Today’s theme: Seo Taiji (서태지)

Seo Taiji has held a solo concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut in front of 35,000. He was supported by BTS, Urban Zakapa and more. Time: Traveler - an album featuring covers by other artists of Seo Taiji songs was also released earlier this month. Since his debut in 1992, he has been named the “President of Culture.” Was he good for Korea or did he start the monopoly of entertainment based music that now has a grip on the country like no other? Let’s find out!

>>>The Conversationalist with

Jakob Dorof

- freelance writer based in Seoul

- runs a blog called K-Pendium

- has written for VICE, Pitchfork, Dazed, GQ Korea, and many more outlet

“You call Seo Taiji the most important figure in K-pop, “Nan Arayo” (난 알아요) the most important song. But rather than Seo Taiji climbing to the summit on his own, you said 1992 Korea “needed him and wanted him” - can you elaborate?

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Lindsay Roberts

- Outreach Coordinator of Seoulbeats (online magazine covering K-pop)

“Ahead of his grand comeback in 2014, your outlet ran an article titled “Don’t call it acomeback,” saying Seo Taiji had never left the music industry. Can you elaborate on what this means?”

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Lee Taek-gwang (이택광)

- Professor and Culture Critic

Kyung Hee (경희) University

School of Global Communication

“Who were the people, or generation that accepted and liked Seotaiji and Boys? Why?”

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>>>A Few Minutes with Amos

I saw my friend’s phone and the email icon literally had 3 thousand on top of it.

Clean out your emails! Your inbox should essentially be a “to do list.” Why are you just leaving spam in the inbox? Why are you just leaving old receipts, pointless reminders, and other junk in there?

>>>Next week : school violence