It has been eight years since web novels newly appeared in 2013, and the market size of web novels has grown from 10 billion to 600 billion won. The global influence of Korean web novels is spreading through international content platforms like Naver and Kakao Entertainment. As the attention and exp
Last February, in Myanmar, the military carried out a coup and took control of the country, declaring a year-long state of emergency. Even though Aung San Suu Kyi of the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader won the general election, the armed forces had backed the opposition and claimed widesp
One of the dreams of many first-year students at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) might be watching a play in Daehak-ro with their friends or seniors. Due to the maintenance of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), fewer people are visiting Daehak-ro than before; however, it is still loved by many
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Kingos’ campus life of 2020 was totally different from that of 2019. Most school events were canceled and most lectures are being held through online platforms. Amid the chaos of COVID-19, the student council of our university, Iruri has tried hosting
Zero Waste appears to be a new trend among people who consider the environment. Zero Waste is a set of movements to minimize the use of disposable products, trying to make the volume of waste closer to zero. In Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), there is a startup company working with a strong environm
October, full of autumn tints, has come already, and as time files to the end of the year, there may be some Kingos with concerns about the future. Many Kingos may want to work in the field of Information Technology (IT) as the world is in the Fourth Industrial Revolution era, but the lack of inform
Transportation cards and smartphones are two examples of objects that are products of physics. Physics has permeated through our lives, so, it should be familiar to us. Physics, however, is still challenging for people because of its difficult concepts. Kim Beom-jun, a professor of Physics at SKKU s
Translations are essential in current society since people who use different languages increasingly interact with each other as transportation and technology continue to develop. Following this trend, Kim Won-chung, a professor of English Language and Literature at SKKU, has put effort into translat
Nanta is a popular non-verbal performance and has appeared on various television programs. It has a history of 23 years and is continuously loved by the public. Starting from 2009, it has been on an open run until now and showcases every day. However, due to the current issue regarding the novel cor
Maybe many Kingos are enjoying cultural life at the end of the year. Some may have seen a movie, gone to a gallery, or read a book. People enjoy their own cultural lives, but few people necessarily care about culture itself. Among these people, there is one person who is striving for the cultural di
I n daily modern life, plastics are always there around us, from computers and smartphones to aircraft. People are familiar with plastics, but knowing plastics “well” is not easy stuff; because there are unfamiliar notions like chemistry and polymers in the fundamentals of plastics. In this situatio
Jung Jaehwan, a professor of history at our university started his career as a stand-up comedian and TV presenter. He has appeared in a number of TV programs from music programs, advertisements, comedy broadcastings to dramas. At the age of 40, he was determined to enter the history department at Su