 23:11
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Thirty billion Korean Won. That’s the amount of money a game developing company called Nexon invested over four years to develop their next-generation first-person shooter (FPS) game. And it failed catastrophically. Welcome to the “short” story of Sudden Attack 2, and how the current gaming industry in Korea led to the demise of a game that may have been doomed before it was even
Gaming
Dongwon Cha Senior Staff Reporter
2016.11.26 23:07
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One might have heard of Crush, the R&B, hip-hop artist who has taken the Korean music scene by storm. Coming into contact with hip-hop at the age of 14, he taught himself how to produce and write music. The early forms of his music did not see the light of day till he met a fellow artist Zion.T at a performance, who later contacted Crush back to work with him further after listening to his mus
Music
Ji Yun Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2016.11.26 03:35
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Should games be regulated? Absolutely. If playing games is considered a valid cultural activity just as listening to music or watching movies, regulating them would be no different from movies being rated a certain alphabet-number combination or lyrics of certain songs being replaced with a less profane alternative. So the more important question is, to what extent should games be regulated? That
Gaming
Dongwon Cha Senior Staff Reporter
2016.11.26 03:25