Hae Um Studio: Tattooing Gwangju’s Zoomers

By Isaiah Winters. Among my most novel experiences in Gwangju was the chance to learn the rudiments of tattooing in a cozy jutaek home-turned-tattoo studio in the Sangmu area. My … Read More

Is This NIRVANA?! Small Business Survival While Social Distancing

By Caleb Sekeres. Acknowledging a passion’s failure must be one of the more painful experiences in life, though I am not sure working long days in a barely occupied bar … Read More

Mastering Language the Tong Tong Way: Where Korean Becomes Easy

Interview by Melline Galani. Photographs courtesy of Tong Tong Language Class. Gwangju News (GN): Hello, and thank you for taking the time to do this interview. Please introduce yourselves to … Read More

Zero Waste, a Way of Life

By Melline Galani. Fact: In 1950, 1.5 million tons of plastic were produced. Now we are producing over 380 million tons of plastic every year, and some reports indicate that … Read More

The Plain

Taste Beyond Expectations. Interview by Melline Galani. I had never been a macaron fan and could not understand the craze that swept Korea for this French dessert. I did try … Read More

Loft 28

The Power of Family Interview by Melline Galani. Have you ever tried Jamaican chicken or had the feeling of home away from home? In this issue, Gwangju News presents an … Read More

Plan B

Where Fashion Meets Art Interview by Melline Galani. For many of us, style or fashion can be trends that we choose to follow or not. But for some, fashion is … Read More

F5 Hair Room

An Interview with Its Owners Interview by Melline Galani. Living in Korea as an expat implies a lot of challenges. Sometimes even the basic aspects of life are hard to … Read More