Glamorise me: Makeover photo shoots catching on among camera-confident youngsters
Initial target clients for these studios were aspiring actresses and K-pop stars, but more than 90 per cent of the clients now are ordinary people.
Park Han-na
No one’s really happy with food delivery platforms anymore
A cafe owner said one-third of what customers pay via delivery apps goes to the platforms in the name of various charges.
Soju comes back stronger, pricier
For long, the Vodka-like liquor has been loved for its accessibility and versatility, but the latest renditions aim to create a new sub-genre of soju.
From workplace to partisan politics, clash of MZ vs. kkondae in South Korea
The group known locally as MZ, combining millennials and Generation Z, are often pitted against a ‘kkondae’, a self-involved individual who only say what they want to say.
YouTube’s top five ‘K-tour‘ channels
Seotrip, nicknamed after the channel’s creator, is one of the five on the list and is on a self-imposed mission to discover hidden charms of Seoul.
Five things about Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol
From the book that changed his perspective on the economy to his favorite home-made comfort foods, know more about Korea's president for the next five years.
Korea’s first professor for influencers: Find your own attractiveness and they will follow you
The global influencer marketing market was valued at a record $13.8 billion in 2021 and expected to grow to $24.1 billion by 2025.
Getting retrospective through South Korea’s small corner stores
Mom-and-pop stores have provided motifs for painter Lee Me-kyeoung from the human life cycle to childhood nostalgia.