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[Herald Interview] Rocket Punch celebrates first anniversary with ‘Juicy’

K-popAug 6, 2020

Rookie girl group Rocket Punch had a very busy year. Since debuting August last year, the band already released three mini-albums. The latest one titled “Blue Punch” was released Tuesday, three days...
[Herald Interview] ‘Opportunities lie ahead for Europe, Korea in sustainability’

IndustryAug 5, 2020

The new chief of the European Chamber of Commerce in South Korea believes there are many opportunities for Korean and European companies to cooperate in sustainability areas in the future. “In Europ...
[Herald Interview] Emographic artist Huh Hwe-tae moves on to ‘emosculpture’

Arts&DesignAug 5, 2020

Gaining popularity with the new genre – which combines calligraphy with painting and symbolism – Huh took his solo exhibition, “US Traveling Exhibition of Emography,” to New York, Virginia and Washin...
[Herald Interview] ‘We are on an almost different planet here’

TheaterAug 4, 2020

It is Fried’s fourth time directing a production of “Phantom” in Korea, with one licensed and three international tour productions here. He insisted that despite the virus pandemic, not much has chan...
[Herald Interview] ‘Race for core assets overseas still competitive amid pandemic’

MarketsAug 4, 2020

The pandemic may have shifted Korean real estate investors away from risk toward more conservative assets overseas in hopes of finding bargains, but they are likely to face strong competition from lo...
[Herald Interview] Arms procurement chief lauds ‘hidden’ defense tech champions

DefenseAug 4, 2020

To further nurture the local weapons industry, Korea needs a two-track strategy, Wang said. First is to have the ADD, handling research and development in weapons technology, dedicate resources to p...
[Herald Interview] Hotels prepare for post-coronavirus era

PeopleAug 1, 2020

Touch-free services may be the key focus for hotels in the post-coronavirus era, according to Park Hyatt Seoul General Manager Samuel Dabinett. Luxury hotel Park Hyatt Seoul shut down in March after...
[Herald Interview] Choi Hyun-woo brings magic online

TheaterAug 1, 2020

By Lim Jang-won ( ljw@heraldcorp.com )
[Herald Interview] Violinist without a music stand

MusicAug 1, 2020

Blind violinist Kim Ji-sun is set for a new page of her life with plans across the Pacific region. Kim will attend the Manhattan School of Music in New York next year for graduate studies. She will ...
[Herald Interview] Wild flowers the love of 94-year-old painter

Arts&DesignJul 30, 2020

Shin found her talent in painting when she was young. “In elementary school, we were forced to write consolatory letters to Japanese soldiers. But I was always told to draw on post cards instead of ...
[Herald Interview] Newkidd teams up with global artists for song to combat COVID-19

K-popJul 30, 2020

Rising boy group Newkidd joined a global music project to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The seven-piece boy band under J-Flo Entertainment teamed up with a batch of global musicians to re...
[Herald Interview] ‘I need to know’: Father seeks answers in teen son’s death

Social affairsJul 30, 2020

Jung told his son he would be all right as they zipped him up in a bag used to transport infected patients. Little did he know that would be the last he would see of his boy. In the short while that ...
[Herald Interview] Yukika’s journey from Japanese actress to K-pop artist

K-popJul 30, 2020

By the time she made her official solo debut with the digital single “Neon” in February last year, she had become so used to the K-pop scene that she had a difficult time at her Japanese showcase. “...
[Herald Interview] Jung Woo-sung discusses presidential role in ‘Steel Rain 2: Summit’

FilmJul 28, 2020

“The scenes inside the captain’s cabin with the three leaders locked up -- it felt like a skit satirizing the situation, like an episode from a comic show like ‘Saturday Night Live.’ It was a new cha...
[Herald Interview] ‘Crypto-based fintech firms will emerge amid COVID-19 pandemic’

MarketsJul 28, 2020

Despite the economic impact of the new coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, the fintech industry is bustling as it has been relatively unaffected. The nation’s gross domestic product in the second q...