Apr 8, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] AleXa on becoming K-pop star, dancing in boots and cyborg aesthetic

The entertainer doesn’t shy away from the fact that she focuses on the visual aspects, as her music was made after the video had been visualized and conceptualized with a storyboard. “We work very c...

Apr 2, 2020   North Korea

[Herald Interview] Young NK defectors’ school hopes dashed

Yeomyung, whose name means “dawn” in Korean and which has around 80 students and 13 faculty members, is the only alternative school in Seoul certified by the Education Ministry to award a high school...

Apr 1, 2020   Industry

[Herald Interview] ‘With fried chicken, water beats beer’

So what kind of water is healthiest? Ko said the answer can vary by country and that it has been greatly influenced by different food cultures. “In Europe, the daily diet involves a lot of meat, bro...

Mar 26, 2020   Industry

[Herald Interview] ‘COVID-19 to affect humans’ short-term evolution’ Macrogen CEO

A human life is not only determined by the genomic structure, but also by what types of viruses and microbiomes the body interacts with. CEO Yang Gap-seok of Macrogen, a company that has recently be...

Mar 25, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] DKB hopes to make splash with free-spirited, rebellious energy

Having joined the competitive K-pop scene just last month, DKB has already proven itself as a breakout rookie group, equipped with rebellious energy and various talents. The nine-member act is the f...

Mar 25, 2020   Music

[Herald Interview] Lauv says working on two songs with BTS was natural progression

Asked to introduce his new album Lauv said, “It’s about embracing different parts of your personality and going against this notion of being put in a box and realizing that we are all very complicate...

Mar 24, 2020   Social affairs

[Herald Interview] New head Kim pledges trustworthy, futuristic Korea Coast Guard

He also said the agency was not sparing investments in futuristic devices, bracing for the “fourth industrial revolution.” “We will actively utilize artificial satellites, drones and unmanned air ve...

Mar 24, 2020   Television

[Herald Interview] Yeong-shin has own story to tell in ‘Kingdom’

In the first season of the series, Yeong-shin unintentionally sped up the spread of the zombie disease by feeding infected flesh to a group of impoverished, sick people. “Although Yeong-shin is port...

Mar 23, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] Ex-Boyfriend vocalist Jeongmin returns as singer-songwriter

Jeongmin, now an accomplished singer-songwriter, used to live in the glitz and glam, wear heavy makeup and dance in front of thousands of crowds. For eight years, he was a vocalist for the now-defun...

Mar 18, 2020   Film

[Herald Interview] Portrait of two underdogs and their vain dreams

Cho, who says he was inspired by English filmmaker Danny Boyle’s 1996 film “Trainspotting,” explained that he does not offer any lessons to the viewers, but just portrays a part of society that exist...

Mar 17, 2020   Film

[Herald Interview] ‘Acting is about cultivating knowledge’

While making a film in Japan was not much different from doing so in her home country, Shim said she experienced “the essential joy of acting” while making “The Journalist.” “Yoshioka Erika tended t...

Mar 16, 2020   Film

[Herald Interview] Women of 40-somethings who still dream, challenge

Seeing herself in Chan-sil, actress Kang accepted the role. “I had lived my life trying to do something I wanted to do, but at one point, when I looked back on my life, I was in my 40s with no famil...

Mar 15, 2020   Money

[Herald Interview] ‘Korea’s impact investors should seek cross-border deals’

South Korea was the first country in East Asia to introduce a legal definition for impact investment under the Promotion of Social Enterprises Act in 2007, which paved the way for a mature ecosystem....

Mar 11, 2020   Film

[Herald Interview] Oh Ji-ho, director discuss fantasy-thriller ‘The Nightmare’

“Whereas past thriller flicks expanded the feeling of horror through a structured story and cinematic installments, ‘The Nightmare’ is the opposite. It lacks a concrete structure and throws pieces of...