Special Feature: PAJU



The DMZ Recast as an Art Platform
Park Hyunju



From Publishing Nexus to Cultural Hub
Jang Dong-seok



Heyri: Art Etched into Nature's Canvas
KWON Ki-bong



Encounters with Joseon in Paju
Shin Byung Ju



Paju's Trinity of Pristine Flavors

Park Mee-hyang

Special Feature MOKPO



4 _ Where Modern Culture Took Off

Choi Sung Hwan



10 _ A Port City of Endless Charm

Yoo Seung-hye



16 _ Community Spirit Revives

Kim Eunjeong



22 _ A Rich and Enduring Artistic Landscape

Kim Dae-ho



28 _ Nine Flavors that Define

Park Mee-hyang



34 _ Focus - Anthologies Expand the Universe of Korean Poetry

Jang Eun-su



40 _ Interview - A Lantern Shining from Afar

Kang Yun-ju



46 _ Guardians of Heritage - Coolness Woven in Sweltering Heat

Lee Gi-sook



52 _ Brick by Brick- SoA: Shared Experience

Park Semi



60 _ Art Review - Everywhere and Nowhere

Minji Chun



66 _ Another Day - Sensing the World through Bunjae

Kim Ye-rin



70 _ Books & More: "The Black Orb", "Hanok Today", "Hail to the Music"

Charles La Shure and Lim Hee-yun



72 _ Entertainment - Pop-up Craze sweeps the K-pop World

Kim Yoon-ha



76 _ K-uisine - A packet of Nostalgia

Lee Joo-yeon



80 _ Critique - People Whose Lives Are Ruined, But Not All the Way

Choi Jae-bong



82 _ Short Story - Without Any Affection

Kim Jiyeon