Area Sports Round-Up – May 2025
A monthly overview of local sports, featuring area teams and brought to you… By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) Kia Struggles Early Despite High Expectations As the 2025 KBO season kicked off, … Read More
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The Mastermind Behind Gwangju FC’s Rise: Lee Jung-Hyo – May 2025
By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) In various locations across Gwangju, billboards featuring photos of former President Kim Dae-jung, author Han Kang, star baseball player Kim Do-yeong, and Gwangju FC head coach … Read More
Upcoming Events in May 2025
MUSICALS I Wasn’t in Gwangju A Thousand Blues PERFORMANCE Gwangju City Ballet – 140th Regular Performance <DIVINE> EXHIBITIONS 2025 ACC Contact: “Our Bodies, Embedded with Others” Landscape Theater of Lee … Read More
From the Editor – April 2025
“April showers bring May flowers,” as the saying goes. The Gwangju News hopes that this April issue will “shower” you with a gentle drizzle of well-written articles for your reading … Read More
Gwangju News – April 2025
Mobile Citizen Registration Cards: A Leap in Digital Governance Gwangju is part of South Korea’s nationwide rollout of mobile citizen registration cards, which began in phases in February 2025. As … Read More
Igniting the Flame of Democracy: The April 19 Revolution in Gwangju – April 2025
By Park Yeonju In 1960, Gwangju shouted for democracy. High school students and citizens alike gathered to demand their rightful rights as citizens of Korea. The manipulation of the democratic … Read More
Remembering the Jeju 4.3 Incident: The Role of Literature in Expressing Cultural Memory and Trauma
By Diane Dooley Jeju Island, located in the waters southwest of the Korean Peninsula, is known today for its beautiful landscapes, subtropical climate, and thriving tourism industry. Affectionately referred to … Read More
The 4.3 Jeju Massacre in Words: Two Representative Novels
By Chung Hyunhwa pril 3rd is a night of memorial services in many homes in Jeju. Why so many deaths? What really happened? Here are two novels that describe the … Read More