Kwak Jae-won, who worked for about a decade in a Seoul city-affiliated organization in charge of organizing major city festivals, resigned from his job to save the planet. While working in the organization, Kwak was enraged by the ambiguity of the governmental guidelines on the usage of disposable p

The market for laundromats, or coin laundries, has grown rapidly with single-person households increasing, especially around university areas. In the past, laundromats were simply used as laundry spaces where people washed and dried their clothes. Today, they are turning into much more. The rise of

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, traveling and flying abroad has become close to impossible. Faced with a crisis, some airlines have come up with a way to cope with this situation while meeting the customer demand. “Flight to nowhere” is a package made by Jeju Air and Asiana Airlines that provides r

Public food delivery apps were unveiled for the first time in a food delivery market, monopolized by private applications such as Yogiyo, Baemin, and Coupang Eats. This public food delivery app is different from other services in that the government is in charge of management. Despite numerous disco

Search up the name “Lee Mukdol” on Google Images and one may be surprised to find the lack of pertinent results. Lee hardly reveals his face on interviews, whether on film or in camera.His philosophy is that he wants his works to be assessed and read in their own right, without it being attributed t

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the commerce of used items has been receiving attention more than ever. The desire to dispose of old goods and purchase items on sale is creating an enormous synergy effect in the current economic recession.Additionally, second-hand platforms such as Daangun Market and

Korea is a country where trends come and go quickly. With increased time spent at home, trends like the Dalgona Challenge, whipping Dalgona cream on top of coffee, swept across the country. Similarly, people have also started to take personality tests and share their results online. MBTI, shortened

Artist Moon Ji-young, a graduate in the Department of Political Science & International Relations mentioned the difficulties artists face during the pandemic in the interview with Busan Daily. She specified in the interview with Ewha Voice that not only have the exhibition periods shortened in half,

The economic impact that has snowballed across the globe stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic has hit industries across the board. The film industry was no exception and the indie film industry stands to lose the most. Unlike big-budget productions, indie films, which generally aim to provide creativ

Lee Lu-da is a conversational chatbot designed to mimic the speech and behavior of a 20-year-old college student. Ask Lee Lu-da how lunch was, and she will say the dessert which came last took her mind.Chatbots are evolving every day and their prospective usage is becoming diverse. From a personal a

As the number of Korean households owning pets has risen, there has been a change in people’s perception towards owning them. Pets are no longer viewed as a possession but rather considered as a companion and even a family member. This naturally led to the advent of pet-related markets.According to

The exhibition ‘‘The Future of Silence: when your tongue vanishes’’ held in the Nam June Paik Art Center (NJPAC), attempts to shine a light on the issues with the minority languages.The exhibition, which was held from Feb. 27 to Aug. 30, presents and showcases the existence of different beings who s

A new sense of freedom has been infused into lives of Korean women from the growing women’s rights movement. At the center of this spreading interest and discussion in Korea lies the idea of a ‘woman’s body’.Until now, Korean society saw women’s exercise as a way to keep their body in shape so they

Unlike in the past, the perception surrounding tattoos have changed drastically. People are beginning to see tattoos as a unique way to express themselves. However, it might come as a surprise when it is said that only tattoos conducted by medical workers are considered as ‘legal’ in Korea.Her Soo-k

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, film and theater industries are losing customers due to social distancing. As a countermeasure to overcome this problem, untact culture, which reduces the chance of physical interaction, is gaining attention from these industries.The number of people heading

There are plenty of YouTubing couples, but not many are as successful as the comedic couple that run the hugely popular ‘Enjoy Couple’ channel that has 1.7 million subscribers. The channel, created by Son Min-su and Lim Ji-hyeon, upload content that revolves around mukbang, vlongs, and prank videos.

“Jaeyeon’s Diary” and “Bott Pharm Toon” are cartoons on Instagram which portray their school life at Ewha. Illustrated by Ewha students, these accounts have gained many followers by depicting details of school life and entertaining facets of their personal lives. As their accounts began to gain atte

Last fall, “The Portrait of Edmond Belamy,” an artwork made by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, was sold for $432,500 at a Christie’s auction in New York. The advent of AI that can generate new images has caused the art world to question the definition of an artist. In 2019, a Korean art s

Disheartened by some of the inconveniences of conventional media outlets – political division, sensationalized language and promotional articles – millennials are searching for something new. To quench their thirst for personally curated news which delivers exactly what they are willing to read, mil

With the increasing use of smartphones, illegal gambling has expanded among adolescents as well as adults. According to the Korean Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP), adolescents who received counseling treatment have tripled in the past three years resulting in 1,028 cases in 2018. In order to solv