The United States is currently governed by Donald Trump, a mercurial, nationalist buffoon whose tariff binges are rattling the world economy. He has been slapping high duties on trading partners across the board, even on allies like Korea, with which…
Echo The songs on this album aren’t particularly groundbreaking or emotionally seismic. But Jin’s music moves along a different axis. His artistry isn’t driven by experimentation or provocation, but by sincerity. What he seeks to create is something that mirrors…
Fly to My Room Blending neo-soul with vocal brilliance, BTS showcases V’s husky baritone and Jimin’s high tenor, capturing the ache of pandemic solitude in a soundscape both intimate and ethereal. (translated in 2020) Xavier de Maistre is a…
Born in Korea and raised in Utah, artist Anna Park has been captivated by drawing since childhood, and that passion soon became her identity. Her large-scale works, often exceeding three meters in length, are rendered in black-and-white charcoal and ink,…
(translated in 2021) During the dog days of summer, the Korean peninsula enters its monsoon season, accompanied by weeks of often intense, unyielding rain that saturates the landscape. In the 90s film “Forrest Gump,” in one of the scenes,…
The universe can be wild, yet it runs on simple laws, and its common elements (hydrogen, helium, oxygen, and carbon) become extraordinary when conditions align. On Earth, diamonds appear when carbon endures immense pressure for long ages, which is why…
My Time This song is JK’s reflective, sincere letter to himself, about the disjunction between his thoughts and his reality, the unsettled feelings and emotions, and a pensive hope to “find his time.” (translated in 2020) One of my…
Ddaeng An artist is nothing without creativity, and BTS’s ability to conjure it at will is what makes them formidable, one that will endure long after their contemporary groups have faded into the background. (translated in 2018) “Ddaeng” is…
Ever since Lee Jae-myung clinched the presidency just a few days ago, I’ve been walking on air. Each morning, I wake with a smile, the sky above Seoul somehow bluer and higher, the air remarkably fresh, almost as if the…
