The second Gwangju Queer Culture Festival was held in the South Jeolla Province of South Korea on October 26th, and this stirred a country-wide debate about sexual minorities. It is still far too early, however, to say that the world has become a kinder place to these individuals. Amongst the member
On November 4th, the third trial of the Korean actor, Kang Ji-hwan was held. He was arrested in July 2019 on charges of quasirape of a sexually violent crime. However, Kang has insisted that he had no memories of the alleged incident after drinking. He is pleading for a mental disorder defense in th
Most of us might have used a simple payment service such as Toss or Kakaopay at least once. The simple payment service is a convenient service that people of all ages like to use. Since the government announced that Open Banking is completely employed this December, the service market is expected to
Last September, a real prime suspect, who was the focus of the movie, Memories of Murder, which was released in 2003, was finally identified. Authorities failed to arrest the criminal years ago due to several limitations until 2019, but citizens’ constant concerns finally helped catch the suspect. A
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
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
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
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
At some point, more and more Korean people will watch generalist channels as well as the more mainstream channels of KBS, SBS, and MBC. The viewer ratings of the main news also reect this. 5.5% for Newsroom of JTBC, 11.8% for KBS, 3.8 % for SBS and 3.1% for MBC respectively. The gap between ter
After beginning school, autumn comes around, unnoticed. Also, October, which is designated as the month of culture by the Korea government, is already around us. As the weather has been cooler, it is good to do outside activities. Before the next year comes, making memories by enjoying various cultu