▲Louisa Clark and Will Traynor, the main characters of Me before you. Louisa and Will are on a date. “You are pretty much the only thing that makes me want to get up in the morning” It would be no exaggeration to say that half of the audience who watches the movie shed tears after hearing Will's lin

In 2020, people could see a clear sky as the greenhouse gas emission had been reduced due to the decrease of traffic volume and factory operations in the aftermath of COVID-19. However, the clean sky is a temporary phenomenon that hides an uncomfortable truth about the abnormal climate related to th

Soul (2021), a film produced by director Pete Doctor, is considered as a strong candidate for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature film in April for its special strengths in presenting original worldviews. The film consists of cute and bright characters, and a dark and heavy atmosphere. Also,

The movie “The Flu,” released in 2013, is a disaster film about the government's decision to shut down the city as a virus with a 100 percent fatality rate sweeps through South Korea, and people who are suddenly quarantined are fighting for their lives. The film begins with a scene in which some for

I think in a way that no one had ever thought before me.-Rene Magritte After enjoying this exhibition, people may realize Magritte’s remark is reflected in most of his works. Magritte wanted to create artwork, expressing the unique feeling that was hard to feel in ancient art history or in earlier a

“It is Spia-Worf. It is a theory that the language determines how you think.”- Linguist Louise Banks (Amy Lou Adams)– Audiences are puzzled at the movie scenes, which were randomly inserted on screen regardless of the real-time flow. At the beginning of the movie, the main character Louise Banks (Am

Spirited Away (2001), directed by Miyazaki Hayao, is the first case in the animation genre that has won awards such as the Golden Bear, and the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. This animation film attracted about 24 million viewers in Japan and two million viewers in Korea. As su

The poster is showing beautiful rainbow and bright colors such as purple and pink. This makes people feel the Florida Project as a fairy-tale. However, people who have seen this movie would have complicated emotions since the story and atmosphere of the movie. People know that the Disney land proud

"I was depressed because of COVID-19 but I felt like the movie comforts me.""It would be better to watch this movie with families.” - Reviews from Naver The film “Beyond that Mountain” (저 산 너머) that opened on April 30 by director Choi Jong-tae. It has been making headlines as a family-healing movie

The Seensee Company, a Korean musical production company posted an official notice that they canceled the scheduled musical “Mamma Mia!” and the play "Let the Right One In”. Especially, in the case of “Let Me In”, serious restrictions have been placed on not only immigration but also activities for

The combined sales of 69 top publishing companies in South Korea's best-selling books rose 0.9 percent in 2018 from the previous year, but their overall operating profit fell 7.4 percent. Only book sales of the top three online bookstores such as Yes24, Aladdin, and Interpark increased 11.8 percent

In the poster of Joker (2019), there is one person who raises the corners of his mouth with hands and forces a smile, but sheds tears. He is Joker, one familiar and popular villain, and this merciless villain looks sad, so it causes some interests in the poster. This is the English version poster of

1994 was a rough year for Korea. Seoul’s undisciplined redevelopment process caused brutal clash between capital and labor. In the media, the death of North leader Kim Il-sung was broadcasted all over the country, which brought shock to the people. An explosion of city gas at Ah-hyeon killed 12 inno

A live musical video of a The Man Who Laughs, which won the grand prize at the third Korea Musical Awards was shown at the Sowol Art Hall. Many musical fans stepped forward to hear the news that it would be screened as live videos taken when it was performed at the Seoul Arts Center's concert hall i

A poster of unusual design gives people odd feelings. Like “why are characters in posters blindfolded?” and “Whose body is only legs?”, this poster arouses people’s curiosity. This is the Korean version poster of film Parasite (기생충, 2019) made by director Bong Joon-ho and released on May 30. This fi

Magoksa was designated for UNESCO World Heritage on July 4, 2018, with six other Bhuddist temple in South Korea. Also, Magoksa is one of the six major Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한조계불교종) located at Taehwa Mountain. The temple was founded by High Monk Jajang of Silla Dynasty in 640 A.D. Througho

One day, walking the apartment, I saw the window of security office. Three books were piled up on the guard’s desk and the title of books caught my eye. The title was “Small store, designing dream : 2011 best example of small buissness”, “4,000 won life : working diary of our generation whose life i

For Republic of Korea, August 15 is a historically significant National Liberation Day. The National Liberation Day is a national holiday that celebrates Korea's independence from Japan on August 15, 1945 and the establishment of an official government of the Republic of Korea on August 15, 1948. Th

A Daehak-ro(대학로) in Seoul crowded with many people is in contrast with a quiet town street in Gurye-gun where young people cannot be found. As the population is concentrated in the metropolitan, disparities between metropolitan and provincial cities are widening day by day. Especially, many provinci

Are you really feeling okay saying ”I’m fine today.”? Cheon-ji usually did not ask for too much, but suddenly she asks to buy an MP3 player one day. Her mother, Hyun-sook, and older sister Man-ji ignore her, but on this day, Chun-ji decide to end her life. Today, society often consider teenagers to