My first story for Al Jazeera English: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/1/7/south-koreas-small-business-rage-as-covid-rules-drag-on
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My father’s bones in three suitcases: the children of Korean War prisoners who never came home
Even after the armistice was signed off 67 years ago today, North Korea has not returned many of its prisoners, the number of which is estimated to be over 50,000. Some of their children, who had to bear all the discrimination for being the offspring of the reactionaries, escaped to the South, in hopes of being recognized for what their fathers did for the country, only to be despaired by the indifference of the government and the society.
Crash Landing on You: meet the defector writer behind stunning details on North Korea
This is the original draft of my BBC story on the defector writer of the drama. An inter-Korean love story? I would hardly imagine a success. How would you make it sound plausible with about seven decades of conflict and division? Not to mention the risk of political controversy to which playing with a taboo……
‘Signs’ that make Korean islanders shiver
I visited the Yeonpyeong Island a few weeks ago and wrote a feature story. I’m glad that Singapore asked me for an English version and here it is: https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1208566636359360513?s=20 The below is my original draft of the story. About 2,200 words long. Take a ferry from the Incheon port and in two and a half……
탈북 학생이 다시 북한에서 살아봤다 (게임에서)
RealLives를 한 마디로 소개하려면 ‘삶 시뮬레이터’라고 해야 할 텐데 이래 가지고는 정확히 어떤 건지 별로 와닿지가 않는다. 사실 나는 이 게임을 꽤 오래전에 해본 적이 있다. 그 시절에는 윈도우용으로 (현재는 완전 웹 기반이다) Real Lives 2 라는 이름으로 돌아다니던 것이었다. 현재 버전도 화려한 비주얼과는 거리가 멀지만 그 시절엔 더했다. 어떤 해외 게이머들 포럼에서인가 화제였는데 사람들이……