According to a Korean dictionary, historical drama means a play or drama which brings topics from historical incidents or people. In 2010, the drama Seoul 1945 was sued for defamation of Lee Seungman.

We are living in an era of changing, which based on the convergence. The best example of these changing icon; Apple’s Steve Jobs that showed the result of the convergence is changed our life of

A drugstore is a place that sells medical supplies, cosmetics, and necessities all together. A drugstore was first launched for consumers who wanted buy medicines and necessities in one place. Actually, this new spending pattern originated from the United States and some other European countries in which pharmacies have added daily necessities as items with drugs after separation of prescribing and dispensing drugs. Now in Korea, this drugstore business has grown so fast that one brand, CJ OLIVE YOUNG, generated approximately two hundred billion won in sales last year. The other brand, GS Watsons, also recorded one billion won last year. Drugstores are emerging as the hottest commercial item in Korea. However, there are some concerns about it.

There are two women who are most blamed in history. Can you guesswho they are? These women appear in Greek and Roman Mythology andthe Bible, respectively. Then, mythological one is Pandora.

There are two women who are most blamed in history. Can you guess who they are? These women appear in Greek and Roman Mythology and the Bible, respectively. Then, mythological one is Pandora. Pandora

What do you think of the unique characteristics of our university? Many Sookmyung Women's University students would answer the WOMEN. Like the name suggests, we are female Students who are in a women's university. Therefore many people might think that women's university is the place where women's welfare facilities are better equipped than at coeducational institutions. Then how about you? As SMU's student, can you be sure SMU has good women's facilities? Are we enjoying the consideration for female students in our university? Now, let's look at SMU.

Due to comfortable transportation and easy transference throughcountries today, backpacking is loved by people globally. The age forbackpackers is concentrated on college students. It is because collegestudents have long holidays and are often more proficient at English thanthe older generation. Backpacking has an advantage over travellingthrough an agency in that one can travel with a very low budget and canhave vivid and practical experiences. Then would the attitude andrecognition toward backpacking be identical in other countries? TheSookmyung Times (SMT) interviewed diverse students from differentcountries to resolve this question.

Have you ever heard about Myvlar or Mercilon Tablets? How about NorLevo or Firstrel? The former are the names of contraceptives (birth control pills) and the latter that of postcoital contraception (morning after pill). Until now, consumers can buy contraceptives in pharmacies without any prescription, but they should get a doctor’s prescription to buy postcoital contraceptives. However, the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced the new guideline on the 6th of June, this year. According to this new plan, before the end of 2012, the law will be switched so that contraceptives will become prescription drugs and emergency contraceptives will become over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The fact that morning after pills doesn’t have certain side effects, according to KFDA, and that many pharmaceutical advanced countries put them on OTC drugs served as the main background reasons to adopt this plan. At the same time, the decision that long term use of the birth control pills has a possibility to affect the female hormone contributed to the new plan, too. On this matter, the Korean Pharmaceutical and Medical Association, churches, civic groups, and consumers display a conflict of opinions. Now let’s hear the Sookmyungians’ voices about this hot controversial topic.

During the summer vacation, I read a very interesting book, “The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What machines teach us about human relations.” The author, Clifford Nass, a professor of commun

Life is a constant start. From the birth to the death, we are faced with constant challenges. Then how do people react to new starts? There are two main reactions. The first is a person who is so easy

Life is a constant start. From the birth to the death, we are faced with constant challenges. Then how do people react to new starts? There are two main reactions. The first is a person who is so easy

Have you ever thought that just by buying a cup of coffee, you can be an actual help to those who are suffering from starvation in Africa? Well you actually can help the Africans by buying coffee. There was a booth at the flea market on April 4th, trying to raise money by selling coffee, Stand Up for Africa (SUA). The Sookmyung Times (SMT) introduces you to this considerate group of people who care for those in need.

Fame, 200 Pound Beauty, Elizabeth. What do you think of when you see these musical titles? If you’ve each respectively pictured Tiffany from Girls Generation, Kyuri from Kara and Kim Junsu from JYJ, then congratulations, you’ve helped fulfill the intentions of the musical production agencies. More and more musicals and movies are starring idol stars in the place of professional actors nowadays. Some think it’s smart. Some believe it to cause damage in the musical and movie development regarding the quality of its production. Let’s take a careful step backwards and examine this phenomenon.

It’s already the last month of this term, and this is my last article. After this semester, I will leave The Sookmyung Times (SMT). At this very moment, I cannot believe that my SMT reporter car

It’s already the last month of this term, and this is my last article. After this semester, I will leave The Sookmyung Times (SMT). At this very moment, I cannot believe that my SMT reporter car

It’s already the last month of this term, and this is my last article. After this semester, I will leave The Sookmyung Times (SMT). At this very moment, I cannot believe that my SMT reporter car

It’s already the last month of this term, and this is my last article. After this semester, I will leave The Sookmyung Times (SMT). At this very moment, I cannot believe that my SMT reporter car

Have you ever thought about the mission of your life? Last month, I had a chance to think about it and made a goal and vision of my life for the next 10 years. It was a task, so at first I was very co

Have you ever thought about the mission of your life? Last month, I had a chance to think about it and made a goal and vision of my life for the next 10 years. It was a task, so at first I was very co

Have you ever think about the mission of your life? Last month, I had a chance to think about it and made a goal and vision of my life for next ten years. It was a task, so at first I was very concern