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

BabelTop is a startup company that developed an online platform to match clients and translators providing professional translation outsourcing service for enterprises. Cho Eun-byul, CEO of BabelTop, had initially started off her career as a freelance translator after graduating Ewha Graduate School

In modern society, family connection is much lower compared to the past. This can be attributed to the increasing trend of single households and an individualistic lifestyle which induces not only physical but also psychological distance between one another. According to Statistics Korea’s Populatio

Divorce is still a controversial topic in Korea and Cho In-sup, a divorce lawyer at Law firm Shinsegaelaw, is breaking the divorce taboo in Korea with comics on social media. Cho is an Ewha alumnae who graduated from the Department of Law in 1999 spreading a message online that divorce is one of the

The 2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (SBAU), an international academic conference on cities and architecture, opened from Sept. 7 to Nov. 10. With the very first SBAU held in 2017, this is the second year to hold the conference in which Ewha students have also taken part.The theme of

“The Fairy Did Not Tolerate” is a book that reinterprets 10 Korean folktales with anti-misogyny and solidarity of social minorities. The book is written by a book club named Gu-o, which means to “awaken together” in Chinese characters. Gu-o consists of five Ewha students.Members initially met to sim

Marché is a Farmers’ Market that started its business in October 2012 at Marronnier Park. The market began with the idea of providing a place where farmers could meet customers and share stories about how they grew their vegetables. Also, craftsmen who sell handmade craftworks and chefs who provide

As smartphones became an irreplaceable part of one’s everyday life, communication using text messages and messenger applications has become prevalent, making up a great part of people’s means of communication in modern society. Since written communications lack facial expressions or direct oral inte

As Korean society today requires much from youth, it is inevitable that they feel a separation between their dreams and reality. Striving to reduce this gap for those who struggle with this problem, Ahopsi, a new-media platform, published a book titled 20s: You Decided to Live Like Yourself. 20s: Yo

Electric kickboards, a new good in the market currently attracting many entrepreneurs, is the potential green replacement for short-distance transportation. According to The Korea Transport Institute, 200,000 electric kickboards, which is around 3 times the initial measure in 2016, are expected to b