Junhyup Kwon
Journalist
junhyup.kwon@gmail.comJunhyup Kwon is an editor at VICE Media based in Seoul, South Korea. He writes and edits breaking news, features, and enterprise stories about North and South Korea. Kwon won a Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award for Excellence in Arts & Culture Reporting in 2022 and the Cho Gye-chang Award from the Journalists Association of Korea in 2018.
Silenced for 54 Years, This Massacre Survivor Is Finally Telling Her Story in Court
“Why didn’t they kill me with my mother?” Nguyen Thi Thanh asked, as she relived the day South Korean soldiers rampaged through her village, slaughtering her family.
‘It’s OK To Dance in the Rain’: Seoul’s Pride Parade Is Finally Back
We spoke to people at South Korea’s largest queer festival.
Why the BTS ‘Break’ Isn’t That Big of a Surprise
While fans around the world expressed shock at the announcement, some pointed to signs that the break was a long time coming for the boy band.
North Korea ‘Sending Out SOS’ as It Admits Unnamed Disease Has Spread to 350,000 People
Experts told VICE World News the outbreak is very likely COVID, with fears of “mass death” as the virus ravages the country’s unvaccinated and malnourished population.
After 2 Years, 24-Hour Drinking Is Back in Seoul
Photos from drunken and sleepless nights in South Korea.
North Korea Is Demolishing a Golf Course Owned by the South
Dismantling the $41-million resort that was once a sweet spot between the Koreas would chip away at what little hope remains of their reconciliation.
Why Does South Korea Ban Tattooing?
At least 1 million South Koreans have body art, but it remains illegal for anyone other than medical professionals to give tattoos.
North Korea Faked Its Launch of a Powerful New Missile, South Says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un might have tried to pull a switcheroo in front of the world.
In Japan’s Oscar-Nominated ‘Drive My Car,’ Silence Is the Loudest Character
Clocking in at just under three hours, Best Picture nominee “Drive My Car” is a medley of roaring silence and quiet exchanges.
South Korea’s Next President Rejects Feminism and Wants To Get Tough With the North
The conservative politician promised to abolish the country’s ministry of gender equality.
Young, Angry, Misogynistic, and Male: Inside South Korea’s Incel Election
Anti-feminism is at the forefront of this year’s Korean presidential election, with populist candidates mobilizing an army of angry young male voters.
Greta Thunberg Has a Message for Jailed Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong
Wong faces up to life imprisonment for his pro-democracy activism.