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In recent years, cafes have been rapidly proliferating in the heart of urban centers in Korea. Once considered temporary rest spaces for enjoying coffee, cafes are now utilized for various purposes such as social gatherings, cultural activities, and creative endeavors. This transformation in cafe cu
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박유진 Reporter
2024.04.01 15:02
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With the widespread adoption of smartphones and the emergence of various messenger apps and social networking services (SNS), the use of emojis in text messages has significantly increased. Emojis, which allows for the simple expression of various concepts in daily life, quickly gained popularity du
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박유진 Reporter
2024.03.01 13:24
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Many Korean people just love uploading their V-log on YouTube, writing Naver V-log Challenges or using other social media, often described as a writing fever. In the past, we just wrote a diary or took a photo to record the moment that we wanted to remember. However, for modern people who are accust
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박유진 Reporter
2023.11.02 14:09
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Recently, there has been a widespread trend among the MZ generation[1] who are adapt at dealing with digital life, are sensitive to the newest trends and pursue their own experiences. That is the small luxury trend which enjoy ‘the small but certain happiness’[2]. Rising prices that seem to have no
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박유진 Reporter
2023.08.31 15:58
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Young people in their 20s report ‘working out’ through social media every day, read self-development books in their spare time, and even drink a few glasses of water in the morning and afternoon. In various forms, they live their busy lives every day. From the trivial thing of waking up in the morni
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송연수 Reporter
2023.05.30 23:39
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As Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Without music, life would be a mistake.” To this extent, music permeates every corner of, and is a great energy that helps us go on with, our lives. But if Earth itself did not exist, our songs would not exist either. Most people may have never thought about how the joy
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서현빈 Reporter
2023.03.01 22:35
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Have you heard the word, G.O.A.T? It is an acronym for Greatest Of All Time, and a newly coined word trending on memes on the Internet. The word is used with a goat picture and “I’m the G.O.A.T” written next to it online. According to SmartZzang’s survey of adolescence language use last year October
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송연수 Reporter
2022.12.02 20:30
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Which is better; to get ahead of anything fast like a rabbit, or to slow down like a turtle? This March, the European Union (EU) announced its intention to regulate representative 'fast fashion' brands such as Zara and H&M, to prohibit the manufacture of clothes except those used certain percentage
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서현빈 Reporter
2022.11.09 12:27
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Webtoons are comics posted online that are read by scrolling down the screen. You might have experiences of being surprised that many of the dramas you enjoyed watching turned out to be based on a webtoon or web novel. Many Webtoon-based dramas have aired in Korea over the past few years, and the nu
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서현빈 Reporter
2022.09.03 17:38
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Pokémon bread is causing a hysteria beyond the sold-out chaos. Pokémon bread was released in 1998 and discontinued in 2006. However, as consumers continued to ask for a re-release, SPC Samlip released the "Return Pokémon Bread" series in February, which quickly became an explosive hit with the publi
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송수민 Reporter
2022.06.06 15:41
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Korea's wedding trends are changing. Small weddings where only close acquaintances and family members are invited are being held frequently, not large weddings that invite many acquaintances. Small weddings have been popular in Korea since the 2010s, and more couples have recently been having small
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송수민 Reporter
2022.05.07 10:57
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As of last year, love reality shows are drawing attention again as an entertainment trend. The love reality, or a so-called "mating program" that deals with the process of matching male and female performers into couples. In the past, there were love reality shows featuring celebrities such as
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송수민 Reporter
2022.03.03 12:20
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Greenwashing is a combination of the word “green,” which means eco-friendly, and ”whitewashing,” which means to cover up the truth of. It refers to camouflage environmentalism that pretends to be eco-friendly but really is not. In the late 1980s, environmental activist Jay Westervelt visited Fiji Is
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송수민 Reporter
2021.12.07 12:03
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A subscription economy has been hogging the limelight lately. The subscription economy means that consumers can use the services or products they want by paying a certain amount for a certain period of time instead of buying it outright. The subscribed economy is not a new concept. You have already
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송수민 Reporter
2021.10.11 09:31
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Many people are visiting mountains these days due to the prolonged COVID-19 epidemic. In April 2020, the number of new members of the “BlackYak Alpine Club,” the largest hiking and climbing community platform in Korea, more than doubled compared to the same period the year before. The number of moun
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송수민 Reporter
2021.09.03 19:09
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Previously, healing media was popular for exhausted modern people. They loved entertainments with calm and warm contents such as , and
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송윤영 Reporter
2021.06.01 16:49
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Have you ever heard of the word “Universe” used when discussing works of fiction? In this context, “universe” literally means a time, spatial, and ideological background that forms that world. You can understand the concept of “universe” through the “Harry Potter” novels which exist in a universe in
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강민지 Reporter
2021.05.04 16:30
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In the past, you may have seen a home shopping channel while watching television. The home shopping channel was a broadcast where the show host gave an attractive description of a product and sold it in real-time. Even though showing an unattractive product, people watch it without knowing the time
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송윤영
2021.04.07 19:45
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Have you ever heard of “Multi Persona”? This means ‘multiple selves’, and ‘individuals expressing diverse identities transforming into different people according to situations.’ Now, it is no exaggeration to say Korea is in the age of multi persona. Ordinary people in everyday life as well as celebr
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강민지 Reporter
2021.03.16 21:15
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There are things that you are not only tired of using, but also cannot throw away. How do you dispose with these odds and ends? Instead of just leaving them in a corner of the room, Let's take pictures of them right away. Then, set prices and post them on a second-hand trading platform. What if ther
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2020.12.08 23:46