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"Adulkid": The Accelerating Evolution of Homo Consumens

The adage that β€œchildren will be children” may not hold true in South Korea. Adding to the pressures faced by kids to excel in academics and god knows what else, a new social trend revolves around the concept of β€œadulkid,” aimed at making children look and behave like adults. At

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A New Trend in South Korea: Sleep

South Korea is often called the β€œppali ppali” — or quickly, quickly — nation. Speed is of the essence, whether rushing to get things done at work, drinking (think of all the soju bombs for getting drunk faster) or simply walking from A to B. But after rapid economic development

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South Korea's Latest Food Craze: Gigantic Rodents?

About 70 cm in length and weighing over five kilogram in maturity, a nutria looks fuzzy and cuddly…if you discount the fact that it is basically a big rat. Nutria, also known as copyu, comes from Latin America. Improbably, in South Korea, it is taking off as medicine