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.
Festa della Repubblica
Italian Ambassador to Korea Federico Failla, center, makes a toast with Deputy Foreign Minister Yeo Seung-bae, left, and Rep. Hong Young-pyo of the Korea-Italy Parliamentarians' Union during the Italian national day of celebration at the ambassador's residence in Seoul, Thursday. On June 2, Italians celebrate "Festa della Repubblica," or the Republic Day, which commemorates the referendum of 1946, which marked the beginning of modern Italian republic and ending of the monarchy. Courtesy of the Embassy of Italy in Korea
By Kwon Mee-yoo