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Hello, my name is Eddie Ko

Hello, my name is Eddie Ko

Marie Park | Nov 22, 2017

Most students at SIS are proficient in three languages and there are some students who know how to speak, read, and write even more. However among the student body, Eddie Ko (11) knows a language that...

Latest K-fashion trends stir interest in extraordinarily unique clothes

Latest K-fashion trends stir interest in extraordinarily unique clothes

Jenny Seo | Nov 22, 2017

Among all the multitude of KPOP hypes and other cultural hotspots in South Korea, strange and intriguing fashion trends have come into the spotlight. Ranging from the newly created folded shoes to other...

Harvey Weinstein causes a domino effect on the modeling industry

Harvey Weinstein causes a domino effect on the modeling industry

Andrea Jiwon Kwon | Nov 22, 2017

Behind the spotlight of the runway and flashes of cameras, sexual harassment and abuse run rampant in the entertainment industry. The recent rounds of accusations against director Harvey Weinstein from...

99 Complaints Against the World: Living Life on the Edge of Hell

99 Complaints Against the World: Living Life on the Edge of Hell

Jenny Seo | Nov 22, 2017

My junior year was seemingly off to a good start. Contrary to the plethora of 11th grade horror stories that upperclassmen told me about, it was somewhat bearable. I was rising up the ranks, and being...

Stranger Things gets a little stranger

Stranger Things gets a little stranger

Angela Jinyoung Choe | Nov 21, 2017

Having first aired on July 16, 2016, season one of “Stranger Things” was a big hit. The show is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in 1983, and revolves around the mystery of the disappearance...

99 Complaints Against the World:

99 Complaints Against the World:

Jenny Seo | Nov 7, 2017

My desk currently contains two shots of espresso coffee, crumpled pieces of paper, and one completely sleep-deprived individual. I’ve been going through what students call “hell week,” a week before...

How YouTube is taking over worldwide media

How YouTube is taking over worldwide media

Jocelyn Lee | Nov 7, 2017

Over the past several years, YouTube has become one of the biggest social media platforms. Lately, it seems that it will be getting even bigger. Many people who have started their careers through this...

Mixnine: YG’s foray into the latest Kpop trend

Mixnine: YG’s foray into the latest Kpop trend

Jina Kim | Nov 7, 2017

In Sept. 19, Yang Hyeon Suk, CEO of YG Entertainment, announced that he was partnering with renowned producer Han Dong Cheol for a new survival program to be aired on Oct. 29. According to Korea Times,...

Cardi B: a record setting musician

Cardi B: a record setting musician

Jenny Seo | Nov 7, 2017

Cardi B has taken the throne. With her newest single, “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi B rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 100 chart on Sept. 25. Other than the fact that she dethroned Taylor Swift’s “Look What...

Alibaba launches facial recognition system in China

Alibaba launches facial recognition system in China

Jenny Seo | Oct 18, 2017

From arresting criminals to paying for a burger at KFC, the facial recognition system has been put in place in China since the beginning of 2017, displaying a relatively high accuracy of 98.1 percent....

K-POP groups face fewer members as contracts expire

K-POP groups face fewer members as contracts expire

Yejune Park | Oct 18, 2017

2017 is a special year for Infinite, South Korean boy band, as it marks the seventh year since their debut on June 9, 2010. This also means that their seven-year contract with Woollim Entertainment, the...

INGLEWOOD, CA - AUGUST 27:  Logic (C) performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.  (Photo by Christopher Polk/MTV1617/Getty Images for MTV)

Video Music Awards 2017: How Logic Stole the Show

Jocelyn Lee | Oct 18, 2017

Since 1984, MTV has hosted the annual Video Music Awards (VMAs), presenting awards to artists who brought innovative and creative visual elements to the music world. There is a plethora of categories that...