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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, Staff Reporter 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, Spotlight Team Reporter December 27, 2024

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

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, Feature Editor 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...

Protesters, especially in South Korea and China, have expressed their concerns over Japan’s radioactive wastewater release, which occurred Thursday, Aug. 24, and will continue as a 30-year project. The Chinese government, for example, has banned Japan’s import of fish and other seafood.

Japan’s release of radioactive wastewater troubling despite International Atomic Energy Agency’s approval

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor August 23, 2023

Waving picket signs and banners marked with the words, “Don’t nuke the Pacific,” for the past few months, protesters have gathered by the streets of Japan to rally against the country’s daring...

Notorious assassin and MK’s highest-ranked killer Gil Bok-soon (left), played by Jeon Do-yeon, makes a grand entrance into the company’s training grounds.

Newest Netflix film ‘Kill Boksoon’ makes a refreshing stab at representing female assassins and motherhood

Irene Sheen, Managing Editor April 24, 2023

Despite the South Korean film industry’s favorite cliche, the struggling single mother trope, Netflix’s Korean action movie, “Kill Boksoon,” offers a fresh perspective on female protagonists and...

Actor Jung Hae-in (left) plays Lim Su-ho, a North Korean spy who falls in love with the character played by Blackpink's Ji-soo Kim, the first time the singer is acting in a lead role of a series. The 16 episodes of "Snowdrop" were released Feb. 9 for streaming on Disney+.

K-pop singer Ji-soo Kim of Blackpink impresses in her first lead acting role in the 16-episode South Korean drama, ‘Snowdrop’

Yeihn Lee, Staff Reporter February 18, 2022

Although it has already been released overseas in Asia, Disney+ recently picked up and made available all 16 episodes of the South Korean drama, “Snowdrop,” nearly a week before Valentine’s Day. It’s...

New assistant principal John Oldenburg holds a sign as part of a video clip for students at La Vista and La Sierra continuation schools to encourage them after the coronavirus pandemic closed down classrooms in March. Oldenburg previously worked at La Vista and La Sierra in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District before he was transferred to Sunny Hills this school year.

With more than 30 years of administrative experience, new assistant principal says ‘aloha’ to Sunny Hills

Kristima Aryal, Web Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2020

This is the second of a series of feature profiles of new, full-time teachers or administrators at Sunny Hills High School for 2020-2021. Having grown up on the island of white sand beaches and palm...

Art illustrated by contributing artist Jacqueline Chang.

Staff editorial: FJUHSD should reopen classes in fall to all students since studies show minors are less likely to contract coronavirus

The Accolade Editorial Board June 4, 2020

A May 20 online article from the Los Angeles Times describes the first day of the return of school for students at Gyeongbuk Girls’ High School in Daegu, South Korea, the epicenter of the country’s...

Art by Accolade assistant graphics editor Karen Lee

April 14: COVID-19, I’m not going to let you ruin the rest of my senior year

Michelle Buckley, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2020

LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you...

Directed by Bong Joon-Ho, "Parasite" made history Feb. 9 in becoming the first non-English-speaking film to take home the "Best Picture" award. Image posted with permission from Neon/CJ Entertainment

“Parasite” will not be the last movie from South Korean film industry to win Oscar’s “Best Picture” award

Elijah Jhee, Managing Editor February 24, 2020

Ninety-two years. That’s how long The Academy Awards have been awarding Oscars to prestigious movies and directors in the film industry. And for that amount of time, only films of the English language...

BTS and Halsey collaborated together to release the song “Boy With Luv” on April 19, 2019. Fans believe that both were robbed by the Grammys when BTS’ single, “Dynamite,” received a nomination for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category in the Grammys on Nov. 24 but lost to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s song, “Rain on Me,” during the Recording Academy’s awards ceremony March 14 and when Halsey did not receive a nomination at all.

K-pop spotlight has its repercussions

Chloe Lee, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 19, 2020

With the new BTS album coming out, BTS’ massive fan base will get to view the seven-member band’s public lives once again. With their good looks and articulately perfect dancing, it would seem that...

Art by Graphics Editor Erin Lee

I play video games for three hours a day, but I’m not an addict

Andrew Hong, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 19, 2020

During my 2014 summer trip to South Korea, I was fascinated by the bright beams of light that illuminated Seoul at night.  However, as I passed by the countless stores that lined up along the bustling...

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