In November 2023, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced a reduction in the budget for independent film support. Despite this, Picnic, released last February, has surpassed 200,000 viewers for the first time among Korean independent and artistic drama films since A Resistance w
In 2005, a broadcasting incident involving the South Korean indie punk band Couch marked the beginning of a dark age for Korean rock. However, Korean rock slowly saw a revival in 2020 with significant achievements, such as the 2023 Pentaport Rock Festival and the psychedelic rock band SilicaGel’s re
K-pop idols are enhancing their global status day after day. Recently, a new type of idol has appeared through the use of virtual technology, making a splash in the K-pop industry. The virtual boy group Plave proved its popularity by surpassing 200,000 sales for its first mini album on August 2023.
With the Victoria’s Secret runway shows returning this year after a four-year hiatus, the discussion regarding ultra-thin models has also resurged. In this fabulous world full of nepotism, eating disorders, and Photoshop, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) explores the meaning of being a fashion model, its gl
The musical Rebecca is celebrating its Korean 10th-anniversary performance from August 19th to November 19th. These days, numerous long-standing musical works, including Rebecca, continue to receive love. Yet, within even seemingly perfect musicals, shadows exist. Hence, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) inv
Gorpcore, cottagecore, and now balletcore — these are not just a handful of the countless waves of style aesthetics that have recently swept through popular culture. A style aesthetic, on the internet, refers to a thematic expression of a particular style, each with a unique set of elements such as
Amidst the Hallyu wave, K-pop artists dressed in Fusion Hanbok to promote traditional Korean culture to the world, which in turn brought the Hanbok industry’s attention to Fusion Hanbok. Hanbok, Korea’s unique cultural outfit, has begun to lose its traditional beauty in return for the spotlight that
Skateboarding has faced its golden era. It was introduced to the public through collaborations with high fashion brands and captivated the young with its charming culture. This worldwide phenomenon is reaching out to Korea as the global skateboard brand Supreme plans to foray into the country this y
On February 11th, Lee Hae-in, a member of the Korean national team, won South Korea a gold medal in the 2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. As her winning is the first gold for the country since Kim Yuna’s record 14 years ago, the Korean public’s attention to figure skating has risen
As the quarantine regulations are lifted from our lives after three years, large-scale outdoor festivals are open again. Various festivals like the Seoul Jazz Festival, which invites numerous domestic and foreign artists, as well as the Waterbomb Festival, which allows people to enjoy water guns wit
Daehangno, where the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus (HSSC) of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) is located, is the center of Korean theater arts. Theater companies in Daehangno, some of which date back to the 1960s, continue to this day and provide us with moving experiences. However, despite th
With the continuous growth in single-person households, a new form of residence called a “sharehouse” has been rising in popularity. With the campuses rapidly regaining their former energy, the Sungkyun Times (SKT) would like to introduce the concept of sharehouses for Kingos that may be looking for