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The Accolade

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The Accolade

Sophomore Kaylynn Park (second from the right) smiles for a family photo in front of the PAC after her dance showcase on Saturday, April 12.

COLUMN: Korean-American teen navigates life across generations

Kaylynn Park, Copy Editor October 6, 2025

Fifteen years old and starting a new life in America. How did they do it? I still recall a day in second grade when we happened to drive past my mom’s old high school in Lakewood. As we cruised by,...

SHINee Key made a comeback on Monday, Aug. 11 with his third studio album.

MUSIC REVIEW: SHINee Key explores new style with latest album

Amy Lim, Staff Reporter September 24, 2025

SHINee Key made his comeback on Monday, Aug. 11, with his third solo album, HUNTER, in three years, with a new concept. While the former Gasoline album focuses on his emotions and songs about oneself,...

샤이니 키가 세 번째 앨범 HUNTER로 8월 11일에 컴백했다.

최신 음악 리뷰: 어두운 테마인 새 앨범으로 다시 돌아온 샤이니 키

Amy Lim, Staff Reporter September 24, 2025

샤이니 키가 새로운 콘셉트로 삼년 만에 세 번째 솔로 앨범 HUNTER와 함께 8월 11일에 컴백했다. 전 Gasoline 앨범은 개인의 감정과 자기 자신에 대한 노래가...

South Korean citizens sit down on the streets of Jeonju to protest against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, Dec. 27.

COLUMN: Witnessing nationwide protest rekindles my connection to South Korea

Emily Kim, Sports Editor February 24, 2025

This article is also published in the Korean-language section (한국어). Click here to read it in Korean. Eagerness. That was one characteristic I collectively saw in each of the 150-plus citizens...

여의도 국회의사당 앞 윤석열 대통령 탄핵시위로 12월 13일 금요일 밤에 모인 국민들의 교통을 경찰이 통제하는 모습이다.

촛불 대신 꺼지지 않는 아이돌 응원봉 들고 민주주의를 지킨 12일… 윤석열 대통령 탄핵안 가결까지

Kyuwon Han, Opinion Editor December 27, 2024

“존경하는 국민 여러분. 저는 대통령으로서 피를 토하는 심정으로 국민 여러분께 호소 드립니다. 저는 북한 공산세력 위협으로부터 자유대한민국을 수호하고,...

Customers await their order at Korea Town Pizza Company located at 5326 Beach Blvd. in Buena Park on Friday, Oct. 11.

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Buena Park’s Korea Town Pizza delivers with kimchi mixed with nachos for an appetizer and bulgogi among the toppings

Jenna Kim, Entertainment Editor December 16, 2024

American pizzas are often known for their salty profile, featuring savory toppings such as the popular pepperoni and cheese (think Costco) that add to their signature taste. For those looking to try...

The 2024 Paris Olympics, which ended its two-week run Sunday, Aug. 11, attracted approximately 15 million visitors to France to watch the games along with 30.6 million viewers on NBC. Nevertheless, from mistaking a country to going against religious and women’s rights, organizers for the L.A. Olympics in 2028 could aim to become more mindful so the same problems won’t occur four years from now.

COLUMN: Jump for the 2024 Paris Olympics fell short — Los Angeles should aim for better

Soojin Cho, Feature Editor September 14, 2024

Compared to our Asian-dominated high school, Sunny Hills, my old elementary school in L.A. had little to no Asians. On the first day of kindergarten, I entered the classroom to see the seats mostly filled...

Senior Helen Chung presents slides about donations to North Korea during a jjackchingu club meeting during lunch in Room 105 on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

CLUB CORNER: Senior hopes to spread awareness about misunderstandings surrounding North Korea

Jiseong Yoo, Data Team Leader January 23, 2024

For the 2023-2024 school year, the Associated Student Body has approved 29 new clubs. The Accolade’s cub reporters from the beginning journalism class will report on each new group in alphabetical order....

An artist’s rendering of Oli London, who received 32 cosmetic surgeries to resemble K-pop idol Jimin from BTS, and the media's reaction after netizens saw London’s transformation.

Overwhelming South Korean influence in the West transforms culture into a mere aesthetic

Nicole Park, Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2023

Five years ago, British influencer Oli London began attracting media attention after appearing on a television show called “Hooked On The Look,” which showed the process of him receiving over 30 cosmetic...

Senior Ellie Kim performs at a pansori competition on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

Senior returns from a 2-week program studying traditional music in South Korea

Angelina Jeong, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor February 16, 2023

Two weeks away from her family and friends. Two weeks missing school and having to make up all that work. Two weeks living overseas in an island city southwest of South Korea. Those were the kind...

Korean Culture Club's fan dance subgroup practices after school on Wednesday, Sept. 28, for its performance on the Saturday, Oct. 8, Korean Culture Festival that will take place at the Sunny Hills quad.

‘Squid Game,’ K-pop and more for Saturday, Oct. 8, Korean Culture Club festival in the quad

Jaimie Chun, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2022

The Korean Culture Club [KCC] will hold its free-admission, inaugural Korean Culture Festival on campus Saturday, Oct. 8, in the quad, where the group will showcase such events as K-pop performances and...

Actor Ji-soo Kim from the K-pop all-girls band, Blackpink (left), glances at Jung Hae-in, who plays the character of a North Korean spy named Lim Su-ho in Disney+'s "Snowdrop." The episodic series was DIsney+'s first Korean drama to be released on its streaming platform earlier this year and exemplifies the South Korean approach to addressing relationships known as mildang.

It’s called mildang, and that’s what keeps me hooked on K-dramas

Esther Oh, Staff Reporter May 18, 2022

Though I grew up in a fairly traditional Korean household, I didn’t join my culture’s TV/movie drama fan base until my friends persuaded me to watch one in the seventh grade.  My first K-drama...

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