Feb 18, 2020   Music

[Herald Interview] Baritone comes full circle in ‘Barber of Seville’

Baritone Kim Ju-taek, also known as Julian Kim, is a singer recognized beyond the Italian opera scene, even by non-classical music audiences in Korea. Kim is to perform in opera concert “Barber of S...

Feb 16, 2020   Industry

[Herald Interview] The control engineer out to switch cancer off

When a team of South Korean researchers published research last month on a potential approach to treating bowel cancer, there was a huge buzz in the scientific media. There was no drug candidate for...

Feb 14, 2020   People

[Herald Interview] Web-serial writer Lee Nak-joon juggles three jobs

Last year, Lee Nak-joon had thought about making a second donation -- using part of his earnings from the “Trauma Center: Golden Hour” webtoon -- to the trauma center at Ajou University Hospital. Ho...

Feb 13, 2020   Music

[Herald Interview] Floating festival in middle of ocean

Head of Cruise Lab Chang Woo-seok, the festival organizer in charge of the Busan leg of the festival stressed the Korean edition of “It’s the Ship” will be an international event, mentioning fly-and-...

Feb 12, 2020   Music

[Herald Interview] Playing harmonica more than a hobby

For Park Jong-seong, the harmonica is a sophisticated instrument with great versatility. The 34-year-old is a harmonica player, a rare profession in the local music scene. Although many pick up the ...

Feb 12, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] KARD returns with Moombahton, paying homage to their debut

Mixed-gender quartet KARD has returned to the local music scene after a five-month hiatus, the longest break they’ve had been since debuting in 2016, with fourth mini-album “Red Moon.” This five-tra...

Feb 11, 2020   Film

[Herald Interview] Jeon Do-yeon can now dream about an Oscar

Jeon said she is still striving to become an actor deserving of the Cannes award. “I’ve always felt the thirst to fill the gap between the actress ‘Jeon Do-yeon’ and the title ‘Queen of Cannes.’ It’...

Feb 10, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] Why you can’t stop listening to Red Velvet’s ‘Psycho’

Working on the chords that Scott played on the piano, melodies came naturally for Opeia. And when she sang that operatic melody for the pre-chorus, Scott knew they’d made something unique together. ...

Feb 10, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] Enoi talks about debut, hiatus, value of teamwork

Starting from scratch during a time of uncertainty definitely wasn’t easy for rookie act Enoi. The seven-piece act debuted under the newly established Kithewhale Company in April last year with the d...

Feb 9, 2020   Social affairs

[Herald Interview] Ban entry from China, warns medical association president

The head of South Korea’s largest doctor group said the government’s novel coronavirus response shows the country is ill-prepared for an epidemic, criticizing the failure to implement timely measures...

Feb 9, 2020   Markets

[Herald Interview] As market dynamics evolve, so does Korea’s private equity scene

The fast-emerging silver economy and changes in consumer behavior have given birth to theme-driven investment strategies. And South Korea is not an exception. Those aged 65 or older take up nearly 15...

Feb 3, 2020   Retail

[Herald Interview] Homeplus eyes market expansion with private brand, global sourcing

Private brands -- exclusively manufactured for a retailer -- have for long been making strides, although they are still concentrated in the developed markets of Europe, North America and Australia. ...

Jan 31, 2020   Industry

[Herald Interview] Blazing Samsung Biologics’ trail into new territory

Describing Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of the mammoth Samsung Group, as a “startup,” Executive Vice President John Rim is confident that the company’s competitive edge will bring Korea’s footp...

Jan 30, 2020   Fashion

[Herald Interview] Father-daughter team has eyes on ‘Korean minimalism’

“Though Yun was an out-of-towner label in Berlin, its competitive edge was the speed. There were no stores in the area that could make a pair of glasses in 20 minutes,” Ji-yun said. The 20-minute pr...