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“Society has been torn to shreds”…Why young people cannot belong anywhere
④Mojamussa - Interview with Professor Cho Eun-Ju of Jeonbuk National University “I feel that society has been torn to shreds.” Professor Cho Eun-Ju of Jeonbuk National University’s Department of Sociology then asked, “Can we feel that we belong to the same society?” We were in the midst of talking about certain kinds of work.
‘A certain thirst’ leads people to solo-drinking bars···Local youth say “Because we want to connect and interact”
④Mojamussa - Local youth today Even when they drink alone, young people who do not want to be alone these days go to solo-drinking bars. Even Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, a city of 120,000 that young people are leaving, has a solo-drinking bar. It is not the kind of place, like the recently trendy solo-drinking bars, with a U-shaped table that naturally fosters conversation. Still, there are young people in Jecheon who need a solo-drinking bar, and this place has become theirs.
“Usefulness? Think like that and jeongbyeong comes”… Everyone is fighting their own worthlessness
④Mojamussa - In Search of a Sense of Worth Choi Min-seok (28, a pseudonym) waits for heavy snow. When his mountainous hometown is blanketed in white, he gets on construction heavy equipment and makes a loop around the neighborhood. When he pulls up stranded cars, the people who had their foreheads on the steering wheel thank him over and over. His face brightened as he recalled those days.
Buying the dip, or equivalent exchange… Ah, marriage is hard
③ 404 : Love Not Found Marriage comes with a profit-and-loss statement. “A good job or a wealthy family”(Lee Su-hyun·34·alias), “No money, but a strong academic pedigree, so buy the dip”(Kim Kyung-ho·32·alias), and so on. In the minds of young people contemplating marriage, addition and subtraction race back and forth. At the center is the home. Last month, the average sale price of a Seoul apartment was 1,624,690,000 won (KB Real Estate). It has risen by 1 billion won in ten years.
Why is this not the normal track…A story of a certain 12th-grader
②Low-Orbit Youth Early September, with the heat not yet gone. There are already 12th-grade students who have entered the final stretch of the second semester. For seniors at specialized high schools, time flows not by the November college entrance exam but by the October start of on-site practicums. Those assigned to a practicum company sit in class counting down to their first day at work.
“It just spins meaninglessly like a top”···‘Low-Orbit Youth’ 10-Year Follow-Up
②Low-Orbit Youth The artificial intelligence that once played Go against humans now composes music and writes novels. In the meantime, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world. In ten years, it is not merely the landscape that has changed but the world itself. The young person who greeted twenty at the outset of this upheaval has by now turned thirty. “When I was little, I thought thirty meant being a middle-aged man, you know?
Fortune-telling·psychiatry·Botox, shopping this anxious···why is it now the ‘Warring States of Jeongbyeong’?
①Youth, Only As a Genre - Why is it now the ‘Warring States of Jeongbyeong’? Anxiety arrives out of the blue.
The Jeong-byeong Era, Asking About Dreams···Stories of 100 Genre-only Young People
1 Genre-only Youth - 100 Stories There is no such thing as a youth problem. The job crisis and housing crisis that have already persisted for decades are no longer youth problems. They are the true face, the bare face, of this society. They are constants of our society that the state either cannot solve or has no will to solve. There is no single youth problem. Aside from age, they share little in common.
Dopamine is ‘max’, a ‘balanced game’ is essential···the webtoon ‘Youth Survival Manual 2026’ by artist Jo Eun-young
Kyunghyang Shinmun marks its 80th anniversary by returning to talk about youth. Ten years ago, through the serialized project <Shaking Youth>, it conveyed the fear and anger of young people. In ten years, youth has changed. Because the world did not change, youth did. Rather than fighting the world, they chose to seep into it. Having grown accustomed to social evaluation, they also rank other people by tiers. To adapt to anxiety, they supply dopamine and diagnose disorders.
‘Memory shortage’ prompts Apple to consider Chinese-made memory···Trump administration “We oppose it, find another solution”
The U.S. government has publicly signaled its displeasure with Apple for considering the use of Chinese-made memory. After touring an Apple manufacturing facility in Houston, United States, on the 13th (local time), Commerce Secretary Howard Rutnick told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that “the Trump administration does not support purchasing Chinese-made memory,” adding that this position had been “clearly conveyed” to Apple.
People Power Party, on President Lee’s golf meetings: “A ploy to woo ‘lawmakers who support a consecutive-terms amendment’···a build-up to avoid trial”
On the 15th, the People Power Party criticized President Lee Jae Myung for recently holding a series of golf meetings with its lawmakers, calling it “a ploy to recruit some People Power Party lawmakers who support constitutional amendment.” People Power Party senior spokesperson Park Sung-hoon told reporters at the National Assembly that day, “What President Lee is pursuing is a build-up process to avoid his own trial after leaving office through a constitutional amendment that would allow...
“Don’t you regret pardoning Cho Kuk?”···Ahn Cheol-soo aims directly at President Lee on Liberation Day
“The breakdown in communication that began with the pardons has produced today’s ruin” On the 15th, Liberation Day, People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said, “President Lee Jae Myung, do you not regret last Liberation Day’s pardon of Cho Kuk?” That day on Facebook, Ahn wrote, “President Lee carried out the pardon, and within a year of the pardon, Cho Kuk has become a ‘Democratic Party sniper’ working hard to attack the government and ruling party,” and asked President Lee, “Are you...
At least 20 dead after 7.7 quake in Indonesia…rescue efforts hampered
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck off the coast near Flores Island in eastern Indonesia has left at least 20 people dead and 6 injured, AFP reported on the 15th (local time). Citing a local rescue official, AFP said at least 20 people were killed and 6 injured in four villages on Flores Island, with 2 people still buried. Indonesian authorities are carrying out rescue operations across Flores, but landslides have blocked roads, hampering efforts.
President Lee to North Korea: “Let us set aside the mutual intent to threaten and begin talks to end the long war”
“Will turn the armistice system on the Korean Peninsula into a peace system” “Ways to halt the advancement of the nuclear capabilities of North Korea will also be discussed” On the 15th, President Lee Jae Myung proposed dialogue to North Korea, saying, “Let us set aside mutual intent to threaten each other and begin discussions among the parties to end a very long war.” In his address marking the 81st Liberation Day celebration that day, President Lee presented a blueprint for North Korea...
‘Trade czar’ Yeo Han-koo, head of the Trade Negotiations Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, abruptly dismissed
Yeo Han-koo, head of the Trade Negotiations Office at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy who led tariff negotiations between Korea and the United States last year, was abruptly dismissed. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on the 15th, President Lee Jae Myung dismissed Yeo by executive authority effective at midnight that day. Such dismissal by executive authority is unusual for political appointees, but the specific grounds were not disclosed.
Sogang University also hit… Massive leak of 180,000 personal records
Personal information on 180,000 current students, alumni, faculty, and staff at Sogang University was leaked in an external hacking attack.
President Lee: “We will recover the unjustly accumulated assets of pro-Japanese anti-national collaborators…we will hold them firmly accountable.”
On the 15th, President Lee Jae Myung said, “We will investigate·recover the assets unjustly accumulated by pro-Japanese anti-national collaborators, and will hold them firmly accountable to history.” In the morning, President Lee attended the ‘81st Liberation Day Celebration’ at the Sejong Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, together with First Lady Kim Hea Kyung, and said this in his celebratory address.
Enduring pain even on the 81st Liberation Day···Civic group protests Mitsubishi appeal as “trial evasion”
Elderly bereaved families “aimed at delaying a final judgment” “The government diplomatic role and effort are more important than anything else” An appellate court ruled that the bereaved families of victims of forced mobilization during the Japanese colonial period must be compensated, but a Japanese war criminal company has contested the ruling, sending the case to the Supreme Court.
Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake off eastern Indonesia… tsunami warning issued
On the 15th local time, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Indonesia, prompting a tsunami warning. There have been no reports of casualties so far. According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred at around 5:58 a.m. local time at a depth of 10㎞ off the coast of Flores Island. The epicenter was 68㎞ to the north-northwest of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara.
Cover it with ‘*’ and delete whole entries··· No-bid contracts benefiting council members run rampant under blackout-style coordination by local governments
Some do not disclose counterparties at all, or partially mask them with ‘asterisks’ Disclosure and management of council members’ concurrent posts vary widely Some attempts at reform, such as limits on no-bid contract number·amount Disclosure must be expanded and a monitoring system put in place It is already known from media reports that during the 8th term of local autonomous councils, when Woo Chung-mu served as a Yeongju City council member, Company A, in which his spouse held shares,...
Scapegoat hunting, hiding behind the government… Did the ‘Coupang-style response’ start with the COVID-19 infections?
Coupang’s stance and the way prosecutors handled the case closely resemble the personal information leak scandal Failing to impose appropriate social sanctions when a company errs is what produced today’s Coupang [Weekly Kyunghyang] “When did the first confirmed case emerge?”, “Which area did that person work in?” At 7 p.m. on May 25, 2020, as COVID-19 began spreading, at Coupang’s Bucheon fresh logistics center in Gyeonggi Province.
When Atlas Enters the Factory, Is Korean Society Ready?
[Weekly Kyunghyang] #Scene 1. On January 5 (local time), Hyundai Motor Group unveiled the physical AI ‘Atlas’ at the international home appliance and IT exhibition ‘CES 2026’ held in Las Vegas, USA. With hands equipped with tactile sensors that enable delicate, human-like tasks, and capable of lifting up to 50㎏, this robot is scheduled to be deployed to automobile production plants in the United States and elsewhere starting in 2028.
Why Have Pig Farms Become the Graveyard for Migrant Workers
The swine industry has grown in scale and sophistication… an employment structure highly dependent on migrant workers Poor working conditions lead to frequent accidents such as asphyxiation… verbal and physical abuse by farm owners continues [Weekly Kyunghyang] On January 19, at a farm on Jeju Island, a man in his 60s lost consciousness during work and fell into a manure treatment facility. He was rescued with a crane and taken to a hospital, but he ultimately died.
How far have you gone wearing a union vest?··· From broadcasters to courts, state-sanctioned union hatred
Entry refused not only at retail outlets such as big-box stores but also in public spaces like courts The Lotte Department Store incident seems wrapped up, but doubts remain about addressing the fundamental problem [Weekly Kyunghyang] “In public places, you really should observe this kind of etiquette.” December 10, in the restaurant area of Lotte Department Store in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
There Has Never Been a Company Like This… The Unconventional ‘Kim Beom-seok’s Coupang’
[Weekly Kyunghyang] “Coupang’s crisis-response approach is completely different from other major Korean conglomerates. There are reasons for it, but it’s hard to accept within Korean sensibilities.” (Former Coupang employee A) Three days, fifteen days, two months…. That’s how long it took after large-scale personal data breaches came to light for the top decision-makers or effective controlling shareholders of KT, SK Telecom, and Lotte Card to issue public apologies.
Coupang used the same evasive formula··· the moment it is branded as ‘Blame the Chinese’, corporate responsibility is obscured
In the Coupang affair, an ‘anti-China’ frame pushes corporate structural responsibility to the back burner Is the crime rate among Chinese nationals high?
“I even thought about going to Cambodia”···Classrooms swallowed by gambling
[Weekly Kyunghyang] Some of the young people who went to Cambodia returned as remains, others as criminal suspects. Many likely have still not returned. The National Intelligence Service estimated that between 1,000 and 2,000 Koreans took part in crimes in Cambodia. Parsing whether each of them is a perpetrator or a victim individualizes the issue. What matters more is to find why a considerable number of Korean youths chose to head to Cambodia. Cambodia was merely the scene; the cause lies in Korea.
Yoon Suk-yeol Government Stresses Independence of Prosecutors, But Seeks Stronger Control over the Police
The government decided to newly establish a police bureau in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for the purpose of “democratic control,” triggering criticism over the president’s contrasting attitude toward the police and prosecutors, whose independence he stressed.
Yoon Suk-yeol’s People Everywhere: Prosecutors and Investigators Galore as Former Prosecutors Take over Key Positions
Prosecutors with close ties to President Yoon Suk-yeol are taking over key state positions. They have not only dominated the justice ministry and the Prosecution Service, but are also taking over key functions in state administration, such as overseeing the appointment of high-ranking public officials and national intelligence and managing the Office of the President. Experts point out that this could threaten the basic principle of checks and balances, promoted by the Constitution.
Jeon Tae-il Meets the Labor Minister for the First Time in 50 Years
Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-kap visits the grave of Jeon Tae-il at Moran Park in Maseok, Namyangju-si in Gyeonggi-do on November 6. Minister Lee Jae-kap’s Facebook page Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-kap visited the grave of Jeon Tae-il ahead of the fiftieth anniversary of his death.
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