ARTS & CULTURE

Is Korea’s Baseball League Throwing Curveballs?

Rhyu Suah

Have you heard of the name Kim Doyoung? Even if you haven’t, you’ve almost certainly seen him stamped across the backs of South Korean baseball fans of every age and background. Kim, the breakout ...

Chatbots, Comfort, and Crisis: The Rise of AI Psychosis

Rishika Mahanta

At some ungodly hour of the night, someone types a confession into ChatGPT: “I don’t think I can do this anymore.” The reply comes instantly. Calm. Reassuring. Better than most humans at saying t...

Did You Know They Made Gambling Legal?

Lee Eusun

It’s common knowledge that gambling is illegal in South Korea. Moreover, Korean nationals are prohibited from engaging in gambling anywhere in the world, regardless of local legality. But what if, ...

The Modern Lion King Tries to Convince You that Fascism Doesn’t Exist

Yoon Jaein

No One Wanted This The year is 2019. The Lion King live-action remake is in theaters, and I cannot be less excited. I attempt to watch it, only to walk out 40 minutes into the film. Soon, however, ...

Anatomy of the Digital Age: Between Flesh and Technology

Kim Juyeon

Mass media has always been fascinated by the human body. The first-ever movie, Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory in Lyon (1895), captured the bustling movements of a crowd, marking the beginning ...

Adolescence: Being Raised With Indifference and the Internet

Park Minha

Toxic masculinity and online bullying are among the growing dangers of today’s internet space, and the 2025 Netflix series Adolescence has successfully brought them further into the spotlight. Adol...

Fragmented Foundations: How the KFA’s Disunity Stifles South Korean Football

Kim Sukhee

Football in Korea Football is more than just a sport in South Korea—it's a source of national pride and identity. From the 2002 World Cup semifinals to Son Heung-Min’s global stardom, Korean footba...

The Power of Gaze: Inside House of Hummingbird

Kim Juyeon

We understand the power of gaze almost intuitively from a very young age. One must have heard an adult saying, “How dare you look straight in my eyes?” when growing up. This statement implies that ...

Self-Love for Sale

Kim Haesoo

Treat yourself with… Need a break? Buy our product Does social media promote self-love, or does it promote self-indulgence? We already know the answer. Love has become equated to the act of b...

Gaining Insight Into Synthetic Nostalgia Through Past Lives

Park Minha

Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. (Ecclesiastes 7:10) Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on...

Chocolate: A Dark, Bitter Story

Kim Hae-soo

“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination…”Timothée Chalamet enchanted the whole world with his performance in Wonka. The film provided our lonely world with just the thing it need...

Welcome to the Pride Parade

The SNU Quill Editorial Team

The sun shone brightly on June 1, the street between Jonggak and Euljiro 1-ga Stations lit up with the colors of the rainbow. Dozens of tents lined the street and thousands of people waved brightly...

Defining K-pop: Not Just a Korean Repackaging of the Pop Style

Lee Ye-ryong

K-pop songs are climbing the Billboard Hot Charts, and their artists are performing as headliner acts of global music festivals. The signs of K-pop’s global fame are everywhere. BTS, Blackpink, and...

A needlessly long and deep dive into the Rubber Duck

Min Yun-geun

My feelings towards Florentijn Hofman’s Rubber Duck Project are complicated and intense. While most people consider the Rubber Duck to be an endearing piece of contemporary art that has been increa...

Korean Drama: where the queer crossroads go

Lee Ye-jin

Queer media representation in Korea is reaching its peak in the 2020s and is expected to continue to rise in the coming years. But while the entertainment industry capitalizes on the popularity of ...

Annoying ads and problematic products: My opinion on TikTok Shop

Emma Hamrick

“Click the link in bio” is a phrase that no longer exists in the world of TikTok. In September 2023, Gen Z’s favorite social media app unveiled a new way to shop online, and quite literally, shoppi...

We didn’t start the fire on Tumblr

Chae Soo-min

Tumblr is renowned for being the original hellsite. Most users on Tumblr call it so in an affectionate manner: a testament to how the site has become a strange comfort zone for users, one that grew...

Avoiding the tourist-centric trap: Considerations for travel in the 21st century

Tan Mi Siew

I was blessed with an opportunity to hike in the Karakoram range in Pakistan this summer. My friends and I trekked from Askole to the K2 Base Camp, over Gondogoro La pass, and finally to our last s...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Aesthetic Innovation (AI)

Chae Soo-min

“Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” sounds like it is an 18th-century fancy French oil painting. It looks like an 18th-century fancy French oil painting. In reality, it is barely a year old. It is a piece of...

Crush Culture: The Downfall of Instant Love

Kim Hae-soo

“Crush culture makes me wanna spill my guts out…” This iconic line from Conan Gray’s song, Crush Culture, is exactly how I feel about our generation when it comes to love. We pine for love, we desi...

MZ, Who Are They?

Cho Eun-seo

People who previously spent money on luxury clothes and taxi fares for instant gratification are now drinking 2 liters of water a day and waking up at 7 a.m. for long-term self-improvement, and imm...

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