This program began with a screening of A Manual for Timeless Youth (영원한 젊음을 위한 매뉴얼 , 2024), a collaborative project by Korean artist Minkyung Choi and Singaporean artist Weng San Sit that investigates our individual and collective aspirations for “youth” and newness. Focusing on Korean and Singaporean societies, Timeless Youth explores how this pursuit for youth and modernity is echoed in all aspects of our lives, from our identities to our bodies to urban spaces, as well as in social, cultural, scientific, and virtual spheres. The screening was followed by a conversation with journalist Elise Hu, whose book FLAWLESS looks at the booming “K-beauty” industry in South Korea and the culture it promotes.