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"$ 3,000 USD lease for 12 months," that's what my friend, a typical 25 year old single male living in a Seoul one-room (16.5m² to 33m²), told me when he bought a Louis Vuitton backpack. This is coming from someone who doesn't even make $2,000 for a month! "How much did you say it was?" I reacted. "$270 per month," he said. Why can't young Koreans, like my friend, stop themselves from leasing luxury items with high interest? Young Koreans standing in line for luxury items. Photo via Creatrip. Here are two major facts: 1. For the investment. Depending on the product, most of fancy brands can be resold at a higher price. Knowing this, young Koreans are investing for their future. However, many of these people don't even have enough money to survive every month! They end up in this vicious cycle of paying high interest every month and purchasing other high priced items the next month again! There's no guarantee that they'll be able to make a return on investment on that item, since it's fashion. That's when I started to believe these people were pretty crazy! I agree that investing is great thing, but only if you have enough money for basic necessities. Fancy products won't feed you or work for you. 2. Showing off too much. People who care about appearance so much are also obsessed with what they are wearing and what they are holding. These materialistic types of people always try to make others jealous about what they have. All the while not know that others don't really care. This pressure to conform to the "norm" can lead people purchase fake products, which is illegal in Korea. Is this too extreme? Are buying fake goods just to fit in the new norm in Korean society? Let us know your thoughts!

#willsmithslapschrisrock #willsmithslap #oscars2022 I guess you can have your cake and eat it too! Will Smith, global superstar sensation, slaps Chris Rock moments before receiving the Best Actor Award during the 2022 Oscars. Smith slapped Rock after Rock made a comment about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, close-cropped hair. It is unclear whether Rock knew about Pinkett Smith's suffers from alopecia, a hair disorder resulting in hair loss. Smith walked across the stage and struck Rock in the face and walked back to his seat where he yelled, "Keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth!" Moments later, Smith was nominated and won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in "King Richard". Will Smith wins Best Actor Award for role in "King Richard" at Oscars. Smith has since then public apologized to Rock and has resigned from the Academy. "This only happens in America," says Lee, a Korean woman living in Seoul as an elementary school teacher as I interviewed her about this subject. "Will Smith had a good reason to hit Chris Rock since he was joking about his wife," Lee added. "If this happened in Korea, the online community would criticize Smith for attacking Rock." Of course there are many sides to this argument. Many Koreans often take a one-sided group approach when arguing against a person. In a group mentality, it is hard to argue against everyone else, so many Koreans just go with the herd. What are your thoughts about this incident? Would this incident be well received in your country? How would fans in your country react to this? Share your thoughts down below! We would love to hear from you!

#offwhitemaybach #offwhite #maybachproject Off-White fans now have another project to cheer about as Mercedes-Maybach unveiled its final chapter of Project Maybach, its partnership with the late artist, architect, and fashion designer, Virgil Abloh. The project which includes the limited edition bespoke S-class electric show car with a capsule collection was finalized right before Abloh's passing in November of 2021. Maybach lovers can appreciate the unique exterior two-toned colorway. The upper in a glossy obsidian black and the lower part of the vehicle is in a "sand hue" tone. The capsule also captures the colorway of the vehicle, emulating the same "sand hue" tone for most of its pieces. It is exclusively available in a limited run of 150 units. The concept image of the Mercedes-Maybach features an off-road aesthetic, with large tires and a sports utility rack on the roof. Photos Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Group Media. The capsule collection, launching April 5, 2022, includes Off-White's oversized styling of vintage washed cotton tee-shirts, half-brushed cotton fleece crewnecks and hoodies, canvas caps, and canvas, neoprene, and suede, driving gloves. Check out more details here . Photos Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Group Media. This project was Abloh's third collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, and second with Mercedes-Maybach. What do you think about this collaboration? Is it a great homage to the "Godfather of Streetwear"? Let us know what you think!

#koreandrama #twentyfivetwentyone #kdramareview Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-Hyuk take us on a rollercoaster of emotions in this coming-of-age story of two friends who fall in love from the 1990s to the early 2000s. A story about dreams, friendships, and hardships that occur in life and brings back the "feels" of our adolescence, Twenty-Five Twenty-One concludes its 16-episode season at the number 4 spot on Netflix's trending in South Korea. 4/5 Stars *This article contains spoilers. Quirky, romantic, fun, nostalgic, and definitely emotional, Twenty-Five Twenty-One stars Kim Tae-ri (The Handmaiden 2016, Mr. Sunshine 2018) as Na Hee-Do, a national fencer for the South Korea team, and her childhood crush on Back Yi-Jin (Nam Joo-Hyuk), a conglomerate's son that has been put into tough times because of his father's failed business. Kim Tae-ri as Na Hee-do. Although there are moments of feel-good, childhood moments that only those of us who grew up in the 90s and early 2000s will understand, the themes of family, friendship, and loyalty are tested. Because of their busy schedules, Na Hee-Do always practicing with the National Team, and Back Yi-Jin trying to figure his way through life as a rookie news reporter, the protagonists are tested by their loyalty and trust in each other. With the added rivalry of childhood fencer Ko Yu-rim (Bona), Hee-Do has to juggle her life in the public eye with her looked-down-upon relationship with a news reporter. Nam Joo-hyuk as Back Yi-Jin. Twenty-Five Twenty-One touches on subjects like the IMF crisis and September 11th which many viewers claimed the series should have taken a better angle by portraying sympathy for those involved in these tragic events. Since the series travels back and forth between the present and past, we already know what happens in the end. We're taken into a fun dive into Hee-do's childhood through her diary entries, which she kept meticulously, and are unveiled through the eyes of her daughter Kim Min-Chae (Choi Myung-bin). Ko Yu-rim (Bona) and Na Hee-do embrace during a fencing match. This series definitely pulled on a variety of heartstrings and provided a much-needed nostalgic feeling to those of us who are in our 30s and 40s. Of course, there was the car accident turning point that every Korean drama needs to include, but overall a very heartwarming series that brought closure in the end. Let us know what other series you have seen that reminded you of your childhood! Which other series should we cover?