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Hongdae, the very heart of the Korean indie music scene, is home to a number of small theaters for young aspiring artists. And on one of its narrowly meandering streets, just two flights down from the noise and confusion filling up a typical Hongdae evening, hid the most special “garden” one is ever
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Min Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2021.11.21 21:18
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(Note: This article was written before the release of Dimension: Dilemma, Enhypen’s newest album.)Though many of my friends have been K-pop fans for years — BTS, Exo, Twice, you name it — I myself have managed to avoid this musical wave that swept millions the world over. But when some of them start
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Head of Culture Division
2021.10.26 18:26
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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
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Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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If you have ever taken a stroll with a Korean on a breezy mid-autumn afternoon where the sky is as clear as could be with the sunshine compensating for the slight chill in the air, you may have caught him say, “ah, the sky is high and the horses are fattening.”This Korean idiom perfectly sums up the
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Min Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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When it comes to superhero movies, Marvel has become the household name to beat: the first to establish an interconnected universe of movies, to assemble its heroes on the big screen, and to introduce African and Asian superhero protagonists, microscopic and quantum realms, and magic and celestial b
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Andrei Kim Junior Staff Reporter
2021.10.26 18:26
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The pandemic has posed indefinite obstacles to countless groups in our society, including avid travelers. Due to canceled holiday plans and reluctance to leave the safety provided by our homes, the footsteps of tourists have since diminished, leaving numerous travel attractions abandoned. To reflect
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ChaeYeon Ryu Junior Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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Geeks and nerds all over the world rejoiced on August 23, when the highly anticipated teaser trailer for Marvel’s upcoming movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, was finally released. The teaser gained 355.5 million views in its first 24 hours, breaking the previous record held by the Avengers: Endgame tra
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Head of Culture Division
2021.10.01 19:05
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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
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Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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Every Korean man that once stood under the sign “Korea Army Training Center” has heard it: “Everyone goes through it; why shouldn’t you be able to?” D.P., a Korean Netflix original series based on the webcomic D.P.: Dog’s Day, reveals the dark side of Korea’s military culture that has always been ov
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Min Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2021.10.01 19:05
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In this age of multimedia franchises, movie adaptations of best-seller books are everywhere, while interestingly, the opposite — novelizations of acclaimed movies — seems pretty rare. Movie novelizations of action-packed sci-fi and thriller hits dominated book stores until the previous century; wher
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.08.08 21:47
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Ridiculous plot twists, dramatic, unrealistic scenes, and an illogical storyline are some prototypical characteristics of a makjang K-drama. The must-have elements are adultery, birth secrets, and murder that can create the most unexpected situations and shock the audience. While the main viewers of
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Jaehyeon Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:33
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The co-founder of the Cubist movement and the creator of constructed sculpture and collage. The artist who left over 5,000 artworks over his 90 years. A man who changed modern art forever — Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Now, to celebrate the 140th anniversary of his birth, meet his art in Seoul.Since May 1, t
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:33
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Have you ever wondered, “who cleans up after those who die alone?” or “what happens to the things they leave behind?” Released in May, Move to Heaven is a Korean Netflix original that may offer you some answers. The show follows a team of trauma cleaners who cleans out the rooms of the deceased, and
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Min Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2021.06.28 23:33
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This June, we celebrate Pride Month, the annual commemoration of the LGBTQ+ community as society strives to become more inclusive towards queer people. And with greater inclusivity comes greater representation in the media we consume. More LGBTQ+ characters are being featured in mainstream movies an
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Head of Culture Division
2021.06.28 23:31
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I first heard about Taylor Swift when I stumbled upon her profile in a now-discontinued teen magazine. I was still in fourth grade, and Taylor was only ten years older than me. Intrigued by her stunning visuals and early rise to fame, I would use what little Wi-Fi I could find to listen to her songs
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Chrysan Angela Staff Reporter
2021.05.22 17:37
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After spending the entirety of 2020 without releasing any new content, Marvel Studios returned this year in a different form with its new Disney+ shows WandaVision, which ran from January to March, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, from March to April. After 2019’s Avengers: Endgame saw the end
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Cris Jericho Goh Cruz Head of Culture Division
2021.05.22 17:37
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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
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Hongseok Lee Staff Reporter
2021.05.22 17:37
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We’re living in an age where influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube hold as much fame as, if not more than your average celebrity. We’re living in an age where “everyone [can] be world-famous for 15 minutes”. We’re living in an age that has been predicted by one 20th century artist: Andy Warh
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.05.22 17:37
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“Minari grows well anywhere,” probably sums up the incredible resilience the Yi family shows against all challenges thrown at them. Minari, which has already won multiple major awards including the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film alongside six Oscar nominations, is a semi-autobiogr
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Min Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2021.04.26 01:24
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Since the 2000s, the rivalry between Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s Playstation has been a favorite topic among gamers, dubbed “the console war”. The most recent line of next-generation consoles — Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S and Sony’s PlayStation 5 — were released last November. However, wi
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Kun-Woo Song Senior Staff Reporter
2021.04.26 01:24