Queendom is a television show that has recently been gaining a lot of attention from the public. In the midst of all its good reviews, however, (G)I-DLE, a K-pop girl group that star as contestants of the show, has stirred up quite some controversy. The group decided “ethnic hip” to be the concept o
Recently, films about astral space have been loved by many Korean audiences. These include Gravity, Interstellar, The Martian, and Ad Astra, which was released this September. Unlike previous films set in space, Ad Astra depicts human emotions in detail and puts aside the scientific facts. Therefore
At the beginning of this month, the 7th annual vegan festival, which drew around 10,000 participants, was held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Seoul. Since the increase in the number of vegans is a global trend, vegans amongst Kingos must have increased as well. Veganism is not restricted to the eat
Black Friday is coming! Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day, the last Thursday of November in the United States (US). The biggest sale of the year is held on this day. Although Black Friday is a big event in the US, many Koreans are looking forward to the day. This is because of the overs
Low fertility rates have been one of the major concerns for the Korean economy. Low fertility rates have a substantial influence on a nation’s forthcoming national economic power. However, Korea’s fertility rate has been decreasing for decades and recorded a record low rating of 0.98 last year. To r
Anti-governmental protests first erupted in Baghdad, Iraq, in July 2018, and have continued for over a year, eventually culminating last month in what is known as the Iraqi October Revolution. The protests, which mainly arose due to political corruption and the gap in the quality of living between t
On September 23rd, a 16- year-old Swedish climate change activist called Greta Thunberg delivered an impassioned and emotional speech at the 2019 United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit. In her speech, she condemned the world leaders for their indifference toward the environment and appealed the u
Recently, the Facepay system, which allows financial transactions by using only one’s f a c e without any other devices, was introduced in South Korea. Facepay uses three-dimensional ( 3 D ) cameras to extract 100 or more detailed features, such as the distance between eyes, the degree in which the
A farmhouse in Paju was diagnosed with African Swine Fever (ASF) for the first time in South Korea on September 17th. ASF is an infectious viral disease that causes hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in pigs. A total of 14 ASF cases were reported in the neighboring areas of North Korea, inc
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
According to a survey in 2017 conducted on a part-time job recruiting website, the average monthly cost of living for university students was 690,000 won. Also, six out of every 10 college students have said that they work parttime jobs along with their school study, so it seems that parttime jobs a
Cho Joon-dong, a Professor of Department of Human ICT Convergence at SKKU held an exhibition at Siloam Welfare Center for the Blind at the end of October. He exhibited the works that he created for the blind with students of the Department of Human ICT Convergence at SKKU. They succeeded in developi
The replacement of the sports ground with artificial turf at the Large Playground on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus, officially began this November. The project was one of the election pledges of SKKU’s 51st student council Sparkle. SKKU has maintained the existing dirt ground since the o
Lee Young-hee, a Professor of Physics at SKKU, has received the 15th Kyung-Ahm Prize in the field of natural science. This year, the KyungAhm Education & Culture Foundation announced four award recipients with one from each field of humanities and social science, natural science, life science, and e
Last October, Professor Han Gi-hyeong was selected to receive the 11th annual Imhwa Literature Award for his book Colonial Cultural Area-censorship/Dual Publishing Market/Sentence under Colonization. The Imhwa Literature Award was established in 2008 to celebrate the academic works and literary achi
In an attempt to urge the National Assembly to reform the Distribution Industry Development Act that has been hung on the hedge for more than three years, the organizations of small merchants formed a new union, The Korean Federation of Small and Medium-size Merchants, in September. The union held a
Many say that 2019 is the year of Disney. Disney movies have filled the top spots of the box office chart for much of the year so far. Among these Disney movies, the live-action remake of The Lion King, whose original counterpart has been praised as one of Disney’s all-time bests, is the one that ha
Today’s society is aging at a rapid pace. This aging society with a large elderly population which, ironically, is also continually encouraging youth, considers aging as being like a piece of old gum that has lost its sweetness. It is notable from many commercials of cosmetic products and medical pr
October is when sweltering days are entirely gone, and the cool and pleasant autumn breeze is left. The cool weather and the sound of music from street performers attract people to come out from indoors and enjoy a walk. Some are singing, some are dancing, and some are engaging with the audiences. A
Where do Kingos mainly buy their cosmetics, daily necessities, and snacks? Many visit a Health & Beauty (H&B) store, which can be easily seen not only in the university district but also in the downtown areas of the city. Recently, the growth of domestic H&B stores has been on the rise. However, thi