The last time I wasn’t able to chip in a conversation about “Squid Game” was during a team project. Our group chose to present a case study regarding Netflix’s business strategy, and that was when I decided to watch the show. “Squid Game” was boosting Netlfix’s shares to outperform its rivals within
Quite occasionally, people put too much stress upon understanding others that they end up neglecting their own feelings. For instance, even though you are upset, you are hesitant to express your feelings to your friend because she has gone through tough times. Or you are exasperated at your f
Impressionism, social media, and a diary notebook. What can these three possibly have in common? I believe all of these serve as channels that store and deliver our memories. Impressionist paintings, such as Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, have left an indelible stroke in art history by def
Coming home late at night from Ewha University subway station, I walked peacefully down the empty streets towards the international dormitory. With only a few people on the street, the atmosphere was already so much calmer than my home university in Philadelphia, USA. As I approached the inte
“Is this your name? This is the Seoul Prosecutor’s office. We heard that a large sum of money has been taken from your account. To recover this loss, you should do as we say.” These days, we know this as a starter line for phone scam. Similar starter lines for a scam text message would be “Mo
Is there a place that is not home but makes you feel comfortable? We live at home and school or home and workplace every day, but these are not the only two spaces we need. Our lives would be very bleak if we only went back and forth between home and work. Accordingly, we need “a third space” to enr
I decided to dye my hair orange this summer. It wasn’t neon or bleached, and my sister’s homegrown hairdressing skills showed when the left half appeared more tinted than its right counterpart. Nevertheless, I was happy with the result. To me, the color symmetry was nowhere near as important as the
COVID-19 has hurt not only our physical health, but also our mental health. Along with increased online activities in the ‘untact’ society, the number of expressions of aversion is skyrocketing as well, and an epidemic of hate is spreading at an intimidating speed. The result of the survey conducted
At least once in a lifetime, most of us would have experienced a sudden desire for a pet before, and so have I. There was no specific reason. I simply adored animals, they were cute, and as an only child they seemed like the perfect substitute for a sibling. Unfortunately, my parents were not enthus
Whom among us does not have a social media account? Whom among us has not experienced scrolling through social media until losing a sense of time and space? Whom among us does not find social media a must in this era? ‘Attention merchant’ is a term coined by Tim Wu in his book of the same title. Fac
capitalism got inside my head and made me think my only value is how much i producefor people to consumecapitalism got inside my head and made me thinkI am of worthas long as i am workingFrom “Home Body” by Rupi Kaur Three months ago, I was an enthusiastic self-tracker who kept record of how
When news of the Atlanta shootings broke, it hurt. Eight people suddenly gone, six of whom were Asian women. Although physically removed from the country where the attacks occurred, I could sense the Korean community here hurting as well. Friends and acquaintances flooded social media with messages
Time runs at the speed of light. You do not have time to look back as the seasons replace each other, the years change, you grow up, and life runs with you, sometimes by you. In this cycle of life, we all strive to achieve something. Someone is chasing fame, someone is after love, someone is
In the past one year, the pandemic has rendered commercial flights not only between South Korea and Vietnam but also between Vietnam and many other countries in the world scarce and unpredictable. There are many Vietnamese students studying in South Korea who have boarded what is so-called a rescue
For those of you who had been to academies when you were in elementary, middle, or high school, what kind of memories come to your mind when you think of those days? For me, not only teachers, the atmosphere of studying, and something related to education, but the moments of eating snacks, enjoying
Right after I graduated from high school, I was really looking forward to putting on makeup to be a ‘pretty’ university student. I watched a lot of videos of makeup artists on YouTube and learned how to do it. I was worried that I will be fat, and if I was not ‘pretty’. After I entered univer
Do you want to live a different life from the present in the future? Or, is there any part of you that you want to change? So, what kind of effort can you make for the future? Where does change begin? Where changes begin is your ‘PRESENT’.You must have certain patterns or habits that have formed in
Two Koreans have been chosen as TIME 100 most influential people of 2020. These were Jung Eunkyung, the “Virus hunter” who saved millions of Koreans from this unrealistic movielike-pandemic situation, and Bong Joon-ho, the filmmaker who always portraits the absurd reality in his films. Intere
Mask wearing during COVID-19 seems to have brought about a paradigm shift in makeup norms in Japan and Korea, the two leaders of the cosmetic industry. Whether or not people do makeup during this troubled time could unveil the motivations as well as rationale behind the application of makeup in the
I have a friend who works at a vegan restaurant as a chef. His restaurant sells Hawaiian pizza and mint chocolate icecream, all without the dairy and meat and whatever includes animal-derived ingredients. Frankly speaking, I’ve never been to his restaurant, but he tells me about incidents at