Reon's Outlet

South Korean boy band, Got7, released a new album yesterday "Present: You". In just 24 hours they were able to make impressive Itunes sales and even became the No. 1 Album on itunes charts in several countries. Read this article from Soompi for more information.  This particular album from Got7 is quite interesting as all 7 members are getting their own solo song which has never happened before for them. They even featured their title track "Lullaby" in four different languages in this new album. Impressive.  I got into Kpop over the summer so this particular article definitely caught my eye when I saw it pop up on twitter. To be honest, the Kpop industry as a whole is so interesting particularly because they have been trying to burst into the Western market for so long and to finally see them doing so is a bit overwhelming to say the least. Got7 is one of the many music acts I follow, so expect more content like this in the future. 

Reon Chang News Literacy 48-Hour Blackout      When I first heard of this 48-hour blackout assignment, I was so irritated I wanted to throw my pen across the room. What was I going to do without any updates for 48 hours? I can barely sit through a 4-hour class without checking my phone let alone 48 hours. I'm a social media addict. I love keeping myself updated so I can just know what's going on. As someone with anxiety, one of my biggest fears is not knowing what's going on in a conversation. So this assignment sounded like absolute torture and not to my surprise, it was.      Preparation was the only way I got through this assignment. Some might call it cheating, but if I was going to go offline for two days, I needed to make it as painless as possible. I chose to start this project on Saturday, September 1st at midnight. And in order to keep myself in check, I deleted all the apps I would be tempted to check: the apple news, twitter, instagram, etc....