all about South Korea

This week I read an article about Sulli, a former member of Korean girls band called f(x), that was found dead in her apartment. As a member of the very successful band, she also had to face many challenges such as online bullying. Police said that Sulli also had been experiencing severe depression which is not uncommon in the k-pop industry. Many idols took this radical decision to end their lives for reasons that are connected with being a member of the band. Idols are constantly under the pressure of their agencies and their fans. They are always being watched and judged. I admire those people who decided to choose this path because it requires a lot of mental and physical strength.

This week I read an article about a new campaign in Australia. The main idea behind this is to put warnings on individual cigarettes to help smokers quit. Studies have shown that strategies such as "minutes of life lost" has been roughly twice more effective than putting warnings on the package. I think that this campaign is a very good idea because a smoker can see an effect that said cigarette has on his life. Graphic images that are seen on the packages of cigarettes don't have the same impact on smokers when they see them all the time. However, when you see the minutes of your life being burned it must have some kind of effect on you.