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Culture & Lifestyle Team

"Covering global art, fashion, food, and wellness trends, we explore how cultural movements shape cities, with an emphasis on the intersection of tradition and modernity."

Culture & Lifestyle Team

Covering global art, fashion, food, and wellness trends, we explore how cultural movements shape cities, with an emphasis on the intersection of tradition and modernity.

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The Archive

6 Publications

The Philosophy and Architecture of Korea’s Borrowed Scenery

Korean chagyeong, the art of borrowing scenery, weaves distant mountains, rivers, and seasonal light into the living fabric of everyday space.

Aug 15, 20257 min read

By Culture & Lifestyle Team

The City, the Mirror, the Self: A Phenomenology of Identity in Our Unwritten Seoul

Our Unwritten Seoul offers something rare: a story not of transformation, but of unraveling. By following twin sisters who exchange lives, the drama dismantles the myth of fixed identity.

Jun 22, 20259 min read

By Culture & Lifestyle Team

How the Dominance of Nostalgia is Marginalizing Young Creators

Despite their historical role in driving cultural movements, young creators are increasingly sidelined in favor of safe, nostalgia-driven content.

Jun 14, 202511 min read

By Culture & Lifestyle Team

Tving–Wavve Merger: What Korea’s 18-Month OTT Price Freeze Really Means

South Korea froze OTT subscription prices through 2026 after Tving and Wavve merged. But hidden tiers, premium paywalls, and content gaps raise questions about what users will face next.

Jun 10, 202511 min read

By Culture & Lifestyle Team

“When Life Gives You Tangerines”: A Korean Elegy on Love, Loss, and Language

A slow-burning masterpiece from Jeju Island, Tangerines turns silence into poetry and grief into memory — a global story told in dialect.

Apr 17, 20258 min read

By Culture & Lifestyle Team

The Return of Royal Spirits: Jongmyo Shrine Reopens After Five-Year Restoration

After five years of meticulous restoration, Jongmyo Shrine reopens its gates. On April 20, ancestral tablets of Joseon kings and queens will return in a historic royal procession — the first in over a century — rekindling Korea’s enduring dialogue with its royal past.

Apr 16, 20252 min read

By Culture & Lifestyle Team