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.
Post-flood clean-up
Merchants and soldiers sort through items damaged due to the record heavy rainfall this week in the Seoul metro region at Namseong Sagye Market in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, Wednesday. The downpours pounded the capital city and the country's central region, submerging and stranding vehicles on roads, flooding homes in low-lying areas and causing hundreds of people to evacuate to local schools and gyms. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han
By Kwon Mee-yoo