Ponderings & Contemplations: Home and Hearth
By Park Nahm-Sheik || It’s my privilege to call Gwangju home. It’s the abode of my genuine home and hearth. It’s where I’m most comfortable. It’s where I feel the … Read More
Category: Community
Music: K-Pop Group Features Defectors from North Korea
By Paul Singh || Boyband 1Verse is the first group to have two members who have defected from North Korea. The group comprises Hyuk, Seok, Kenny, Nathan and Aito. Previously … Read More
Music: Biggest-Ever K-Pop Festival in South Korea Planned
By Paul Singh || South Korea is planning its biggest K-pop festival, which will be announced by the nation’s four biggest K-pop agencies: Hybe, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP … Read More
Sports Focus: Bullpen Revival Powers Kia’s Climb Up the Standings
By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) || Just a month into the 2026 KBO season, concerns surrounding the Kia Tigers appeared all too familiar. The starting rotation was inconsistent, the bullpen struggled to protect leads, and … Read More
Area Sports Round-Up – July 2026
Baseball – Soccer – Volleyball By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) || Kia Makes Midseason Change in Asian Player Slot Kia Tigers officially announce the signing of Japanese pitcher Keisho Shirakawa. (Kia … Read More
Sister-City Relationships: Radiant Connections for Sister-City Youths – Gwangju and Medan Exchange Visits
By Park Yeonju || There is this city, the third largest in Indonesia and the capital of North Sumatra. What is its connection to Gwangju? Since establishing a sister-city relationship … Read More
Inside the Gwangju News: Meet Yousra Feriel – Writer on Societal, Political, Current Events
Each month this column features one of our regular writers for the Gwangju News in order for our readers to get to know them better. These windows on the writers … Read More
Korea Is on Fire, and the Records Prove It
By Siddhant K. || How a peninsula that kept weather logs for over a century is shattering them one by one. Imagine keeping a daily weather diary for your entire … Read More