Join the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics for an exciting and candid conversation with Seungyeon Chang, former leader of CLC and now a professional K-pop choreographer.
Have you ever wondered what it’s really like to be a K-pop idol?
From trainee days to debut stages, world tours and transitioning into choreography, Seungyeon will share her personal journey in the K-pop industry. Learn about the challenges, rewards, behind-the-scenes realities and what it truly takes to succeed as an idol.
This is your chance to:
- Ask questions about idol life and training
- Hear firsthand stories from the stage and studio
- Gain insight into the K-pop industry from someone who has lived it
Whether you’re a longtime K-pop fan or simply curious about the industry, don’t miss this unique opportunity for an engaging and inspiring conversation.
It runs from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in Hamerschlag Hall B103 (map).
Live streaming has reshaped social relations, cultural production, and daily life—especially in China, where the industry surpasses Western counterparts in scale, genre diversity, and revenue. This lecture examines labor relations in China’s entertainment live streaming sector, arguing that state authorities and private platforms jointly regulate desire for political control and profit.
Through Hao Wu’s People’s Republic of Desire (2018), it shows how physical and affective labor become emotional commodities circulating across platforms. Drawing on Jean-François Lyotard’s “libidinal economy” and Thomas Lamarre’s “platformativity,” it argues that platforms fuse the political, economic, and psychic to sustain a “tittytainment” economy that masks exploitation.
Don’t miss this wild and buzzy new film from Park Chan-wook! After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.Tickets are available online. The Row House Cinema is a single-screen theater located at 4115 Butler St. in Lawrenceville (map)
Photo via the Korea Tourism Organization.
S.A.M, or Seriously Addictive Mathematics, is a Mathematics Learning Program from Singapore, with a unique Mathematics curriculum designed for students from 4 to 12 years of age.Our curriculum is primarily modelled after the Singapore Mathematics program, which is one of the most successful in the world, according to the TIMSS (Trends in International Maths & Science Study) survey, since 1995*.The Pittsburgh center will be located at 2002 Murray Ave. (map), in what was most recently Rewind Memories, and offers programs in Mathematics and Phonics & English. It will be open weekday evenings and from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays. More information is available at the S.A.M. website.
We developed over 30,000 pages of meticulously designed self learning worksheets with a unique step up approach, covering everything your child needs to know in order to excel in Mathematics at school. We also designed a comprehensive S.A.M Training system to ensure that our Trainers deliver a quality learning experience for your child.Research has shown that Early Exposure to math concepts and skills will enhance your child’s confidence in Maths in their later years. SAM’s Holistic Approach to Mathematics combines Classroom Learning and Worksheets Practice to give your child an early advantage in Singapore Maths to stay ahead of their cohort.
Join the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics for a special screening of 3670, a 2025 South Korean film directed by Park Joon-ho.
3670 tells the powerful story of Cheol-jun, a North Korean defector living in Seoul, as he struggles to find his place within the city’s gay community. Through an intimate and deeply human lens, the film explores themes of identity, belonging, displacement and resilience.
This is a rare opportunity to experience 3670 on the big screen. The film is not yet available on any streaming platforms in the United States and is currently only being shown at select movie festivals.
Following the screening, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a live Zoom Q&A session with director Park Joon-ho, offering insight into the filmmaking process, the story behind the film and the themes it explores.
Don’t miss this exclusive event — an evening of meaningful cinema and conversation.
The event runs from 3:30 to 7:00 pm in Hamerschlag Hall B103 (map) and is free and open to the public.
Pop Royalty BTS returns to the global stage with their highly anticipated world tour, marking their first large-scale tour in approximately four years. Spanning 34 cities across the world with a total of 82 shows, the tour opens with landmark concerts in Goyang, South Korea, and Tokyo, Japan, marking a new record for the most tour dates by a K-pop artist. Don’t miss your chance to experience two full-length concerts, presented live in cinemas worldwide. Titled ARIRANG, BTS’s world tour accompanies their fifth full-length album, which reflects the group’s identity through honest introspection and universal emotions such as longing and deep love, woven into music that defines them on their own terms. Featuring a spectacular 360-degree in-the-round stage design, the show delivers an immersive experience that places audiences at the very center of the performance. Share the electrifying moments of BTS’s defining cultural comeback together on the big screen worldwide.It will play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theaters in Monaca, Monroeville, North Hills, and Robinson. Shows are 4:00 pm and 7:45 pm, and tickets are available online.
It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside village, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation. Don’t miss this delightfully imaginative and timeless story of a young girl finding her way in the world[.]It is scheduled to play locally, so far, at the AMC Loews Waterfront, and tickets went on sale today.