Often found at theaters and museums, Kwon Mee-yoo has covered a wide range of cultural fields from K-pop and dramas to theater and fine art for over a decade. Now as K-Culture Desk editor, she tries to connect Korean culture with global readers through fresh perspectives.
Donation for Children's Day
Danish Ambassador to Korea Einar Jensen, fifth from right, takes a photo with embassy staff and officials from the Gangnam Severance Hospital as the embassy donated Octo Plushies ― a stuffed toy ― and Lego sets in celebration of Children's Day at the hospital in southern Seoul, May 3. The Octo Project began in Denmark in 2013. The octopus doll's tentacles remind newborns and premature babies of the umbilical cord, thereby helping them feel safe and secure. The Danish Embassy in Korea and Novo Nordisk Korea gifted the octopus dolls to five hospitals this year. Courtesy of the Embassy of Denmark in Korea
By Kwon Mee-yoo