Have you ever used an online shopping mall? Purchasing an item through an online shopping mall can be a disadvantage because you cannot see the item in person before buying it. However, there are several advantages. You can save time and money, and most importantly, you can easily purchase products

The keyword ‘eco-friendly’ has become a trend not only in Korea but also globally. However, rather than acting for the environment, companies are packaging themselves with a plausible eco-friendly image. Greenwashing is promoting things as if they are green, even though they are not green. It is a c

On March 23, 2023, at around 2:40 p.m., a male zebra born in 2021, named Sero, broke the wooden deck installed around the cage at the zoo of Children’s Grand Park of Seoul, and escaped. After wandering around the roads and residential areas for about 20 minutes, he was surrounded in an alleyway in G

For many, the Itaewon Halloween festivities sounded like a great way to celebrate the loosening of the COVID-19 restrictions. A weekend of enjoyment that couldn’t be done at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with festive streets covered with fellow merry-goers, was a return to normalcy. Those out

In the Daedong Festival, which returned after three years in September 2022, ST could see the laughter of Soongsilians for the first time in a long time. Daedong Festival, along with various contents, such as the main stage, substage, food truck, day booth, and night booth, remained unforgettable to

In June 7th, the Freight Workers’ Alliance set 5 conditions for negotiation and went on strike, with no set end date. The workers and the companies came to the negotiating table in 7 days. The workers’ primary demands were the removal of the 3-year sunsetting clause in the Safe Transportation Act, a

Basic income refers to the compensation that the state or the local government regularly provides to all individual members without any conditions. Countries such as Canada, Finland, and New Zealand reviewed and implemented basic income. Currently, in Korea, as disaster support funds have been given

The vaccine pass is a measure to restrict the use of multi-use facilities among non-vaccinated people agaisnt the COVID-19 virus. Since November 2021, the Korean government has implemented the so-called 'Quarantine Pass,' an administrative measure corresponding to the vaccine pass measure. T

The government predicted that it would be able to consider the transition to the quarantine system in earnest starting in November, right after 70% of the entire population has completed the vaccination against the novel COVID-19 infection. Many people have been struggling with the continued variati

As the supply of smartphones has increased and wireless Internet environments have been established, the existing TV-oriented media environments have changed rapidly. At the center of it is YouTube, another platform in smartphones used by people all over the world, regardless of gender or age. Just

Just a few years ago, the de-politization of young people was a prominent problem. Academic papers on the de-politization of people in their 20s were published frequently, and several newspaper editorials criticized university students for not being interested in politics. A new phenomenon appears i

Now that stay-at-home has become the mainstream in the post-corona era, YouTube and Netflix are indispensable apps. In October last year, Netflix ende a one-month free trial service to attract new subscribers in the United States. Despite the price hikes on some plans, the number of paid subscribers

It seems that we are now living in the age of hate. There is so much hatred around us that it is hard to find anyone who is not subject to hate. A phrase intensity of the expression is getting stronger through the online medium. Based on the characteristics of anonymity and lack o related to this to

Do Soongsilians think every voice is worth? Can we set a price on our words? Let us look at the meaning of the word ‘Voice’. The first meaning shown in the dictionary is ‘sound from the throat’ and the second meaning is ‘words that figuratively express opinions or arguments’. ST wants to focus on th

The 21st parliamentary election was held on April 15, 2020. The general election, which had a 66.2% turnout, is the highest ever since the 14th general elections in 1992, with a record of 71.9%. The turnout, which hit a 28-year high, is encouraging. On the other hand, it also means that 33.8%of vote

It is very difficult to distinguish what is right or wrong in the current society in which new information is created and shared every day. Fake news is distributed, and public opinion is manipulated. The manipulated public opinion becomes real when it is spread and lures individuals into believing

“Did you hear Sulli killed herself a few days ago?” On Oct. 17, 2019, the hairdresser broke the news to me at a hair salon where I made a first visit to remove the color in my hair. “Sulli became a bit weird lately. I reckon it’s because she went out with the wrong guy.” Later, there was plenty of c

Hon-young, Hon-bab, Hon-sul, Hon-shopping, Hon-haeng… These are the words that are used in our society these days, and refer to familiar lifestyles. Hon is the first letter of the Korean word that means ‘alone’. Hon-young means ‘Watching a movie alone’, Hon-bab means ‘Eating alone’, Hon-sul is ‘Drin

There are many types of entertainment in the Republic of Korea, thus it is often called the “Republic of Media.” Beyond observational types of entertainment, talk shows, and reality shows, the combination of genres is becoming a new trend, out of the original forms of variety shows. For example, the

The hottest keyword early this year is “diary decorating.” Diary decorating means expressing one’s taste, purpose, and disposition in one’s diary. The craze has created a new term, “diary decorator,” which means someone who does the decorating. I would also like to explain about this activity, which