• Garden of Tangerines Baryeong, Farmers Ahn Yi-sook & Kang Seong-gil
    Sep 20 2024

    Earth-saving farmers running an eco-friendly, year-round healing experience farm called Garden of Tangerines Baryeong. The term "Baryeong" is a Jeju language word that means the origin of organic farming, and they put the philosophy into practice. They offer various experiential programs throughout the seasons: tangerine blossoms in spring, green tangerines in summer, and picking ripe orange tangerines in autumn. Committed to an eco-friendly lifestyle, they implement ecological cycle farming methods, such as seawater farming and cover cropping, to promote a healthy planet and safe food.

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    24 mins
  • Artist, Keum Il-gwi
    Sep 13 2024

    After majoring in fine arts, she has worked in various art-related fields. While freelancing in design, illustration, and video production, she experienced burnout. To change her environment, she moved to Jeju, a place she had long admired, in December 2023. After obtaining her certification as a cultural arts educator, she began working as an art instructor. She teaches art not only to children but also to seniors in various settings, including schools and welfare centers in Jeju. Additionally, she shares her daily life in Jeju through a series of web cartoons titled "Jeju Life Daily Toon" on social media.

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    25 mins
  • Kim Eun-young, Director of Kim Eun-young Tempeh Research Lab & Cossat Studio
    Sep 6 2024

    Kim Eun-young conducts research on crops produced in her hometown of Jeju, using the old text , and archives traditional recipes from grandmothers. Drawing on her experience studying at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York, she showcases naturalistic cuisine using Jeju's local ingredients. Currently, she runs the ‘Cossat’ studio in Seonheul village, Jeju, where she engages in food research and education. Additionally, at the ‘Kim Eun-young Tempeh Research Lab,’ she produces ‘Jeju Tempeh.’ ‘Cossat’ means ‘pleasant’ in the Jeju dialect. She is also the author of .

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    28 mins
  • Still Negative Club, Representative Park Sungwook
    Aug 30 2024

    Park Sungwook started taking photographs in college after inheriting his father's film camera. Although he worked at a Swedish IT company in Seoul, he eventually left to pursue his own passion, moving to Jeju Island with his wife. Noticing the lack of cultural spaces in Seogwipo City compared to other areas, he established a place called "Still Negative Club." This space not only develops film and organizes cultural gatherings but also reinterprets and introduces the value of old things from a new perspective. Through the medium of film cameras, which hold timeless value, he engages in various activities.

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    23 mins
  • Creator, Kang Mi-Seung
    Aug 23 2024

    Kang Mi-Seung started her career as a fashion and feature editor at a magazine. Despite enduring a grueling schedule of leaving work at 2-4 AM and returning by 7 AM, she suddenly felt the urge to escape and embarked on a journey to the unfamiliar lands of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. There, she met a French man, whom she eventually married, and they now live together in Jeju. Having worked as a journalist, writer, editor-in-chief, and art director, she now leverages all her experiences as a creative content creator in Jeju. To breathe life into her work, she often goes on long travels with her photographer husband. After her third art exhibition, featuring her own drawings, she plans to embark on a year-long journey.

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    27 mins
  • "Layer of Hug" – Founder Hong Ji-yeon
    Aug 16 2024

    Hong Ji-yeon is a textile artist with a focus on traditional Korean fabric wrapping called bojagi. She became interested in the historical use of bojagi and now works as a bojagi artist. She creates eco-friendly fabric products using natural dyes derived from Jeju’s materials. Hong Ji-yeon conducts classes related to natural dyeing and bojagi art, and her products are exhibited and sold through her online store, "Layer of Hug." She aims to promote sustainable wrapping methods and contribute to the protection of Jeju’s nature. In her free time, she engages in activities such as picking up trash and participating in marine clean-up efforts.

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    29 mins
  • ‘Breadpit’ CEO Kim Young-sook & Creative Nils Clauss
    Aug 9 2024

    Young-sook, who bakes natural fermented bread in Jeju, and Nils, who works as a creator in various fields, live with their two daughters. Young-sook started baking in earnest after her children were born, first selling at Jeju flea markets. She gradually expanded her activities and now runs a baking studio called 'Breadpit', where she teaches various people how to make natural fermented bread.


    Nils, who studied film in Germany, learned cinematography at Chung-Ang University's Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film. Since then, he has worked as a cinematographer, scriptwriter, editor, and colorist in various fields including films, music videos, brand advertisements, brand photography, and art photography.


    It's been seven years since Young-sook and Nils came to Jeju. They spend their time balancing life and work while closely watching and supporting their children's growth.

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    27 mins
  • Online publisher Jak Eun Bae(Small Boat), CEOs Kang Min-seok & Kwon Eun-bi
    Aug 2 2024

    They publish various online content including e-books, podcasts, and newsletters. In Seoul, they both worked as office workers. After getting married, they moved to Jeju, Eun-bi's hometown. For about a year and a half, they ran a vegan restaurant called 'Cheesy Lazy', experimenting with a small business in their own style. Even while running the restaurant, they published content and released booklets as e-books. Through this, they realized they truly wanted to create content, and now they are solely operating the publishing company. They have published an e-book titled "Starting a Restaurant Small Enough Not to Fail". They also organize various gatherings such as retrospective meetings, creative mornings, and meetings for people with questions.

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    25 mins