EDITOR’S LETTER
Editor’s Letter
Please Don’t Let Your Guard Down
It has been six months since the COVID-19 virus began to spread, and our lives have changed accordingly. People started to do social distancing, and so don’t meet each other, and schools aren’t able to conduct classes normally. Some people are suffering from what you might call the COVID-19 blues. The virus made our lives miserable.
Korea is seeing a second COVID-19 wave. The virus spike is the highest since March. Our nation has just seen about 300 cases of COVID-19 virus a day. This is highest single day total since March, with most cases traced to Sarang Jeil Church, whose pastor has been a critic of the Korean president.
More than ten thousand people gathered at Gwanghwamun to protest against the government. At this demonstration, the COVID-19 virus spread like wildfire among protesters. This causes serious social problems. Some protesters are refusing to be tested for the COVID-19 virus and also refuses to have an examination. Community infection is widespread in the Seoul area, and is spreading to other provinces.
Korea seemed one of the world’s COVID-19 virus success stories, for its prevention and management of the virus spread. However, the second wave has started. People are not being cautious about the virus spread.
People have become unaware about the spread of the virus, because the virus spread has been taking place over a long period of time. This caused Korea’s biggest virus cluster. To prevent further virus spread, public facilities such as museum, nightclub, PC room and karaoke have closed.
Health officials said, “This is a moment of grave crisis in Korea’s fight against the COVID-19 virus”. They also noted “We’re facing a crisis where if the current spread isn’t controlled, it would bring an exponential rise in cases, which could in turn lead to the collapse of our medical system and enormous economic damage”.
I would like to say: please don’t gather with your friends. Stay at home. Wash your hands regularly and wear a face mask. Be aware of the virus spread once again. This is a golden time for reducing the spread of COVID-19 virus. Following to government guidance, we can overcome this serious situation. We can win the battle once again against the virus.
Please don’t let your guard down until the virus spread is stopped.
Lee Kyounghyun / Editor-in-chief
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THE MOKWON CHIMES SEPTEMBER 2020 CONTENT | VOL.171
EDITOR’S LETTER 02 Please Don’t Let Your Guard Down
NEWS 04 A Taxi Driver Took a Patient’s ‘Golden Time’ 04 Cattle Evacuation due to Heavy Rain 05 The Incheon Tap Water Larvae Incident 05 Bat Crisis in Wuhan
ARTICLES 06 Child Abuse Must be Prohibited 08 The Controversy of 'Backdoor Online Advertising' on Youtube 10 Comprehensive Audits for Private Universities 12 Constant Sexual Assault 14 A TV Program that Has a Good Purpose 16 A King of This Summer: SSAK3 18 Appearance of a Female Lawmaker in a Pink Dress 20 “George Floyd”, A Victim of Black Human Rights 22 Between Parodies and Racism ‘Controversy of High School Students Who Make up Blackface in Yearbook Photo’ 24 Summer Vacation of Infectious Diseases and Heavy Rains 26 What Do You Think about Live Classes? 28 Challenge on SNS: Challenge Accepted 30 Game of Chicken between America and China
FOREIGN STUDENTS 32 Why Don’t You Come to Yeosu, The City of The Ocean?
September 2020 | 3 NEWS NEWSNEWS
A Taxi Driver Took a Patient’s ‘Golden Time’
By Lee Kyounghyun Editor-in-chief [email protected]
On June 8, a taxi driver named Choi caused a fender bender with a private ambulance and stopped the ambulance for about 10 minutes, saying, “Go after you deal with the accident and if the patient dies, I’ll take responsibility”. At the time, the ambulance was transporting a 79-year-old lung cancer patient who complained of breathing difficulty to hospital. The patient was transferred to another 119 ambulance when Choi hit the ambulance. The patient arrived at the hospital late, but died in a few hours. The case was criticized by many people as the victim’s son posted an article on the Blue House petition asking for punishment of the taxi driver. More than seven hundred thousand people supported the petition. In October 2018, a Mercedes-Benz car stopped for about 30 seconds in front of an ambulance heading to the hospital with an emergency patient. It was a dizzying moment for the emergency patient that could have missed the ‘golden time’ of medical treatment, despite the fact that the car owner can pay a penalty for violating the law. According to the ‘2018 Gyeonggi Province Emergency Activity Analysis Results’ in February, the ‘five-minute arrival rate’ was 180,455 cases (41.6 percent), and the Average Elapsed Time was 8 minutes, 36 seconds. Mature civic awareness among ordinary vehicle drivers is needed to transport the ambulance safely to protect the patients’ precious ‘golden time’. Also, ordinary vehicle drivers may find it difficult to spot ambulances approaching from a distance due to their appearance. Therefore, it is necessary to actively improve the appearance and design of the ambulance to help prevent accidents.
Cattle Evacuation due to Heavy Rain
By Lee Ye Ji Desk-Manager [email protected]
The recent heavy rain has caused numerous casualties and property damage nationwide. Among them, the case of a cow drifting and evacuating to the roof attracted attention. The incident occurred in Yangjeong village, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, and the isolated cows on the roof were rescued by people after the rain stopped. However, during the rescue operation, a cow did not budge from the roof. Rather, refusing human hands, trying to protect the roof to the end, the rescue team eventually had to fire a tranquilizer gun. The calving cow, who had been dazed all night under the anesthetic, woke up alone in the middle of the night and gave birth to two baby cows. After giving birth, the mother cow approached, sniffed, then licked her baby with her tongue, as if to see if it was okay. Baek Nam-rye (61), the owner of the cattle shed, said, "Only the cow did not want to come down from the roof, so we put the cow to sleep with a tranquilizer gun and rescued her," and added, "I think she did it because she had babies”. In addition, "I'm so sorry to think about how hard this cow must have been for two days on the roof," she said. "I'm grateful that she came back alive, but I'm so proud that she even gave birth to twins safely. And while there are cases where cows have been found floating in the water due to torrential rains. The cow was even pregnant, and was found on the uninhabited island of Nancho in Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. The cow was found to have been washed away from a livestock complex in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do. It was discovered in 4 days on an uninhabited island after being swept away by rapids, traveling 55 km across the sea. Also, a cow that swept 80km from Hapcheon to Miryang in Gyeongsangnam-do was found, drawing much attention. A military official said, "It's so amazing that the cow is alive and is on the island across the sea." In addition, there have been a series of evacuations of cattle, including the evacuation of cattle going to the temple. Heavy rains have caused many people to suffer from human casualties and especially property damage. I hope the rainy season will finish as soon as possible so that no one else will be harmed and that the damage caused by the heavy rain will be restored as soon as possible.
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The Incheon Tap Water Larvae Incident
By Go Yuri Desk-Manager [email protected]
At Incheon city, where there was a big controversy concerning the reddish tap water scandal last year, 10 reports about larvae being spotted in tap water have recently been filed from early June to July. The first sighting was at Wang Gil-dong, in west Incheon, and 7 more were reported before noon from other buildings in the complex. As many expressed concerns, a investigation was conducted by Incheon Western Waterworks Office discovering live larvae in some waters. Officials said that at the time of the red tap water crisis, there was a problem with the Gongchon water purification plant, which caused damage to other places. Presently, reports have only been filed from a specific area, so it would not be a problem with the water purification plant itself. Regarding the incident, the Incheon city superintendent held an emergency response meeting concerning the sighting of larvae in the west of Incheon, and the schools in those areas autonomously provided alternatives to school meals or shortened classes, and clarified that it’s undefined when the school meals would be resumed. Also, with further investigation on the live larvae after being reported, they were found to be larvae that lives in grade 4 water. In order to determine the cause of the water contamination, the joint precision investigation team announced the results of the interim investigation. It was estimated that the larvae were able to enter during the filtration process with activated carbon in the water purification plant. Although a screen was installed, it is possible that the window was open or the ventilator stopped working, and imagoes found their way in. Since then, the city has been monitoring water quality. As a result, no larvae have been found since the 22nd, and tap water is continuously being discharged through a fire hydrant to get rid of larvae that may remain in the water pipes. In addition, as schools have been equipped with water purification facilities, normal school meals have been resumed, and citizens were strongly recommended to boil tap water before drinking.
Bat Crisis in Wuhan
By Jeon Yujin Desk-Manager [email protected]
A bat carcass came out of a restaurant in Wuhan, China, and the local area was turned upside down. On July 23, a bat carcass was found pig soup at a restaurant in Wuhan, spreading fears of Covid-19. The family members who bought and ate pig soup at the restaurant in question have been tested negative for Covid-19. On the 10th, Chen, who lives in Xinzhou District, Wuhan City, has been storing pig soup sold in restaurants downstairs in his house. "My father was the first to eat the pig soup, but I didn't find anything unusual," he said. The leftover pig soup was sealed and placed in the refrigerator. Three days later, the whole family set the table to eat pig soup together. But something unidentified came to view from the pig soup. He said, "When I tried to heat up the pig soup, there was a black object floating around. It was a baby bat carcass. He's mother said she initially thought it was a kind of spice. In an interview with Hubei TV, the mother said, "When I lifted it with chopsticks, I saw wings and ears. I even had fur," she said. The family took the bat to the restaurant. The restaurant owner then said he would pay for the refund and the Corona 19 inspection, saying, "The frozen one is sold by a local pig soup manufacturer." When the coverage began, however, the owner changed his words to "our own pig soup." "It is made during the day, but bats are usually active at night. The cooked pig soup is immediately sealed and placed in the refrigerator, and never left it outside," he said, denying the possibility that the bat entered during the manufacturing process. He also claimed that the bat might have gone in when his family took it out of the refrigerator. The family says it's nonsense. Chen's mother said, "I took a little bit of the soup I bought, and I seal it right away and put it in the refrigerator. Does that mean the bat went into the refrigerator on its own?" she protested. Upon receiving the complaint, the local authorities launched an investigation, but failed to confirm how the bat entered the rice soup and where it came from. Fortunately, all families who were tested for covid19 in fear of infection were tested negative. The restaurant owner offered 2,000 yuan (about 350,000 won) for inspection and mental compensation. When the incident became known, local media pointed out that the fact that it’s unclear when the body of the bat went into the pork rice soup raises concerns about infection. The argument is that it would be a big problem if there were bats in the pork rice soup that was boiled in a large pot for three to four hours at a time. Some questioned whether there was a problem with the restaurant's hygiene. In response, officials said regular inspections have not found any problems at the restaurant.
September 2020 | 5 ARTICLES
Child Abuse Must be Prohibited
Lee Kyounghyun Editor-in-Chief [email protected]
The child abuse problems are occurring more frequently in Korea. Some experts analyzed that this child abuse problem is due to lack of responsibility. The problem is contributed to by parents who are not ready for raise their child. Recently, there have been two incidents have shocked our society. People are crying and expressing regret over the dead child. They strongly argue that draconian laws should be enacted. This article will briefly note about the two incidents.
• Infant corpse found in a wardrobe
An infant’s corpse was found in a house which located on Gwanak-gu, Seoul. The corpse was left inside the wardrobe.
The infant's mother and a male friend have been put on trial for murder charges. According to the prosecution, on August 19th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office arrested the mother of dead infant who is a woman in her 20s, surname Jeong. Also, Kim, a man who lived together with Jeong, was arrested on charges of murder and abandonment of infant’s body.
Jeong and Kim are accused of disregarding two-month-old infant’s life. They are also accused of neglecting the dead infant without fulfilling their guardians’ duties.
Jeong and Kim were arrested on July 22nd on charges of child abuse and homicide. Seoul Gwanak police station, which investigated the crime case, saw that the murder was willful. As a result, the office changed the case to murder and the abandonment of a dead body. The office handed this case over to the prosecution. Murder by willful intent is recognized when there is a strong expectation of the possibility of death and there is a perception that death cannot be helped.
On July 20, Jeong and Kim, tenants of the house, were out of contract for a while. Due to this, the house owner visited the house. The owner found the dead body of infant in a paper box which is left on the wardrobe. The dead body was decomposed at the time of discover by the owner. He reported it to the police. Seoul Gwanak police station arrested Jeong and Kim in Busan on July 22.
Jeong and Kim partially pleaded guilty to the charges. They said they left infant alone without taking to the hospital even though the baby looked sick and crying.
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• A nine-year-old child died in captivity
The stepmother of a nine-year-old boy killed in a suitcase was charged with murder. The reason is that she neglected her stepson even though she knew that the child could die.
The Cheonan branch of the Daejeon District Prosecutors’ office announced on June 29 that a 41-year-old woman on charges of killing her stepson by locking the child in a suitcase for about seven hours has arrested.
Initially, the police charged the stepmother with violating the Child Abuse Punishment Act (known as child abuse homicide). However, the prosecution held a citizens committee meeting to deliberate on the case. The reason the committee was held was the importance of the case. The review unanimously decided to apply murder charges.
According to the investigation, the case occurred at an apartment in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. The stepmother locked her stepson for about three hours in a suitcase. The suitcase size was 50cm width, 71.5cm length and 29cm depth. After that, she forced her stepson to enter into smaller suitcase. This suitcase size was 44cm width, 60cm length and 24cm depth.
The stepmother was found to have continued to abuse her stepson, who was locked in the suitcase. She lied down the suitcase and jumped on the suitcase several times. While this abuse occurred, the child begged for her to take him out of the suitcase. He cried out of breathing difficulties. After jumping, she blew hot air into the suitcase with a hair dryer. The prosecution argued that she intentionally killed the child by neglecting him, even as her stepson’s crying and movement decreased.
The stepmother opened the suitcase seven hours after. The stepson, who was crouching in the bag, didn’t move an inch. Eventually, the stepmother called 119 and said, “The child is not breathing.”
When emergency staff arrived at the apartment, the stepson was already in cardiac arrest. The stepson, who was taken to the hospital, died two days later at 6:30 p.m. on June 30. Medical staff who treated the stepson determined that he was unconscious due to lack of oxygen in the suitcase. According to an autopsy conducted by the National Institute of Scientific Investigation, he died of suffocation.
According to the prosecution, the stepmother did not take any relief measures for 40 minutes after her stepson came out of the suitcase. Also, the stepmother went out for about three hours after putting stepson in the suitcase has been confirmed. The stepmother also suspected of assaulting the child 12 times from July 2019 to May 2020.
September 2020 | 7 ARTICLES
The Controversy of 'Backdoor Online Advertising' on Youtube
Lee Yeji Desk-Manager [email protected]
Nowadays, YouTube is controversial because of “backdoor online advertising” caused by celebrities and many influencers, especially YouTubers. Back advertisement means that influencers receive advertisement fees from a specific company, but don’t tell the viewers that they have been paid for the advertisement and advertise goods or food as if they had purchased them. In fact, it's not wrong to advertise. But in general, people don't want to see advertisements, so many people have been enthusiastic that famous influencers have shown candid reviews about their products through Youtube video clips or broadcasts. So, it's bad for YouTubers to get backdoor advertisements from company to promote their products because it deliberately deceives viewers.
‘The background of these incidents’
This incident started with a celebrity, not a regular YouTuber. She introduced a variety of luxury brands on her channel, which gained a lot of popularity as she bought the product herself and reviewed it. However, the controversy began when it was revealed that all the products, she introduced contain a large advertising fee from the product company. In addition, as a famous YouTuber revealed on his live broadcast, "There are a lot '참PD' of YouTubers, especially eating show, who did not properly make it according to Youtube policy even though it was an advertisement product that received money from a company", and the videos of popular YouTubers of eating shows where it was rechecked and caused a stir. As a result, popular YouTubers from various fields such as beauty, health, and video games, as well as eating and drinking show YouTubers, voluntarily posted apology contents or stopped broadcasting activities, and a huge wave occurred. On August 10, ZDNET Korea asked 1,000 men and women in their 20s to 40s for a survey on YouTube advertisements, and about 80% of people responded that there was a problem with the backdoor online advertisements of YouTubers. Like this, it is showed that people are feeling betrayed and angry about the incidents about backdoor online advertisement. In fact, since December 2018, YouTube has issued guidelines to display "Pre-paid PPLs and Warranty Advertisements," and some explained that videos that violate them will be deleted and that they could receive channel warnings. However, some YouTubers put an advertisement on the bottom of the video, but lied to viewers that they made a direct purchase in the contents, or vaguely expressed that they had received corporate support and said it as if it was not an advertisement.
‘Fair Trade Commission to enforce a ban on ‘Backdoor online advertising’
In the face of the mounting controversy over backdoor online advertisements, the Fair Trade Commission announced that it would implement a revision which bans backdoor online advertisements to the "Marketing & Advertising Review Guidelines on Recommendation, Guarantee, etc." from September 1, 2020. If an advertiser
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makes an unfair advertisement, a fine of not more than 2% or more than 500 million won will be imposed, and if a prosecution complaint is made, he or she may be sentenced to up to two years in prison or fined up to 150 million won. However, the FTC announced that it would focus on guidance for the time being rather than cracking down and punishing them immediately after the revision was implemented. The reason is that there may be many cases of unintentionally violating the law because they are not familiar with the contents of the revised screening guidelines. Therefore, it is said that the guidance period will be held first, such as promoting the main contents of the amendment to advertisers and influencers to encourage voluntary correction. The revision calls for SNS influencer to clarify phrases such as "We received sponsorship" and "It's an advertisement" when posting content such as product reviews for financial recompense. In addition, when uploading content, influencer should write 'economic rewards' in a location where consumers can easily find it, using appropriate font size and color. Ambiguous phrases such as 'Experience Group' and 'Thanks to' are prohibited. YouTube content must include a phrase indicating that it has received an economic price at the beginning or end of the post, and the phrase must be repeatedly displayed so that viewers who see only part of the content can see it. In the case of Instagram, the contents related to the economic price should be displayed in the picture. When the photo and the body are linked to make it easy for consumers to recognize it, it can only be displayed at the first part of the text or at the first hashtag. The Fair Trade Commission said it will easily explain the contents of the revised bill in the form of "Q&A" within this month and prepare and distribute detailed data with examples by media and case. It also plans to focus on promoting its products through campaigns. If you are advertising or promoting through Instagram, blogs, or YouTube, I hope you will follow the new guidelines and create a healthy and beneficial content culture. For more information, please visit the Fair Trade Commission website; http://www.ftc.go.kr/.
This incident led to the realization that the discretion of subscribers was the most important thing. In fact, I also bought it under the name of "I should trust and buy it because it's used by a YouTuber I like and subscribe to." This is because it is believed that YouTubers tried it, ate it, and recommended it, so many people trust them and lead to purchases of that particular product. This has led many to realize that no matter what anyone wears or eats, it should be a reference, not blind trust. But YouTube subscribers trust YouTubers, watch what they believe to be honest and candid content and make decisions about those products. This is why I really hope that many influencers can create content that is conscientious and responsible for the right consumption culture and honestly deliver more informative content.
September 2020 | 9 ARTICLES
Comprehensive Audits for Private Universities
Go Yuri Desk-Manager [email protected]
The Ministry of Education launched comprehensive audits for private universities, starting with Yonsei University. Then, citizens who have been voted by the public as auditors also participate to make the audit fair and trustworthy. In the comprehensive audit conducted for the first time since the opening of the school amongst many watching, many corruption scandals in Yonsei University were exposed such as illegal admission, preferential employment, budget and accounting fraud. According to the Ministry of Education results, Yonsei University received criticism on 86 cases in 7 fields, 26 severe disciplinary actions, 59 light disciplinary actions, and 336 warnings and cautions.
According to the Ministry of Education students were illegally admitted into first year of graduate school. In 2016, professors conferred to enroll the daughter of a professor they knew. Consequently, an evaluator with authority to priority select awarded her a perfect score in the oral examination, and gave low scores to the applicants who came first and second in the document screening, resulting in the selection of B, who actually ranked 9th out of the total 16 applicants. The Ministry of Education decided to punish the eight people involved and made a request for an investigation of the accused. In Yonsei University, corruption scandals have been exposed not only on illegal admission, but also on grades. A professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, gave their daughter an A+ credit by making her take a class which she teaches, then preparing the test questions at home and showing her daughter the answer sheet. In addition, another professor gave a grade of ‘P’ to five students even though they weren’t present. From 2016 to 2019, it was discovered that 1080 copies of the admissions data, which must be preserved for four years in 49 department of graduate school, were obsolete. Professors in important positions have been accused of automatic accounting pay records with corporate credit cards without additional proof. There, it was discovered the process of hiring faculty members was also corrupted. According to the Ministry of Education, Yonsei University Medical Center gave discriminatory scores referring to private
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academy SAT placement tables when hiring full-time employees. In addition, it was discovered what should have been paid as labor costs of students’ research was used to found laboratories. As a result of the audit, it was revealed that a laboratory at Yonsei University paid only part of the labor cost to 15 student researchers and spent the remaining 116.6million won for laboratory operation expenses. The Ministry of Education imposed a disciplinary action on a person who was guilty and ordered 2.1 million won to be recovered. In addition, overtime allowances were paid to two people who didn’t attend overseas seminars, and overtime work allowances were improperly executed to faculty members. Corporate operation and property management constructed an alumni hall, the purpose being for educational research and as a welfare facility on the Shinchon campus. But it was registered and operated as a corporate beneficiary company without permission of the Ministry of Education. 203.2 billion won raised in reserves from rental income of basic property for profit and other means was managed as common property, and a total of 1727 billion won was spent on investments in affiliate hospitals.
Consequently, a petition was posted on the board of the Yonsei University Student Association “We request for the school’s solution to the corruption revealed in this audit.” The petition was signed by more than 100 people, which is the criterion for getting answered, in one day. The Yonsei University Student Association issued a statement that a Central Steering Committee is being convened to discuss, and Yonsei University apologized for the irresponsibility concerning the comprehensive audit, declaring that those who committed wrong would be promptly punished.
Yonsei University President reflected on the investigation of corruption in Yonsei University’s entrance exams and said that he would use this as an opportunity to reform. After that, he stressed to all alumni that he would severely punish any matters that are the subject of criticism both inwards and outwards of the school, and humbly accept any criticism pointed out in the audit, and turn over a new leaf for the school.
The Ministry of Education said it plans to double check whether Yonsei University has been improved as ordered to meet the standards. Yonsei University must submit a report on improvement of cadastral matters within 60 days from the date the results of the audit are revealed. Afterwards, if there are any deficiencies in the improvement result report, the Ministry of Education made it clear that it will implement a correction order again.
September 2020 | 11 ARTICLES
Constant Sexual Assault
Jeon Yujin Desk-Manager [email protected]
An employee of a guest house who sexually assaulted a drunk customer was sentenced to prison. The Jeju District Court's 2nd Criminal Department (Senior Judge Jang Chan-soo) said on the 24th that it sentenced a 24-year-old man to five years in prison on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes and ordering him to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program. Kim was put on trial on May 10, 2018 for sexually assaulting a drunken guest at a guest house in Namwon-eup, Seogwipo City. The crime occurred about three months after 32-year-old Han Jung-min took his own life in February 2018 when he was publicly wanted for the murder of a female guest at a guest house in Gujwa- eup, Jeju City. According to the indictment, Kim was found to have committed the crime in the room of the drunk victim, who was the son and an employee of the guesthouse. Kim approached A as if he would wipe off the soil on her. When he was rejected, he approached the victim who washed her hair as if he would dry her with a hair dryer. A friend of the victim was also sleeping in the room at the time. Kim admitted to entering the room, but denied the charges of trespassing, saying, "I was worried that the victim was drunk at the time." He also claimed that he had had consensual sex with the victim. In particular, Kim claimed that the victim's friend was sleeping in the guest room, so the victim could have easily asked for help. He also claimed that the victim seemed to be making a bad statement because she was angry at the "request for laundry expenses." Kim denied having sex during the investigation but changed his words when bodily fluids where found on the body of the victim, then saying that they had consensual sex. The court did not accept all of Kim's claims. The court cited the victim's initial statement of the damage at the sunflower center on the day the incident had taken place, and the fact that the statements were relatively consistent with the investigation agencies. Furthermore, the details of the crime were specific and without contradiction. The victim was raped on the first day of her trip to Jeju, said presiding judge Chang Chan-soo. In particular, while the victim was drinking, the defendant and the victim did not have much interaction, such as drinking or talking to each other," he said, scolding Kim for not having any motive or reason to falsely state. Judge Jang also scolded Kim, saying, "It is not easy to understand that she is stating she was raped by the defendant she saw for the first time because of the laundry costs." The victim left Jeju after the crime, although the day after the guest house stay was the actual first day of her trip, and that she had booked another hotel for the next day. "The victim was raped at a travel destination with a friend," the judge said. The memories of the travel destination, which should have been remembered as a memory, remain a terrible memory," Kim said, pleading guilty to all charges. "In addition to the fact that the case was known to a close friend, there is considerable fear and sexual shame that the victim
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must have felt," the judge said. "I tried to cover up and justify my mistake without seriously considering whether my actions were wrong." After the ruling, Kim was arrested in court, crying, "I'm sorry."
A 29-year-old resident of Seoul had an unpleasant experience while attending a barbecue party at a Seoul- based guest house last month. Kim booked to attend the event when he was told that he would get unlimited food and alcohol for 25,000 won per person, but the food served was too hard to eat and he had to pay for the beer separately. Kim is considering whether to report the guest house after learning that selling food and liquor in the guest house itself is illegal. Many Koreans and foreigners visit guest houses across the country for party and tourism purposes during the holiday season, but there have been cases of damage to guest houses that operate illegally and irregularly.
Although the area of guest houses is expanding due to the introduction of a shared accommodation platform, it is pointed out that there are still many holes in the management system and the legal system.
According to the lodging industry on the 18th, many guest houses are still holding parties offering alcoholic beverages. As in Kim's case, many guest houses offer liquor and food services for a certain amount of money per person, but this is illegal in principle. In order to sell alcoholic beverages and food, the Food Sanitation Act requires reporting to general restaurants, as guest houses are lodging facilities under the current law. The incident in which a female tourist in her 20s, who traveled alone to Jeju Island last year, was raped and killed after attending a drinking party while staying at a guest house, has raised awareness, but the problem is still unresolved. There are also frequent cases where guest houses are not registered as lodging-related businesses at all. As a result, government authorities, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, are cracking down on illegal lodging businesses, or local governments and police are conducting regular crackdowns, but they have failed to eradicate unauthorized guest houses. Analysts say this is because guest house owners have a negative perception of registering as accommodation-related sectors. The National Assembly Research Service analyzed in a report published in December last year, "The registration and reporting of lodging-related industries are difficult, and after registration, they often operate as unregistered or unreported because of the perception that they are subject to inspection and crackdown rather than being subject to protection and benefits of the law." Some point out that the legal system for guest houses is dispersed and this leads to confusion. In Korea, guesthouse is not a classification name for the lodging industry, but it is a name that can be attached to a business operator. Even if the name is the same guesthouse, the law is different from situation to situation. There are three types of guest house registrations: farming and fishing villages, tourism and lodging businesses, and general lodging businesses. It is difficult for consumers to distinguish between industries because of poor management. In fact, there are cases in which foreign tourists who are misled by the goshiwon's guest house sign.
September 2020 | 13 ARTICLES
A TV Program that Has a Good Purpose
Lee Doowon Staff-Reporter [email protected]
Nowadays, we can easily recognize that there are so many TV programs and shows which have diverse subjects and concepts. Also, the concepts of TV programs usually reflect social moods and trends. In other words, when we see TV programs, we can know about the social atmosphere.
For example, as the number of people who live alone increases, there are some TV programs which show and share about some celebrities’ lifestyles who also live alone. Also, another example can be like this: As the number of people who raise companion dogs and cats increases, there are many TV programs about this as a concept. For instance, how to train their dogs and cats or teaching the way to become better pet owner.
In particular, in this article will deal about a TV program which has good purposes. The following introduced TV program’s name is called . The overall intention of the plan of this program ‘맛남의 광장’ is developing a new menu and recipe that could not be seen before by using local specialties or local foods that have relatively less commercial value or are less well-known. Also, the members in this program actually cook and sell some foods which made by those local ingredients to many passersby in meeting places with a large volume of traffic, such as service station, railway stations, and airports. So, consequentially, this program was designed to encourage consumption by developing recipes using local specialties and to empower local rest areas and farmers.
The key member in this program is Baekjong-won. He is a famous restaurant business owner and he is now running many franchise restaurants. Most of the foods and recipes in this program were made by him. For example, there are several food recipes like ‘Red Snow Crab Ramen’, ‘Potato Jjageuri’, ‘Chinese style Meat noodles’, ‘Eggplant Rice cooking’, ‘Leek Soup’
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and so on. The common thing of all these recipes is that they are very easy to make and the public felt that they are not unfamiliar. All of Materials in the recipes are not hard to find and are well-known.
The special case was selling wonky potatoes. Farmers appealed about the so-called "ugly potato," which has less commercial value. The potato is in the danger of being scrapped. The amount of potatoes is about 30 tons. Baek Jong-won, thought that only consuming the potatoes at rest areas alone cannot give help to farmers. So, he used his personal connections and called to those who were capable. An acquaintance of his, who heard the purpose of the
program, said that he would buy 30 tons of potatoes without hesitation. Also, "맛남의 광장" he said, "I'll try my best," and "I'll try to publicize this potato to customers so that famers can have the advantage of selling them at a reasonable price." After the conversation between Baek Jong-won and his acquaintance, one of other members wondered and asked who that was. Surprisingly, he was a ‘Chung Yong-jin’, who is the vice president of Shinsegae business Group. After this, Shinsegae really bought this ‘ugly-potato’ at its mart and sold it out. In addition, not only this ugly potato, but also, he bought a conger which is also an indigenous product. The detailed story was, when another edition of this program was shown in Tongyeong, the current status of was revealed that there are about 900 tons of stock piled up and the reason why was because of coronavirus blocking the export routes. Furthermore, the worst thing was the price per kilogram of conger also fell naturally below the minimum margin. This situation was causing fishermen to suffer with a heavy damage. As a result, to solve this matter, all of members made an effort to create a new recipe and foods to promote this ingredient more and for it to be sold by some marts and food companies.
The true meaning of this program is first of all, it can give a not only practical but realistic help to farmers and the fishing community. Moreover, not just for those suppliers, it also caused favorable influence on corporations and consumers. The reason being, once the agricultural and marine products are introduced, and new kinds of foods are developed through this program, probably more companies and marts will try to help and buy them. If they do, suppliers can resolve their difficult situation. Also, companies which bought it, can have a better image. Furthermore, as the TV program will be broadcasted, the public could watch it. As a result, naturally there is a marketing effect that occurs. So that the cooperation can do advertising more easily.
September 2020 | 15 ARTICLES
A King of This Summer: SSAK3
Yu Jimin Staff-Reporter [email protected]
What do you associate from the word ‘summer’ with? There are many choices, but we cannot exclude exciting dance music. Especially in summer, people love to hear and enjoy dance music. But there was not much dance music last summer, and people really missed it. To be in charge of this summer’s music, SSAK3 appeared. And they conquered all Korean music charts. SSAK3 is a project group from the MBC variety program ‘Hangout with Yoo.’
‘Hangout with Yoo’ is a program hosted by Jaeseok Yoo, the most famous national MC. PD(Taeho Kim) gives him some tasks to do, and Yoo tries to accomplish them. Up to now, he has tried trot, the harp, making ramyun, chicken, and so on. This summer, PD gave him the task to try dance music. But Yoo was worried of doing it alone, so he thought of making a mixed-gender team. Finally, he made a group with Rain and Hyori Lee. They were the most famous solo singers in 2000s. Many people still remember and love them. They gathered to make new history. The three of them are all close, so they were expected to make good harmony. Also, Kwanghee from ZE:A joined as a manager. He is doing MC in the idol variety program and worked as an idol group member. He knows many things about music and groups nowadays, so he could help them. One day, they had online broadcasting communicating with fans. Here, their group name was decided to be ‘SSAK3.’ There are two meanings of it; there are three members, and the meaning of SSAK3 in Korean is sweeping all; so it involves that they will sweep both the heat of the summer and the music chart. They also got new assumed names for the group. Yoo became YuDoragon, Hyori to Linda G, and Rain to B. Dragon.
There are not many mixed-gender teams nowadays, but there were many in 1990s. Also, there were many summer focused songs. So they decided to revive a 90s mood, but also maintain the trend. So they chose newtro genre. Newtro is the compound of ‘new’ and ‘retro.’ They wanted to show both types together. After choosing the genre, they discussed the theme of the song. The main theme is ‘This summer, want to be palpitated again.’ It’s not only limited to love, but also in life. Hyori and Rain were the top singers at that time, but they had some rest and did lots of other things too. So they wanted to involve palpitation on the stage. By this theme, a song ‘Beach again’ was completed. Sangsoon Lee, Hyori’s husband, composed it. There were many songs suggested to SSAK3, but they chose it not knowing the composers.
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Based on all of these, they took the photos to see their style and unity briefly. For this, Hyeyeon Han, the famous Korean stylist, helped them. She recommended diverse looks that fit with SSAK3’s concept. All three members have their own individuality, so she highlighted them but didn’t lose the sense of unity. They took photos with their new looks. After that, they begin shooting for the album in earnest. They still focused on a 90s mood. They recorded their music. But before recording the main song ‘Beach again,’ they recorded ‘In summer’ first. It’s the song of ‘Deuce,’ a 90s dance group. They covered this song because they thought that they need more songs to perform for fans that are waiting and supporting them. They shot the music video too. The scale of it was really big so they could make a wonderful video. Their uploaded video got a lot of attention and many views.
After a long preparatory period, they released the song ‘Beach again.’ Also, they released ‘In summer’ sound source. As they released it, it debuted at number one. They swept the chart. It stayed at the top for a long time. They sold albums of it too. It involves a retro mood, so people love it. Also, they collaborated with SPAO and sold some clothes that contain SSAK3. They appeared in a music program too. First, they appeared in ‘Music core.’ The program recorded the highest ratings of recent years that day. Many people waited for their stage performance. Also, their stage video was ranked high. They even got 100 percent of votes in message vote of the 1st place. They didn’t appear in ‘Inkkigayo’ next day, but people didn’t know, so they waited for them and searched. By this, SSAK3 dominated the real- time search ranking. To meet people’s expectations, they also appeared at ‘M countdown’ the next week. They got 1st place in some music programs too. Also, they released another song ‘turn on that summer,’ and their solo songs; Yoo got ‘Durizuwa’, Linda got ‘Linda,’ and Rain got ‘Exciting.’ These songs also ranked high.
Last summer, the music chart was conquered by ballad genre. People didn’t like it, because they want exciting music in summer. But this summer, exciting songs came back. Many singers released exciting songs. Of course, SSAK3 is at the top of the chart. Nowadays, people got depressed because of COVID-19 for a long time. But people are enjoying this summer through exciting songs. SSAK3 led this summer’s happiness. They are also planning for the next song. Yoo said that he asked Sangsoon for a winter focused song. Maybe we can meet them again in this winter.
September 2020 | 17 ARTICLES
Appearance of a Female Lawmaker in a Pink Dress
Lee Jaemin Staff-Reporter [email protected]
Rep. Ryu Ho-jung of the Justice Party attended the plenary session of the National Assembly on August 4 in a pink dress and sneakers. The appearance of a pink dress at the last plenary session of the provisional session of the National Assembly on August 4 sparked controversy over the dress. ‘Ryu Ho-jung’s One Piece’ topped the list of real-time search words on major portal sites, and phone calls poured into the lawmaker's office. Amid conflicting criticism and support for her online, there has been some excessive criticism. Some communities criticized it as a dress that undermines the authority of the National Assembly, saying, "Be careful of the Democratic Party's male lawmakers," "Are you a barmaid?" "Will you wear such clothes at the funeral?" "Even if you are sexually harassed in that kind of costume, participate in the Me-Too movement." Her supporters supported her, saying, "Thank you for breaking parliamentary authoritarianism." Rep. Ryu Ho-jung of the Justice Party said in an interview with The Kyunghyang Shinmun on Aug. 6, "I didn't know it would be enough of an issue to paralyze my work." "It's not a special dress, it's a common one-piece dress. I didn't know it would be this much of an issue.” she said.
It is not the first time that Rep. Ryu Ho-jung has attended the plenary session in casual wear. Rep. Ryu Ho-jung said, "I've often attended in jeans or shorts." Still, the fact that the dress was particularly controversial shows the social concern about what appears to be a ‘young woman’ was revealed, she said.
Can lawmakers wear shorts to the National Assembly? According to Article 25 of the current National Assembly Act (mandatory to maintain dignity), it states only that 'a lawmaker should maintain his or her dignity as a lawmaker'. Under the National Assembly Act, there is no dress code that states that ‘The National Assembly should dress like this.’
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Regarding the controversy, Rep. Ryu Ho-jung said, "I think I went to work wearing clothes that I can do well at work," adding, "I don't think the authority of the National Assembly is built from the suit." "Only some white-collar workers (office workers) wear suits, and the National Assembly, which represents citizens, should be able to wear any clothes," she said. Also, Rep. Ryu Ho-jung said, "I wanted to break the practice of the National Assembly," and the National Assembly, mainly represented by middle-aged men in their 50s, normally wear a black suit and tie. she said "I also wore jeans and shorts a lot. But on the last day of the plenary session I wore the dress." Many people compare Ryu Ho-jung's case to funeral attire, but the National Assembly is a workplace for Ryu Ho-jung. Rep. Ryu Ho-jung wore a common one-piece dress that can be worn by any woman of her age, and yet the responses coming back are inappropriate. Rep. Ryu Ho-jung said, "Although there may be differences in the kinds of remarks people have made, these are the sort of comments about their choice of dress that ordinary women can normally experience at work," adding, "It is rather fortunate that Ryu Ho-jung's own dress controversy has been exposed to the surface." It was a reminder that sexual harassment is sexual harassment regardless of any excuse. Rep. Ryu Ho-jung said, "I hope you pay more attention to your policies rather than your own clothes." The dress was sold out in an online shopping mall. Many people bought the dress because it was pretty, but many people bought it in the sense of solidarity with Rep. Ryu Ho-jung.
Rep. Ryu Ho-jung is not the only lawmaker to attract attention for her choice of clothing. In 2017, a male lawmaker became controversial in France. Francois Ruffin, a member of the political party La France insoumise, gave a speech to the French National Assembly in a football jersey. It was a speech about taxes on transfer fees for professional football players. The French parliament fined to Lupin 1,300 euros (about 1.8 million won) for breaking with custom. After Ruffin’s sportswear controversy, the French House of Representatives introduced dress codes. It is now a rule that male lawmakers should wear jackets or ties when they enter the chamber.
In February 2020, in UK, a female member of the House of Commons wore an off-shoulder dress that revealed her shoulders. One side of the shoulder was completely exposed when Labour Party lawmaker Tracy Brayvin leaned in during her parliamentary remarks. The Internet had criticized her with comments about "breast-feeding" and "she is a barmaid." Regarding the controversy, Breivin said, "It shows the gender discrimination women face every day." Rep. Tracy Bravin auctioned off the dress in question. The winning bid was 20,200 (about KRW 31.3 million) Brayvin donated the proceeds to a women's support charity. ￡
The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, said, "Since a female lawmaker was criticized for attending a plenary session wearing a colorful dress, Korea still faces an outdated attitude toward women at work," sparking controversy over gender discrimination. The paper also quoted Ryu Ho-jung as saying, "I don't think the authority of the National Assembly comes from a suit," and gave this analysis: "Ryu is one of the Korean women's moves to challenge outdated expectations about how women should appear to the public."
September 2020 | 19 ARTICLES
“George Floyd”, A Victim of Black Human Rights
Kim Hyeonjeong Staff-Reporter [email protected]
What do you think about white people and black people? Some people think that white people are superior to themselves, while black people are inferior to themselves. It was uploaded to a YouTube channel called “STUDIO HUFF”, and it was uploaded with the title “I’ve read some biased comments about blacks.” The most notable comments were “Most African-American men are drug gangsters” and “Black people are ignorant and low-intelligence.” It seemed like some people still had this perception. Of course, when I was young, I thought black people were just scary people, people who would commit crimes, people whose skin color was different from ours. But as I grew up, I realized that those ideas I held were just negative stereotypes about black people. Of course, some black people can buy and sell drugs and commit crimes, but because of some black peoples’ behavior, all black people are treated like they are criminals.
What is the death of George Floyd? ☞ On May 25, while arresting an unarmed black suspect George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a white officer Derek Chauvin applied lethal pressure to George Floyd’s neck with his knee for nine minutes and eventually suffocated him. The citizens who witnessed it protested, “Why over-suppress the unarmed suspect?” They demanded the officer to stop using his knee on the suspects neck, but the police ignored the demands of the people, and George Floyd died after saying, “I can’t breathe.” The victim, George Floyd, was a 46 year old from Houston, Texas, who has a record of trial and prison time for crimes such as armed robbery and had moved to Minneapolis since his release. Of course, it’s true that he had a criminal record, but it doesn’t justify the treatment he received from the white police officer. Floyd worked as a restaurant security guard for nine years until recent but lost his jobs due to Covid-19. His mourners recalled that Floyd was a devout Christian and an active volunteer since his release from prison.
What punishment was given to Derek Chauvin? ☞ Eventually, the unfair treatment was acknowledged and on May 30, Derek Chauvin was arrested on suspicion of third-degree murder. But this also caused another controversy. Under U.S. federal law, U.S. officials have ‘limited immunity privilege.’ As a result, legal protection at a certain level results in a relatively limited range of punishment compared to behavior, which is pointed out to be a ‘sacrifice by American public power’.
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What is the aftereffect of it? ☞ Eventually, the black community gets angry about two things. The first is that despite the death of many black people, who are relatively poor compared to white people, the U.S. government has not taken any protection or action, and there has been no change in the wake of a series of deaths of black suspects due to excessive force. Eventually, the protests began with a slogan of “I CAN’T BREATHE” that George Floyd begged for, and some of the protesters became violent and turned into riots, unlike in the early days of the relatively peaceful protests, such as damaging vehicles and shops, arson and looting. One of the things that made the protests more violent was that the police also provoked the protesters, firing tear gas and rubber bullets. Eventually, protests that began on May 26 began in 75 cities in 48 U.S. sites, including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh, where the incident began, and as time went by, CNN headquarters were attacked or presidential guards blocked protesters trying to enter the White House.
The remembrance of the police for the protests ☞ That posture, taken with one knee bent, was taken by the assailant, the police officer, in the event of George Floyd’s death. Protesters criticized the police, took that posture in memory of George Floyd, and continued their protest against the death of black Americans, chanting “I can’t breathe” slogans. I was impressed by the actions of the American police officers. The violent protesters were suppressed, but the peaceful protesters were in same position as the protesters, joining in George Floyd’s memorial.
The fundamental problem with this case is that racial differences have even affected human rights. This still means that race is the basis for class division. The racial gap and inequality are unresolved challenges around the world. On social media, a hashtag called #blacklivesmatter (black people’s life is important too), is spreading all over the world. This is not just a message for any one group. We all must remember that someone has lived on the benefits of human rights that they have fought for. A word where the violence of discrimination and disgust disappears altogether may be impossible, but at least when problems are perceived as problems, a conversation about a solution starts and change begins.
September 2020 | 21 ARTICLES
Between Parodies and Racism ‘Controversy of High School Students Who Make up Blackface in Yearbook Photo’
Lee Yeji Desk-Manager [email protected]
Students at Uijeongbu High School in Gyeonggi Province who have been drawing attention for their cosplay and parody graduation photos every year, have recently released photos dressed up as "Gwanjjak Boys," an Internet meme that is popular online, sparking controversy over racism of African-American. "Gwanjjak Boys" is a parody of a video of coffin bearers who are dancing at a traditional Ghana funeral as they are moving a coffin, named "Coffin Dancer". The parody video has been gaining popularity around the world. In the parody video, coffin bearers put on black sunglasses and make a serious facial expression when they are moving with a coffin, but they are dancing with their members in electronic music (EDM) that does not fit the serious situation of a funeral. In Korea, it was called 'Gwanjjak Boys' for parody of ' BTS' and became very popular. As the meme became a hot topic, a parody of a coffin dancer appeared in the graduation photo of Uijeongbu High School. To parody this, some Uijeongbu High School students carried a coffin on their shoulders and wore it to imitate the costumes of the Coffin dancers. The problem, however, is that the students wore make up as so-called "black faces" who painted their faces black as they parodied the Coffin dancer.
What is ‘Blackface’? Blackface refers to non-black people painting their faces black to mimic black people. Blackface began in the mid- 19th century with white actors painting their faces black and impersonating black slaves on the Minstrel Show. It was a time when it was impossible for black people to stand as the main characters of the play. So there was no situation in which white viewers met black people separately, and the black people on the show were all portrayed as lazy, ignorant and cowardly characters, solidifying the stereotype that "white people are superior to black people." It has become a kind of "labeling effect”. Even when the show became so popular that it became possible for black people to appear on the show, black performers had to continue to act funny. The reason is that white viewers were only interested in the black characters of such images. Blackface gradually disappeared in the 1960s when the American black human rights movement took place under the criticism for racism, and today, even if it had no intention of disparaging black people, it has become recognized as discriminatory. In Korea, comedian Hong Hyun-hee was criticized for her black face on SBS's gag program in April 2017, and girl idol group Mamamoo was also criticized for painting her face darkly while parodying the music video of U.S. popular singer Bruno Mars. It has been pointed out for many years that blackface is an act of racism. Despite such controversy, students at Uijeongbu High School are being criticized for their blackface makeup.
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It is a Just Parody! VS NO, it is a Racism!
In response to mounting criticism, Uijeongbu High School explained, "The students who did the parody had no intention of disparaging black people," but online people argued over whether the parody was racial discrimination. Advocates of parody argued that there was nothing wrong with parody because the students did not parody with bad intentions, but merely painted their skin black to accurately recreate the image of the coffin dancer, and also did not exaggerate the description. On the other hand, those who criticize the parodies and claim that “this parody is obviously racist” because even if students did not parody with the intention of disparaging black people, but criticize them as "unintentional doesn't justify their actions." Regardless of the intention, discrimination has occurred. Samuel Okyere, a Ghanain broadcaster, also expressed disappointment over the parody of Uijeongbu High School students on his SNS account, saying, "Blackface is not funny, and I strongly criticize it”. Some also say that the black face makeup was too much, as students were able to describe coffin dance with only related clothes or props without wearing black face. In fact, there are some excellent parodies of the coffin dance without blackface makeup. Examples include JTBC's program, " ” section 쀼의 세계 of "Journey Comedy," and Nongshim's " it tases Welsh onion Checks" advertisement.
“Need for education about racial discrimination”, appears in National petition.
Some suggest that the education system failed to point out and guide students' acts in advance, should be improved. On the bulletin board of the national petition in Cheong Wa-Dae, a petition titled "I hope you should educate on racial discrimination in more detail through the public education process." The petitioner said, "I don't think students thought their actions were wrong. The problem is that teachers or fellow students should have taught them in advance that those type of actions are wrong, but they didn't”. He added, "I hope that education on various racist acts will be conducted in public and other social curricula at least for a short time," and added, "I hope that education will be done properly and this will not happen again in Korea."
Many discrimination researchers say that the 'intention of the performer' is not important when determining which behavior is discriminatory. No matter how much of a joke it is, it can be discrimination that hurts someone. In the United States, there is a term ‘microaggression'. A compound word of micro, meaning "very small," and aggression, meaning "aggressive," refers to discriminating against minorities such as blacks, Asians and homosexuals in daily life. In literal translation, it is a microaggression, the other person can feel insulted or hostile feelings even if it is not intentionally said or done. Although there are distinct differences in views about this incident, if people were aware that it could be racist, they thought that they should rather learn more about other cultures and correct their wrong behaviors. Hopefully, this incident will further raise the level of awareness that Korea respects other cultures.
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Summer Vacation of Infectious Diseases and Heavy Rains
Jeon Yujin Desk-Manager [email protected]
Covid-19 has changed the summer vacation. Usually, many people are excited about travel plans at home and abroad during the summer vacation season, but Covid-19 blocked skyways around the world, making them unable to dream of traveling abroad, and people also have to avoid crowded places in Korea. Instead, new vacation keywords are popular.
CU convenience stores and Lotte Food have put out products for those who have to stay home with prolonged heavy rains and Covid-19, but want to feel like they're on a trip. First of all, CU has launched an in-flight lunch box series for online travelers who can't go on overseas trips and watch travel videos at home to soothe their disappointment. The in-flight lunch box series is a major concept, bringing to mind one of the beauties of overseas travel. Just as airlines prepare a variety of in-flight meals for customers who do not eat certain foods due to religion or personal beliefs, the product has also taken three types: pork, chicken and beef. In particular, in order to make it feel like ordering in-flight meals from flight attendants, the product names were Pork please, Chicken please, and Beef please, which are polite requests in English. In addition, aluminum containers were used instead of conventional plastic containers to convey the unique sensibility of the in-flight meal, which includes a variety of foods in a single silver foil container. Lotte Food has launched a concept product that allows visitors to enjoy the taste of barbecue at home without having to go camping. Uiseong garlic grilled marinated pork is a product flavored with pork and Uiseong garlic, which is characterized by applying galbi marinade in an oven and baking it once in a straight fire. It also made grid-shaped grooves on the surface of its products that look like they were baked in grill. You can feel the vicarious satisfaction of camping by putting it on skewers like a barbecue.
Lotte Group, CJ Group, and Shinsegae Group are focusing on marketing "cha-bak" (a compound of “car” and “inn," targeting those who have to go anywhere because they are too stuffy to just stay at home. Cha Bak is a new culture that enjoys traveling while using as transportation and accommodation at the same time. Cha-bak, which does not require a specific accommodation, allows you to have luggage to carry, allowing a wider range of free travel. It attracts a great deal of interest, because they can rest in their own spaces secured in vehicles, making them suitable for social distance in this time of Covid 19. As a result, Lotte Mart, Lotte On, and Lotte Department Store are actively marketing these products. Considering the demand for these them, the company plans to introduce products using its own brand at discounted prices and attract customers who are looking for related products.
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Along with Cha Bak, "Ho-cance" (hotel + vacation) has also emerged as a major keyword of the "Uncontacted” (social distancing) vacation in the time of the coronavirus. It is characterized by the fact that you can enjoy outdoor activities, using art centers, swimming pools, and fitness centers in the hotel while reducing contact with others while resting in a private room. CJ ENM's O-shopping division said, "We introduced the "Hocance Package" in line with customer needs for a vacation in the city center amid the trend of preferring domestic rest over overseas travel in the aftermath of Covid-19." Shinsegae Department Store is carrying out a pajama-look marketing campaign for “ho-cance”. Instead of long dresses that used to be worn at overseas resorts, pajamas that can be worn comfortably while rolling around in hotels have emerged as a trend. “"The dress code of the corona era is pajamas." "Acance," a combination of shopping and art, is also a main keyword of the holiday season.
Lotte Outlet has organized an event where visitors can enjoy their vacation while shopping for the purpose of "Acance" (Vacation at a shopping outlet). Outlets are one of the places family customers visit, and for suburban outlets, the number of holiday-time visitors, which starts in late July, is more than 20 percent higher than usual. Lotte Outlet said, "In particular, this summer, more people are going on domestic trips to suburbs of Seoul or Gangwon-do instead of traveling abroad, and we are presenting various events that are expected to increase the number of visitors to the outlet."
An "Acance" that combines art and vacation is being developed. "Many people are complaining of fatigue amid a prolonged economic slump and considerable restrictions on their daily lives in the aftermath of Covid 19," Lotte Department Store said. "We wanted to comfort our tired hearts and deliver mental and physical stability and vitality through an emotional exhibition that warms the hearts of customers visiting Lotte Gallery." Lotte Department Store said, "I hope that instead of a long vacation, we can experience emotional and relaxing exhibitions in the cultural space of the department store to avoid the heat, enjoy the vacation, soothe the tired mind, and increase the vitality of both body and mind." An industry source said, "The holiday season trend, which focused on overseas travel or outdoor activities due to the prolonged Covid-19 and continued heavy rain, has changed to non-face-to-face activities enjoyed at home or in the suburbs." There are definitely areas that have been hit by this, but competition among companies targeting niche markets is fierce," he said. "This trend has been progressing slowly, not temporarily, but seems to have been highlighted by Covid 19. That's why the key will be who reads and meets the needs of consumers faster.
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What Do You Think about Live Classes?
Yu Jimin Staff-Reporter [email protected]
Students couldn’t go to school because of COVID-19 last semester. It was an unprecedented happening, so everybody had to undergo many things for the first time. Our school had classes online by using Teams and the school’s cyber campus. Now in this semester, our school is going to try live classes. A live class is the way of doing lecture online and offline simultaneously. Students can choose to go or not. It’s also a thing we will do for the first time, so students have many ideas about it.
- How did you have class last semester? And how was it? All of the classes were progressed online last semester, and it was TERRIBLE for the whole semester. The only advantage of online class is that I can take class at home. That’s all. But this advantage didn’t work as much as it had many other disadvantages. I couldn’t focus enough during online class. It resulted in the feeling that I have nothing that I’d learned.
- Will you take the class online or offline? Why? I’m going to take offline class. As I mentioned before, I felt that I learned nothing last semester. Communication is something important in education and learning, but it wasn’t enough; even it was worse. Of course, the technology has developed high, but it’s not enough to emulate an offline class. One of the examples that prove it is connection. The platform that we used needs a Wi-Fi connection essentially. But sometimes it becomes unstable, and as the result, the connection trips out and I couldn’t join to the class for a moment. It was really annoying.
- Is there anything worried about Live class? I’m worried if professors can adapt to it. Last semester, we had online class by using video education platform named Teams. Both professors and students used it for the first time, so they felt difficulties with it. Sometimes, because of maladjustment, the lecture paused. It was really critical for students’
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learning. This maladjustment wasn’t solved until the end of the semester. But Live class is the new form. I wonder if professors can adapt to both of them quickly. I’m also worried if they can cope with many problems that can be caused during Live class.
- How did you have class last semester? And how was it? I took online class last semester. Both professors and students were new to it so there were many unpleasant things, but the worst is that it was too difficult to recognize the contents and expressions that professors say. Especially when I take History department class, professors explain things in Chinese characters, and mention foreigners’ names or the names of the places. On online class, I couldn’t see professors’ lips, the white board or PPT properly, so it was really hard to catch and understand. Also, we couldn’t use materials for the class freely so the class couldn’t progress well in comparison with offline class. In an untrammeled studying circumstance, I think the weakness of laziness and not focusing on class was bigger than the advantage of self-directed learning.
- Will you take the class online or offline? Why? I want to take offline class if a vaccine for COVID-19 is found. Of course, overcoming the space-time restriction is a big advantage of online class. But it doesn’t give me the conviction that I’m doing right and I’m learning something. I think interaction between professor and students is really important. So I hope to take offline class that I can interact with them.
- Is there anything to worry about with Live class? The most worrying thing is an untidy class atmosphere. There will be students both online and offline, so it will be complicated to check attendance and care for both types of students. Also, professors will feel hard to cope with that kind of system. Then the atmosphere will be messed. And it can interrupt students concentrating and learning new things well.
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Challenge on SNS: Challenge Accepted
Lee Jaemin Staff-Reporter [email protected]
Challenges on SNS are the most popular campaign and marketing methods in recent years. In Korea, the Ice Bucket Challenge, which uses ice water to support the construction of a Lou Gehrig's disease nursing hospital in 2018, was widely known. Recently, singer Zico released his new song "Any Song" and hosted the Tik-Tok Dance Challenge with stars such as Hwasa and Chung-ha. From Korean singers such as Lee Hyo-lee and Uhm Jung-hwa to Chinese idols, more than 100,000 "any song challenge" videos have been created, and the number of video views has surpassed 100 million views. The government had also hosted out a "challenge" to prevent Corona 19. It supported medical staff working at hospitals and health centers.
Recently, many women have been seen posting pictures of black and white selfies on Instagram. In 2016, a black-and-white photo using the #ChallengeAccepted hash tag was intended to convey the message "cancer recognition." For many years, photo trends have also been used to "spread positives." The black-and-white self- portrait came about a month after a similar #BlackoutTuesday movement, in which Instagram users posted black- and-white photos in solidarity with protests claiming equality of races and calls for ending the brutality of racist police. These photos are being uploaded with a hashtag called #ChallengeAccepted or #WomenSupportWomen. In Korea, it is called 'Women Support Women Challenge' and many female celebrities are also joining the campaign. This kind of behavior is spreading like a fad as it is rumored to be a relay challenge that nominate other women to join the campaign. The hashtag has over 6.3 million posts on Instagram, which includes ones from celebrity participants like Paris Hilton, Eva Longoria Baston and Kerry Washington.
Where and how did this campaign start? It is unclear how the movement began, but the New York Times reporter Tariro Mzezewa tweeted: "Women living in Turkey responded to frustrated women watching black- and-white pictures of murdered women." This campaign means that every woman supports each other. When it was revealed that as many as 440 women died of domestic violence in Turkey over the past year, it began to commemorate their tragic deaths. As a result, protests are taking place in the region in support of the "Istanbul Convention" aimed at preventing violence against women. It is not clear whether the campaign actually started in Turkey, but it became famous as Turkish social media users joined a "women's support campaign" to call for solidarity over the murder and violence against women in Turkey, where hundreds of people are killed each year. The mention of a potential withdrawal from the European Council Convention on Women's Violence (also called the Istanbul Convention) by the Turkish President, also added fuel to the campaign.
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The reason why women are campaigning with black-and-white photographs may be that it is not just Turkey's problem that people are harmed just because they are. It is a problem that all women in the world always worry about. These crimes are more disturbing and frightening because there are so many unknowns. As Korea is also part of a problem that has not been fixed, this campaign may be spreading among Korean celebrities and spreading in positive influence. Based on the posts, most participants see notes about strength and support for their communities.
Turkish women are grateful for the power of social media after a black-and-white selfie campaign focused on killing women resonated around the world. "We grow up scared from an early age just because we are girls. I don't want to be afraid of anything happening to me by people closest to me or outsiders," one user said, sharing her picture. "Every day in Turkey, we encounter the loss of women killed by their spouses, boyfriends, stalkers, or complete strangers," another woman said. "Black and white photos follow brutal news releases. We challenge the Turkish government until it takes the necessary steps because any of us can be her. She added. Turkish women also used the hashtag #IstanbulSozzlesiYasatir (the Istanbul Treaty helps women stay alive) in protest of the government's potential plan to withdraw from the agreement.
On the other hand, there are many criticisms that "I don't know what this means" and that "we should support books, articles, products and photos of charity that are beneficial to women." The New York Times quoted a female businesswoman who said, "I don't understand how posting black and white photos of myself has anything to do with women supporting women. It would be more like a campaign if we could take a picture of a woman who inspired us and post it.” It is also right to help them by providing goods and to help them directly. However, those who can help directly are limited, and direct action is limited for many. As the campaign through SNS spreads rapidly, people use black-and-white photographs to spread the positive influence.
How to Join the Campaign 1. Thank the person who wrote and nominated #ChallengeAccepted with hashtags. You can start yourself if you don't have anyone who has nominated you. 2. Choose a black-and-white photo 3. Include the hashtag #womenssupportingwomen below in the post. 4. Cite those who will continue the challenge. 5. Post it.
Like many SNS challenges so far, these campaigns will continue to be a big wave. I hope that pain and suffering will disappear and that the world will be filled with peace and love.
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A Game of Chicken between America and China
Jeon Yujin Desk-Manager [email protected]
First of all, game of chicken is a game theory model, where two groups are at odds over an issue, and if one side gives up the issue, it will suffer a loss compared to the other, but if both sides don't give up, the worst result will happen. It's a kind of game to avoid being a coward, where anyone who gives up first becomes a chicken, but if both sides don't give up to the end, the worst happens to everyone.
Relations between the U.S. and China have been strained to the point of shutting down the consulate, making them the worst since the Cold War. When the U.S. demanded that China shut down its consulate in Houston, citing the takeover of intellectual property rights, China retaliated to close the U.S. consulate in Chengdu. The closure of the consulate is seen as a super-strong move as it is a diplomatic step just before the end of diplomatic relations and an unprecedented situation since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the U.S. and China. The U.S. and China have begun a game of chicken, which could be followed by concerns of higher levels of retaliation and re-retake, suggesting a confrontation between the two powers. As the move is a strategy of U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the presidential election, it is highly likely that conflicts will escalate for the time being, but many observers say that it remains to be seen how much the front line will expand in the long run. The U.S. demanded Thursday that the Chinese consulate in Houston Texas be closed within 72 hours. Secretary of State Mike Pompeii said on the 23rd that the consulate general in Houston was the center of espionage and theft of intellectual property rights. The U.S. chose the consulate general in Houston, which had relatively less practical impact, as if it intended to keep China in check but not go to an all-out war. In terms of symbolism, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles are much more important when considering the size of the Chinese population in the region. Some point out that it is reasonable to target the San Francisco mission, if China. is stealing intellectual property, in the name of closure. However, after declaring its "equal retaliation" policy, China countered on Monday that the U.S. consulate in Chengdu be closed.
Analysts say that the closure of the consulate is the first step since 1979 when the U.S. and China established diplomatic ties, leading to a diplomatic war without gunfire. As the two major powers have been blamed for the new coronavirus infection (Covid-19), the exclusion of Huawei, Hong Kong's autonomy, Taiwan's democracy, the sovereignty of the South China Sea, and China's Xinjiang human rights issues, the possibility of expansion cannot be ruled out. The U.S. pointed out Houston as the only tweezer among its six Chinese diplomatic missions (Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Houston). He also recently heard that the consul general and diplomats in Houston were caught trying to steal Chinese people from the airport using fake IDs. Last year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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also uncovered allegations that professors at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston handed over high-tech data. They are all suspected of being involved in China's "Cheonin Plan" to attract high-quality talent from abroad. The Houston consulate, which was asked to be closed, was seen hurriedly incinerating various materials from the evening of the 21st to the dawn of the 22nd, with China controlling outside access.
China strongly protested and immediately retaliated to close the U.S. consulate in Chengdu. The abolition of U.S. diplomatic missions in China was considered a set step, given that China has responded to external attacks in the same manner and level. The consulate general in Chengdu, along with Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing, is a very important place for the United States. Analysts say the conflict has entered a game of chicken as the U.S. and China cannot reach an agreement at the moment. President Trump left open the possibility of further action at a White House briefing the previous day, saying, "It is always possible when it comes to closing additional diplomatic missions." Secretary of State Pompeii, who leads the public offensive, also maintains that the closure of the consulate is a safeguard of national security. Criticizing the situation of China's takeover of intellectual property rights, he stressed, "If China does not act up to U.S. standards, it will take action to protect the people, national security, economy and jobs of the U.S. In response, China has repeatedly expressed its willingness not to succumb to U.S. threats. Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, warned of retaliation, saying, "If the U.S. is stubborn, China will take stern measures." The U.S.-China trade war, which dealt a blow to the global economy from two years ago to last year, is also a vicious cycle of retaliation stemming from such heightened tensions. As China imposed "equal retaliation" on high tariffs imposed by President Trump on Chinese products, a fierce battle continued to strike tariffs on each other. Experts on U.S.-China relations say that not only intellectual property rights but also President Trump's strategy to win re-election are deeply intertwined. As President Trump is believed to be more focused on criticizing and sanctioning China for his re-election success, he is more concerned about the vicious cycle of retaliation. In fact, President Trump stepped up his anti-China message after the Covid-19 Pandemics raised calls for the responsibility of the regime. President Trump has been hitting China every day to avoid being blamed for a failure to respond by turning the responsibility of Corona 19 to the outside world. The Washington Post (WP) pointed out that Trump's China policy has no strategy other than to make his re-election campaign popular. Jeff Moon, who served as the U.S. Trade Representative for China under the Barack Obama administration, told CNN that if intellectual property rights were the real reason, the U.S. would have shut down the San Francisco consulate in charge of Silicon Valley, trying to divert attention from retaliation against China and Trump's disastrous Corona 19 policy. Experts noted the possibility of conflict worsening due to President Trump's election strategy and saw it uncertain whether such a situation would continue in the long run. "The U.S. presidential election may have played a role in the shutdown," said O'Bill Shell, director of the Center for U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. However, he said, "The U.S. will try to maintain a balanced and fair relationship with China as well as with other countries in issues such as trade and intellectual property rights." Robert Daley, director of the Kissinger Foundation, said, "The relationship between the U.S. and China will be determined by who the U.S. president will be next year," adding, "It is difficult to predict how far the leaders of the U.S. and China will go at present."
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Why Don’t You Come to Yeosu, The City of The Ocean?
Kim Hyeonjeong Staff-Reporter [email protected]
Currently, many people are staying in Korea because of covid-19. Also, Chinese students who came to Korea to study are staying and studying in Daejeon. If covid-19 hadn’t spread, people would have travelled abroad for leisure. We can’t travel abroad in 2020, so we should look for other ways to enjoy the time like domestic travel, right? In the early days of covid-19, the goal was to keep social distance as far as possible, but when the coronavirus showed no sign of ending, many people changed their minds. These days, people refrain from visiting enclosed places and go on summer trips to places where there are not many people. For foreign students who are tired of the heat, I would like to introduce Yeosu, Jeollanam-do. Yeosu is famous for its night view because you can see the wide sea at a glance. Currently, the number of tourists visiting Yeosu is increasing and travelers are satisfied with their trips. From now I will introduce the tourist attractions in Yeosu.
Odong-do Island ★ Odong-do Island is located about 10 minutes away from the center of Yeosu, and you will arrive if you walk along the breakwater road. This road has been selected as one of the 100 most beautiful roads in Korea, and it belongs to the Hallyeohaessang National Marine Park. There are many camellia flowers on the island, and 3,000 camellia trees that make up the entire island which begin to bloom in January and are in full bloom in March. Inside Odong-do Island, there is a 25-meter-high lighthouse, a music fountain, and a barefoot park. The Odong Lighthouse, which first lit up in 1952, serves as a guide for ships going in and out of Yeosu and Gwangyang ports, as well as has become a representative attraction of the region with some 2 million tourists visiting every year. Odong-do Island, where you can walk along the streets with beautiful camellia flowers while looking at the sea, is a beautiful and wonderful tourist attraction that is representative of Yeosu.
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Marine Cable Car ★ It’s the nation’s first 1.5km marine cable car connecting Yeosu Dolsan and Jasan Park, with 15 crystal cabins (5 seats), 35 regular cabins (8 seats), and a total of 50 cars operating. The open view of the Aegean Sea and the night sea view of Yeosu are so beautiful around the exhibition hall and Odong- do Island. In the middle of the day, you can see the beautiful sea shining in the sun, and through Crystal Cabin you can feel the thrill of walking on the sea. When the sunset begins, Yeosu’s sea is colored with more beautiful light. The sunset of Yeosu from the cable car will be a place of unforgettable memories for the rest of your life. Finally, after sunset, you can see the beautiful night sea light of Dolsan Bridge, Turtle Ship Bridge, Janggun Island, and Maritime Park make me feel like I am in a beautiful light. As the fourth marine cable car to pass over the sea in Asia after Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam, you can feel the beautiful sea and sky in Korea.
Yeosu World Expo Site ★ This is the venue of the 2012 Yeosu World Expo, where 8.2 million visitors were able to make good memories with the endless sea and the sound of cool waves. This place has the only spectacular Big O Show in the world, as well as the Sky Tower, Aqua Planet, and Dynamic Marine Leisure sports Program. First, the Sky Tower offers a panoramic view of the Expo from a dizzying height of 67 meters and plays beautiful music with the world’s largest pipe organ. At night, colorful lights light up the beautiful Yeosu night sea. Second, the cool and thrilling extreme sports “Sky Fly” is a sport that is across on a rope between the main theme hall and Aqua Planet, giving you a refreshing and exhilarating feeling. Also, you can enjoy dynamic marine leisure sports such as kayak and water bicycle. Finally, though Aqua Planet you can meet world-class marine creatures, and you can see performances by 280 different kinds of marine creatures, including Beluga (white whale) and Baikal seals. Also Big O shows ,the landmark of Yeosu and the trademark of the Yeosu World Expo, shows the excitement and splendor of the Yeosu night sea and it won the world-renowned THEA Awards’ “2-12 Show of the Year” and is a new media show that uses the best water screen in the world, spectacular fountain show, fog, flames, lasers, and lighting to create a story.
How do you feel when you are walking around while looking at the ocean with a great night view? I think I would be so happy. We invite foreign students who are tired of the heat to Yeosu, the city of the ocean!
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