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Mon, September 25, 2023 | 06:33

Why K-pop girl groups resort to 'feminine' appeal ― can they escape it?

Why K-pop girl groups resort to 'feminine' appeal ― can they escape it?

How does the camera typically gaze at K-pop female idols? What are some of the archetypal adjectives associated with girl groups? Why is it rarer for female idol members to produce their own songs? And is being called 'elf' and 'goddess' really a compliment for girl groups?.

Park Han-sol | 2021-02-16 09:05

Children's book author jailed for sexually abusing children: report

Children's book author jailed for sexually abusing children: report

Han Ye-chan, a children's book writer who penned more than 100 works, was jailed in December after being found guilty of molesting an 11-year-old child, a local newspaper revealed Monday.

Park Ji-won | 2021-02-15 15:57

Four veteran campers share tips on enjoying the outdoors in 'My Camping Life' series

Four veteran campers share tips on enjoying the outdoors in 'My Camping Life' series

Carefree outings without wearing face masks have become a luxury in the age of the coronavirus pandemic. Four campers offer a peek into the great outdoors by sharing their own adventures and tips on how to enjoy nature to help people, who've grown tired of being locked up at home, consider camping to tune into their inner voices.

Park Han-sol | 2021-02-09 12:55

Book review: Physician warns of medical misinformation

Book review: Physician warns of medical misinformation

Hwang Se-won's “How to Use a Doctor” published by Raon Books warns of the dangers of self-informed patients' quack remedies for their medical symptoms, saying their self-diagnosis based on medical misinformation could make their condition worse.

Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-02-05 09:10

[INTERVIEW] Novelist Cho Hae-jin gives voice to voiceless people

INTERVIEWNovelist Cho Hae-jin gives voice to voiceless people

“I am a person who wishes to write about sincerity, with sincerity.” With this phrase, fiction writer Cho Hae-jin explained her literary focus based on recounting the stories of nameless figures - politically marginalized Koreans, immigrants and adoptees. She said she finds parts of herself in those voiceless people, and that her sense of solidarity forces her to keep writing...

Park Han-sol | 2021-02-05 09:09

Polish novel 'Koreanska Syrena' tells modern haenyeo fantasy story

Polish novel 'Koreanska Syrena' tells modern haenyeo fantasy story

Oliwia In, a Polish citizen living in Korea for over 12 years, is about to publish her first book "Koreanska Syrena," or “Korean mermaid,” in English, in her home country. In, who studied art history and Korean studies in Warsaw, obtained a Korean government scholarship to come to Korea and major in fashion at Yonsei University.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-04 16:08

Russian author and illustrator imagines haenyeo as ballerina

'Little Haenyeo' exhibition sheds light on female divers, artists and writers

Russian author and illustrator imagines haenyeo as ballerina

Russian author and illustrator imagines haenyeo as ballerina

"Haenyeo," or female divers on Jeju Island, are symbols of strength and tenacity. They make a living by diving to depths of up to 10 meters without oxygen masks to harvest seafood such as abalone and sea urchins around the island.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-02-04 14:03

Polish novel 'Koreanska Syrena' tells modern haenyeo fantasy story

'Little Haenyeo' exhibition sheds light on female divers, artists and writers

Oldest metal-printed book published in Korean, English

Oldest metal-printed book published in Korean, English

Jikji, the world's oldest book printed with movable metal type, has been published in Korean and English, the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect, said Sunday. Jikji, written in Chinese characters by Buddhist monk Baegun Gyeonghan, is the abbreviated title of a Buddhist document whose full title, "Jikji Simche Yojeol," can be translated as "anthology of great Bud...

2021-01-31 13:37

[Book Review] 'Political snobs from 2012 still obnoxious today in South Korea'

Book Review'Political snobs from 2012 still obnoxious today in South Korea'

The book “Cuckoo Flies” opens with a quote from English novelist George Orwell: “In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.”

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-27 19:48

Book review: forgotten heroes of April Revolution

Book review: forgotten heroes of April Revolution

In the year 1960 ― 15 years after gaining independence from Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945) and just seven years after experiencing the devastating Korean War (1950-53) that ended in armistice ― a historic turning point in the battle for democracy came to Korea in the form of the April Revolution.

Park Han-sol | 2021-01-25 08:59

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