Let’s Enjoy Chuseok at Home!

Chuseok is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, along with Korean New Year. During Chuseok, the family gathers around to eat delicious food, share stories, and show affection for each other. One representative Korean food eaten during Chuseok is called songpyeon. Since our ancestors used pine tree leaves to make songpyeon, it was referred to as ‘songbyeong’ in the past, with ‘song’ meaning pine tree and ‘byeo...

#I Did It, Too #Miracle Morning!

Miracle morning, which is called the miracle of predawn waking, has become a trend regardless of generation. Miracle morning promotes changing your life positively through making a morning routine and doing it regularly. You can easily see hashtags such as #miracle morning and #miracle morning challenge on SNS or YouTube. Therefore Pharos decided to try the ‘One Week Miracle Morning Challenge’ to see if miracle morning lives up to it...

Nuldam Space, Write a Letter to Someone Precious

May is called Family Month because it has the most family-related holidays such as Children’s Day, Parents’ Day, and Teacher’s Day. It is a good month to express your feelings to your loved ones. With the recent development of social media, you can write letters in a short time with a smartphone. However, there is no other type of letter that can convey the sincerity of the person who gives it as well as a carefully composed ha...

Little Japan in Korea "Nijimory Studio"

Nijimori Studio is a Japanese-style theme park-type filming site designed to reduce production costs when filming historical dramas. It is a place that is loved as a filming location for famous series such as SBS’s Penthouse and KBS’s Oasis, as well as entertainment programs such as Netflix’s Guys Crossing the Line and SBS PLUS’s I’m Solo. In this place that reproduces Japan’s Edo period, you can not only appr...

Modern Arts is Like...)

When you go to art museums these days, you can find some unconventional and provocative works such as bananas on the wall, sculptures of the homeless on the street, and people eating or crushing auctioned artwork. Modern artists express their world with new perspectives and fresh thoughts. Today, we would like to introduce Pharos readers to unconventional and provocative artists who have broken the barriers of the museum. Before looking at uncon...

Subjects Viewed with One Eye

Photos of Steve Jobs, Andy Warhol, and Alfred Hitchcock – these portraits are familiar to everyone.They are the works of Albert Watson, a master of photography. Albert Watson, an artist whose name comes to mind when discussing iconic portraits, is holding his first solo exhibition in Korea from October 8, 2022 to March 30, 2023 at the Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul Arts Center. Albert Watson is one of the 20 most influential photographers in...

TikTok Recipes? Challenge Accepted!

Fire Noodles Wrap RecipeIngredients Original Fire Noodles, rice papers, a bowl of lukewarm water, sliced American cheese, mayonnaise, eggs1. Boil the eggs for about 10 minutes.2. When the eggs are almost done, start cooking the Fire Noodles. 3. Slice the cheese into a triangle shape and slice the eggs. 4. Wet the rice paper with lukewarm water. On the rice paper, place the cheese and the Fire Noodles.5. Fold the rice paper, making it look like a ...

Shhh! In GreenLab

It is not easy to reflect back on myself in a busy and noisy modern society. Even if our bodies and minds are tired, the world keeps moving every day. The time to work, eat, and sleep takes up the full 24 hours. It is not easy to have my own quiet time in this life. Even having a quiet time of contemplation and meditation has now become something that must be done consciously. But wherever we go, we can’t get away from the noise of people,...

Being Part of the Theater

Have you heard about ‘immersive theater’? ‘Immersive theater’ is a presentational or theatrical form or work that breaks the ‘fourth wall’ that traditionally separates the performer from the audience. In immersive theater, the audience can interact with performers as a part of the play. There are different types of immersive play like ‘Choose-your-own-adventure theater’ and ‘Bespoke theater.&...

Gwanggyo Mountain Plogging Challenge for the Environment and Our Health : Catch Two Rabbits at the Same Time

Recently, attempts to protect the environment to cope with environmental destruction and pollution have been gradually expanding. Many efforts are being made everywhere to prevent problems caused by environmental pollution such as abnormal weather and global warming. Among those efforts, “Plogging” is an exercise that can easily be done in nearby places such as Gwanggyo Mountain, which is located behind Kyonggi University. These da...