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“Happiness Does Not Come in Grades.” This is the title of a Korean teen movie released in the summer of 1989. The film went on to become the third highest-grossing film of that year. Just like any typical teen movie, the film weaves together a budding romance, friendships and the trials of school life. Set in Korea in the 1980s, the film ends in tragedy the lead character, played by then-17-year-old Le.
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Housing policy coordination
Seoul, government should closely consult to prevent blunders
Oh Se-hoon took office as the new Seoul mayor Thursday, so all eyes are turning to which housing policies he will come up with. As one of his main campaign pledges, Oh pledged to speed up deregulation to provide 185,000 houses in the next five years by invigorating the private sector-led reconstruction and redevelopment of urban areas.
Apparently affected by Oh s pledges, the prices of apartments in the prosperous Gangnam area of southern Seoul have begun soaring again. For instance, the prices of units in the Eunma Apartment complex in Daechi-dong have reached record highs, while a unit in the Hyundai Apartment complex in Apgujeong-dong has skyrocketed by 1 billion won ($830,000) in just a month, in the aftermath of the April 7 by-election.