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After his sensational debut with the Oscar-winning comedic thriller Get Out, Jordan Peele has returned as writer and director with a doppelganger horror movie, Us. Having enjoyed his tightly-knit writing and clever incorporation of social commentary in his first film, I quickly bought a ticket to his new release on the opening weekend. However, the experience was not as refreshing as expected.
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Chanyoung Ryu Senior Staff Reporter
2019.04.26 00:53
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In the basement of the K Museum of Contemporary Art (KMCA) lies its latest exhibition stylishly titled “Museum Therapy: Dear Brain”. Relaxing your brain through audiovisual stimuli is the purported intent, advertised with colorful photo spots and meditative background music. Unfortunately, my brain did not enjoy the experience.
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Chanyoung Ryu Senior Staff Reporter
2019.03.26 02:46
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The Black Skirts, a Korean indie rock band with singer-songwriter Hyu-il Jo as its only member, came back on February 12 with a new album, THIRSTY. As the second part to the artist’s “love trilogy”, which aims to explore the different aspects of what one may define as love, the 12 songs focus on the “shameless and grotesque” side of affection.
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Min Kim Head of Culture Division
2019.03.26 02:36
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“Difference and harmony is what creates passion”. Jan’s explanation of love captures the essence of the film 303 that was released in Korea on March 14.
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Youngil Ko Junior Staff Reporter
2019.03.26 02:29
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“Do you have trouble sleeping”, asks the robotic voice introducing Epik High’s comeback album sleepless in __________. The newest album by the alternative hip hop group composed of rappers Tablo and Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz is dedicated to all those insomnious and troubled.
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Tae Soo Kim Senior Staff Reporter
2019.03.26 02:23
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The Seoul Arts Center is known for hosting prized musicians and presenting some of the finest musical performances in Korea. This time, the one that piqued my curiosity was Marc Chagall, a Jewish artist of Russian and French descent born in Belarus.
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Chanyoung Ryu Senior Staff Reporter
2018.09.25 16:32
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While Marvel has been capturing the big screen with its cinematic universe, the Netflix counterpart has been steadily growing as well.
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Kun-Woo Song Head of Culture Division
2018.09.25 16:25
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At times, there is the occasional film that stirs the imaginative gears in my head into action like reading a good book.
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Yehhyun Jo Staff Reporter
2018.09.25 16:13
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Late last month, the movie On Your Wedding Day was released.
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Hyo Jin Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.09.25 16:10
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The Korean War is a fresh piece of history for Koreans that only adds a chapter each day. As such, this 65-year-old frozen conflict has been the subject of various forms of media, with the film industry carving out an entire genre for itself.
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Yehhyun Jo Staff Reporter
2018.06.19 23:41
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Cinematic universes are like mankind’s search for a maritime route to India. People just found the amazing spice of cinematic universes, and now producers and directors are racing to find the sea route that will be their Cape Route.
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Kun-Woo Song Head of Culture Division
2018.06.19 23:38
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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.
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Hongseok Lee Junior Staff Reporter
2018.06.19 23:34
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Imagine a life without any light — nothing but darkness. It is a reality that most of us will never experience, but it is something that we can experience through an exhibition — Dialogue in the Dark.
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Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2018.06.19 23:31
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Gonjiam is an above-average spring horror film that successfully managed to break a few typical horror-film tropes while maintaining all the terrifying aspects of the genre.
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Yehhyun Jo Staff Reporter
2018.04.11 13:42
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When Breath Becomes Air is a raw and unparalleled story about a successful, young neurosurgeon’s struggle with life and meaning and his sudden confrontation with death.
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Jaymee Palma Junior Staff Reporter
2018.04.11 13:39
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Spring. The season of life. The season of love. The season of warmth. And most interestingly, the season of festivals.
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Kun-Woo Song Head of Culture Division
2018.04.11 13:36
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The truth is, gamers are liars.
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Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2018.04.11 13:30
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During this winter, the streets were full of black, caterpillar-shaped coats, a trend that presumably started from the sale of the affordable yet extremely warm coats by Lotte Department stores as Olympic souvenirs.
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Hyunseung Hwang Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 15:32
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The rise of viral video challenges on the internet (usually on the video-sharing platform YouTube) over the past decade has generated much fun, some good, and a whole lot of bad.
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Yehhyun Jo Staff Reporter
2018.03.29 15:29
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Because of these previous crimes of Square Enix, when a PC port of Chrono Trigger was announced, many gaming communities were worried and, unfortunately, rightly so.
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Kun-Woo Song Head of Culture Division
2018.03.29 15:27