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.

연락사무소 폭파 후에도 대북전단을 보내실 건가요? 이는 윤리적으로 부당한 질문이다.

남북관계는 김여정의 6월 4일 담화문 발표 이후 16일 개성의 남북연락사무소의 폭파까지 2주도 안되는 기간동안 급격히 악화됐다. 남북관계에 인덱스라는 게 있다면 거의 코인급으로 하락했다고 봐도 과장이 아닐 터. 그 시작점에는 박상학 씨의 자유북한운동연합으로 대표되는 대북전단 살포 문제가 있다. Embed from Getty Images 이제 인민군 차원의 움직임도 발표돼 당분간 분위기는 더욱 안 좋아질 것 같다보니 여기저기서 박상학……

Crash Landing on You: meet the defector writer behind stunning details on North Korea

South Korean top stars Son Ye-jin (left) and Hyun Bin play South Korean heiress Yoon Se-ri and Korean People's Army officer Ri Jeong-hyuk respectively

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……