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MUSIC, TO the casual listener, may sometimes feel ingenuine. With radios cycling through what seems like the same few songs every thirty minutes, individuality and imaginative sound feel absent. However, outside of the realm of the *Billboard* Top 40s chart, which ranks the most popular songs at any given point in time, artists, specifically female artists, make waves with fresh, new sounds and push the boundaries of conventional genre. By embracing experimental styles, sexual sensationalism and emo-infused hip hop, female artists seek out their identities and unapologetically produce work tha
Special Report
Andreas Pavlou, Jessica Rocha
2018.06.04 16:05
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HAVE YOU ever felt a sudden chill swooping over you? Well, you’re lucky that you’re still alive! Korean myths say that these sudden chills mean that a ghost was hovering over you, seeking its chance to scare. In the hot summers of Korea, mythical creatures are often the heated topics of conversation, featuring numerous Korean TV shows and movies debut under nap-yang, meaning, “seeking coolness to avoid the heat.” Korean ghosts and mythical creatures vary in their origins, characteristics, and appearances. So pull up your blanket and get ready for some goosebumps, because The Yonsei Annals will
Take a Break
Kim Min-seo
2018.06.04 15:38
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THE TERM “feminism” is like a magnet that attracts immense controversy in South Korea. Public figures refrain from using the word at all to avoid backlash, especially after girl group members Irene and Son Na-eun were “accused” of being feminists. The very fact that these K-pop idols were “accused”—a word used for wrongdoings—for potentially being a feminist indicates the degree to which feminism is frowned upon in Korea. Korean people are afraid to be associated with feminism, because in today’s society feminism is not simply viewed as a support of women’s rights. The Korean socia
Opinion
Kwon Young-sau
2018.06.04 12:34
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IMAGINE HAVING naeng-myun* for lunch in Pyongyang or waiting at Seoul Station for a bullet train to Mt. Baekdu**. It seemed unimaginable last year when North Korea’s prolific testing of nuclear missiles drove the North-South Korean relationship in a seemingly endless downward spiral. On April 27, 2018, however, this deep-rooted tension took an unexpected turn as the leaders of the two Koreas met at Pan-mun-jeom for the 2018 inter-Korean Summit. The historic moment elicited a diverse spectrum of reactions from across the South Korean society: while a compelling wave of optimism is circulating t
Voice on Campus
Cub Reporters
2018.06.04 12:25
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THE LARGEST international medical facility in South Korea, the Severance Hospital International Health Care Center (IHCC) has been providing medical care to foreign patients since 1962. The IHCC, as its name indicates, differs from ordinary medical centers in that it is dedicated to the medical well-being of foreigners residing both within and outside of Korea. Last year, the IHCC has treated approximately 90,000 patients, including foreigners and outbound Korean students who are required to submit medical documents for immigration. To further explore the clinic and its services, The Yonsei An
Regular Features
Han Hee-ho, Kwon Young-sau
2018.05.31 20:02
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“WE HAD to win. We would have been treated as traitors even if we drew the game,” recalls Shin Jae-home (Head Coach., Yonsei Univ. Football team) when asked to describe the pressure felt during the last Yon-Ko match. Proudly marked in the hearts of Yonseians, September 2017 was the first time since 1956 that Yonsei won all five sports of the annual Yon-Ko games, and at the core of this great victory was the Yonsei University football team that competed last. Eight months since then, what are the players doing and what happens inside the team? Fortunate to be able to spend a day with the team,
Behind the Scenes
Kim Min-jung
2018.05.09 14:50
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THROUGHOUT THE years, there has been a continuous growth in the K-Pop industry. Consequently, the number of foreigners coming into South Korea has drastically increased. As K-Pop continues to rise in the global market, there are many foreign students who choose Korea as their destination for further study based on their love for the genre. But what exactly entices foreigners to Korean artists?The origin of the Hallyu Wave K-Pop’s popularity has significantly become apparent on an international level. When addressing this, it is important to understand the Hallyu Wave, otherwise known as the Ko
Take a Break
Jessica Rocha
2018.05.08 18:21
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TAXIS ARE often regarded as one of the most costly means of transportation. Due to its expensive fees, it is unlikely for people to take taxis on a daily basis. As an affordable option, Poolus, a start-up company, launched a real-time ridesharing service that provides carpooling to its users. However, the Seoul City Transport Headquarter recently accused Poolus of violating legal regulations. Hostility towards ridesharing services are becoming more prevalent within the self-employed and corporate-run taxi drivers. The question that arises is: What makes this service so controversial? The hosti
Opinion
Kim Bo-dam
2018.05.08 14:31
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THE STALLS in the underground shopping center of Sinchon change as quickly as the seasons. From shops for enterprises such as Shiro and Maro to the merchandises from the Korean television program, Infinity Challenge, pop-up stores have progressed into an expansive phenomena in South Korean society. An idea from Los Angeles, the pop-up store is a retail concept of temporarily opening sales spaces that creatively display a company’s products to attain consumers’ attention. The term pop-up literally signifies that the store “pops up” for a few days and then disappears. What are the benefits? The
Take a Break
Han Hee-ho
2018.05.07 21:50
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THE 21st CENTURY has witnessed society take massive strides in medical science. Yet massive epidemics and viruses persist, taking millions of lives every year. It seems that the ills of human bodies exceed the knowledge we have to treat them, and diseases evolve even as medicine progresses. Diabetes, in particular, has turned into a hugely prevalent malady, currently affecting hundreds of millions worldwide and increasing in scope daily. Once thought to be chiefly a disease affecting adults, diabetes has recently been discovered to have a tremendous impact on youth as well. What is diabetes? D
Lightbulb
Lee Kyo-jin
2018.04.09 18:05
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“EXILED TO Songdo.” An inside joke that Korea University students use to make fun of Yonsei freshmen, who are obligated to live in “the barren land” for the first year of college. It is quite childish and immature, but also not completely false. The thing is, when you are a freshman in Songdo, you tend to stick to the usual route: Songdo Central Park, Triple Street, Hyundai Premium Outlet, Campus Town. It is a dull cycle that we are all too familiar with. However, this is not all that there is to Songdo. Only about twenty minutes away from the Campus Town subway station is Soraepogu, a place d
Travel Diary
Kwon Young-sau
2018.04.09 17:14
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UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, and more unemployment. It is said that the door of employment is narrowing down day by day, with the topic of youth unemployment rate having been on the hot pan for years. Politicians compete with pledges to ensure employment for the population, newspaper headlines cover the gray reality of the labor market, and citizens express their distress in facing the growing hardship in securing a job, all of which prove the urgency and seriousness of the matter. However, there is a minority group that has been struggling with the problem of unemployment countless years befor
Special Report
Song Min-sun
2018.04.09 16:51
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A TRANSLITERATION of the word meeting (미팅), is one of the most prominent elements of university culture in South Korea. An equal mixture of male and female students plan a night out, and though meetings may sound like group dating, that’s not exactly what they are. Not altogether a date, nor simply a casual get-together between friends and acquaintances, meeting is simply what one makes of it—meeting to make new friends, or more commonly, meeting to form romantic relationships. Many students deem meetings to be a safe alternative to blind dating, as dating in a group, usually in a compan
Voice on Campus
Han Hee-ho
2018.04.09 16:44
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WHAT IS Yonsei University like for you? How difficult is it, traversing across campus from the front gate to Daewoo Hall? Now imagine how much more difficult it must be for students with disabilities who must overcome hardships able-bodied students consider to be effortless. Going to the bathroom, getting to class, finding a place to eat are all challenges these students face. Thus, to facilitate these students, Yonsei’s Human Rights Center has established a scholarship program to recruit student volunteers willing to help students with disabilities. These student helpers make Yonsei Universit
Behind the Scenes
Kim Min-seo
2018.04.09 16:23
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The Yonsei Annalshad the opportunity to meet up with our own Yonsei alumni, Park Chan-min, one of the fewSBS announcers at the PyeongChang International Broadcasting Center (IBC). Following his live commentary, we popped into the SBS television station, where he welcomed us with a warm smile. Annals: Why did you choose to become an announcer? Park: Originally, my dream was not to be an announcer. But as a big fan of the Korean baseball team, Lotte Giants, I really wanted to try commentating baseball games. At that time, there weren’t any sports channels, so the only way to become a sportscaste
People/Yonseian
Lee Kyo-jin
2018.03.16 17:50
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JAN. 1, Feb. 14. And now, July 17 is joining these behemoths of holidays as “The World Emoji Day.” Just last year, with the release of iOS 11, Apple Inc. added a new day of celebration on their iCal—their calendar app—called the World Emoji Day. Earlier in the same year, in February, Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures released an animated movie called The Emoji Movie. Jesus Christ and the Queen of England have special days and movies for themselves, and now, so do emojis. XD. These miniature, round, and electronic icons seem to have become important figures in our world.
Take a Break
Song Min-sun
2018.03.15 19:23
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WHEN I was 15 years old, I visited a trauma center for the first time. It was about 11:00 p.m., and I vividly remember what it was like when I walked in. Everyone looked busy: running, looking at papers, and holding medical tools that as a young girl I could not recognize. However, what I did recognize was their tired-out faces, as if they barely got any sleep. It looked like they were the ones who needed some therapeutic help if any, not me. Looking back, my stances as a child were correct. My eyes were clearly witnessing the serious problem of trauma centers that still taints them in Korea t
Opinion
Kim Min-seo
2018.03.15 19:15
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A GRADUATE of the College of Theology, Woo Hyun partook in the June democratization movement in 1987 as the student activist leader of the General Student Council. This movement involved large scale protests which urged the ruling government to establish various democratic reforms. At that time, Woo was responsible for arranging the student protests, calling for constitutional amendment for a direct election system. He also recently appeared in the movie 1987: When the Day Comes, which portrays the Korean citizens’ struggle in 1987 for a regime change after the unlawful interrogation and the d
People/Yonseian
Han Hee-ho
2018.03.15 19:07
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“TELL ME which one sounds better,” said my older sister. Without explanation, she went on to give two different self-introductions, her voice loud and clear. If she wasn’t my sister, I would have laughed at the introduction. However, I understood the seriousness while she was showing me her script. She had been accepted to a nursing college and so I realized she had to introduce herself to her sun-baes in the orientation. I chose one of her introductions and she was successful in impressing her sun-baes with her loud voice. However, some of her friends were not as lucky as they failed to meet
Opinion
Song In-jun
2018.03.15 15:24
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AMERICA. IT seems to inspire a certain reaction in Koreans. I have been a member of the Yonsei exchange student since I came to Korea. I was born in Korea, my parents and I moved to New York when I was five years old, and I have lived there for most of my adult life. "In America, people must wave hello to you on the street!" America is not like that. At first glance, these kinds of questions appear relatively harmless. After all, the grass is always greener on the other side. However, the Korean image of "America" has far deeper roots, much of it coming from the American infl
Opinion
Yon-jee Hong
2017.11.15 10:37