Thanks to the advance of technology, we can take pictures anywhere and anytime to record our precious moments and express ourselves. Recently, we can see young people waiting for pictures to be printed after posing for pictures in a photo booth on the street corners. Among the younger generations, c
Sports have always been a foundation for devotion and boast numerous fandoms. But has there ever been a time when sports were considered an everyday culture for everyone rather than an exclusive hobby for fans or experts? The Chonnam Tribune looked into the phenomenon of people regarding sports diff
People tend to prefer spending on products that cater to their unique taste rather than undifferentiated goods in recent times. Every region has its peculiarities and charm, so products and services with regional-based scarcity have been developed to attract consumers. As a response to this, a new e
The number of people called “diggers” who are collecting particularly rare or hard-to-find things is increasing regardless of their age. This phenomenon might be considered both a hobby and an investment that is frequently related to a love of history, nostalgia, and authenticity. The term "digging
Y2K fashion, also called “fashion from the end of the century,” is the trendiest fashion this year. Not only celebrities but also the public started to wear clothes of Y2K fashion. “Y2K” means “Year 2000 (Year 2 kilo),” so the Y2K fashion represents the fashion trends from the end of the 1990s to th
When cars were first made available to the public, they were a privilege for the wealthy. As time has passed, the automobile has become the dominant form of transportation. People choose a type of car that reflects their identity and they personalize their cars in various ways, such as a simple pain
Rosé, a member of the K-pop group Blackpink, posted her selfies on Instagram. There is one element in common about her makeup in the two pictures: neon eyeliner. Rosé stuck eyeliner stickers from Simihaze Beauty, a celebrity beauty brand launched by beauty icons Simi and Haze Khadra, on her eyelids.
COVID-19 has drastically shifted the focus on health from treatment to prevention. The younger generation is trying to prevent getting sick by maintaining good physical and mental health conditions and to find happiness on the way. It became more important to find one’s own “healthy pleasure” in eve
A fried egg-shaped jelly, a slaps candy and a green onion-flavored cereal. These “funsumer” products have been popular among teenagers and young adults in recent years. “Funsumer”, which is a compound word of ‘fun’ and ‘consumer’, refers to a consumer who seeks the so-called “fun-efficiency” rather
We go on trips to eat distinctive and delicious regional food across the country, and while traveling abroad, we try to have foods that are popular and traditional in different countries. The world is becoming more globalized, so we can taste the world’s best foods at foreign restaurants on the stre
With every passing year, traditional culture becomes a more and more distant thing. It happens all over the world as countries advance and lifestyles change to suit a modernizing society. Clothes that carry a cultural importance are worn only on special occasions, and music from the olden days is li
Have you ever thought about how you act in different situations? William Shakespeare once said, “All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Nowadays people live in a ‘multi persona society’ where we have different identities in different situations. The word ‘persona’ is or
There was a time when people believed that a relationship existed between blood types and personalities. They asked each other’s blood type casually to find out about their personalities. A similar phenomenon has been recently observed among young people, although the subject is no longer about bloo
Flowers had bloomed and a gentle breeze had touched the new leaves of the trees. Spring has come and gone without anyone enjoying it. Our life has dramatically changed after the COVID-19 outbreak. People try not to go out if it is not necessary. Classes and work take place at home. We cancel appoint
With development of technology, people can purchase goods and services without direct contact with others. The services are called “untact” that is a compound word of the prefix ’un’ meaning “not” and the shortened form of the word ’contact’. The word ‘untact’ may seem unfamiliar, but it refers to t
Taking a unique style of photo in a distinctive studio is in vogue among the young generation. As showing one’s identity and personal sensibility became a trend, photo studios are also changing their styles in a variety of ways. In particular, the studios with unique characteristics such as color pr
The number of people who enjoy spending time at home is increasing. They are called ‘Home Ludens’ that is a term borrowed from Johan Huizinga’s book titled “Homo Ludens”. According to research from job portals, almost 60 percent of the respondents in their twenties and thirties regarded themselves a
An application called ‘Gudak Cam’ is famous among young people. With characteristics of film cameras, this application is one of the typical examples of ’newtro’ culture. If you open the app, you can find a black screen popping up, and in the middle of the screen there is an emerging tiny lens. If y
About two decades ago, the boom of a new character, Pokémon, started from Japan and spread throughout the countries, all around the world. The main factor of the success of Pokémon is being analyzed as a psychological issue by many prominent studies. Pokémon GO encouraged childr