(translated in 2018) The term ‘singularity’ originates from a mathematical concept, indicating a point where properties cannot be precisely deciphered, with all equations going haywire and becoming nonsensical. In this song, RM adopts this concept, infusing it with…
One of my students left Korea last year to attend law school in Boston. When she visited me one afternoon to say goodbye, I borrowed a piece of encouragement RM had given to Jimin on his 20th birthday. Studying in…
I was talking about Korean films with an American friend the other day and ended up recommending many of my favorites. These are the titles (out of over 300 Korean movies that I’ve watched over the years) that have stayed…
(originally translated in 2018; revised in 2021) Alain de Botton’s “On Love” might be the best book ever written about love, or perhaps anti-love. In this novel, the protagonist embarks on a maddening quest from the moment he falls…
Recently, someone asked me to introduce some good Korean bands, which inspired me to start posting about my favorites and share them with everyone. Now, another foreign friend who’s planning a trip to Korea has asked for recommendations on the…
이재명 대통령의 인공지능에 대한 비전은 현재 세계 주요 강대국들이 선택하고 있는 길과 분명히 다르다. 미국과 중국 같은 나라들이 경쟁과 규모 확대, 그리고 많은 경우 군사적 통합을 통해 AI 패권을 차지하려는 경쟁을 벌이고 있는 반면, 이 대통령은 한국의 접근 방식을 전혀…
(translated in 2018) The Truth Untold fascinates me ad infinitum. First of all, for this song, the creative team that works with BTS had actually concocted a fictitious flower and a medieval folk tale supposedly based in Italy, about…
한국어 Lee Jae-myung’s election as president earlier this year left me absolutely giddy, like I was floating on cloud nine. And that feeling hasn’t faded at all. If anything, it’s only grown stronger. President Lee has been everything I’d hoped…
Epiphany Ever since this song first graced my ears, its poignant lines about self-love continue to offer me an invaluable comfort. (translated in 2018) Among James Joyce’s novels and short stories, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young…
