THE CHARMS of some places are seen best during the night. After dark, the light of a full moon on Deoksugung unveils a new kind of dimension

Yoon Young-seo   2019-06-03

Morning starts with the drumming of footstepsDown the busy station stairs. Hordes gather at the doors.A woman waits, an open book in one han

Yang Soung-hyun   2019-05-07

CROWDS OF youth roam around the streets, occasionally stopping and peering into café windows for seats, or walking into bars to shed

Yang Soung-hyun   2019-04-04

EVEN DARK streets of the late hours are brightened up by dazzling light in Seoul. Each day goes by in a blur. From the break of dawn, the mu

Yoon Young-seo   2019-03-06

FROZEN GRAPES harvested in late November are gemstones waiting to be refined into drops of ice wine*. As soon as the weather turns chilly, w

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-11-04

ROYAL BLUE flags divide the sky to declare an indisputable victory. The cheering voices of students fill the air. At the center of the crowd

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-10-02

SUMMER VACATION has ended. Still, the hot weather remains unwavering. It has been like a sweet dream, flying away from the heat of Korea to

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-09-02

THE GREEN subway line, line number two, is a portal for those seeking solace in the city. The never-ending 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. cycle, spontaneo

Lee Ha-Eun   2018-05-09

UNIQUENESS IS a key virtue in the 21st century. Instead of conforming to a uniform standard of beauty, people customize their makeup, clothi

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-05-08

THE YEAR 2018 has begun with a series of fire incidents: the Miryang hospital fire, Jongno motel fire, and Hongdae conflagration are just a

Lee Hyun-kyung   2018-03-16

PHOTOGRAPHED BY LEE ERIC “VOLUNTEER WORK?” asked the taxi driver. Through the rear-view mirror the taxi driver glanced at the back seat, wit

Lee Eric   2017-11-14

RECKLESS DRIVING is a public menace. However, retaliatory actions to “punish” such driving—such as brake checking—can be even mo

Lee Hyun-kyung   2017-11-13

THE BALL hitting the court floor, the loud ringing of the buzz, the jolly cheering from the audience, and the exciting trills and comments f

Ko Eun-biy   2017-10-19

PHOTOGRAPHED BY LEE HYUN-KYUNGHAVE YOU ever heard of the idiom go jin gam rae*? It means that sweetness comes after bitterness. In other wor

Lee Hyun-kyung   2017-09-04

EVERYONE IS looking for ways to express themselves. Whether it is by stripping down a complete outfit from a mannequin, discovering an item

Ko Eun-biy   2017-09-03

WHEN CAN you confidently call yourself an “adult?” When fantasizing about the future, you might picture yourself achieving your goals at cer

Ko Eun-biy   2017-08-25

MANY OF us have been collecting something since we were young. Why do we collect items? Some people may gather antiques as an investment opp

Seo Ji-hye   2016-12-08

THERE ARE some nights when sleeplessness haunts you. You toss and turn in bed, feeling heavy with the anxiety that mightcome from hurting re

Seo Ji-hye   2016-11-03

CREATED BY a good-hearted carpenter, Geppetto, the wooden doll named Pinocchio had a shameful trait he could not conceal: his nose grew long

Seo Ji-hye   2016-10-06

“BEWARE THE barrenness of a busy life,” said Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher. In fact, most people treat breaks as a luxury, due to t

Seo Ji-hye   2016-09-07