Junhyup Kwon
Journalist
junhyup.kwon@vice.comJunhyup Kwon is the Korea Editor for VICE Media, based in Seoul. He is responsible for writing and editing breaking news, features, and enterprise stories about North and South Korea. Kwon won an award of excellence from the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) in 2022 and the Cho Gye-chang Award from the Journalists Association of Korea in 2018.
We Visited a Dog Meat Farm in South Korea and Spoke to Its Owner
The dog meat farm was shut down, as more people in the country look forward to a future where dogs are only friends, not food.
South Korean Troops Committed a Massacre 55 Years Ago. A Court Finally Found Them Responsible.
The South Korean government has been ordered to compensate a survivor $23,900, after being found responsible for slaughtering civilians during the war in Vietnam.
Photos of Emotional Fans Watching South Korea’s First Qatar World Cup Match
A crowd of excited faces on the streets of central Seoul.
‘They Completely Failed’: The Fatal Mistakes That Led to South Korea’s Halloween Tragedy
Interviews with survivors, witnesses, and a police insider reveal a troubling series of missteps in crowd control—and inaction—that led to the disaster.
Seoul Crowd Crush: The Split-Second Decisions That Separated Life and Death
As South Korea grieves the loss of 156 lives, a survivor recalls the move he made that saved his life.
‘Am I in Hell?’: What I Saw at South Korea’s Deadliest Halloween
A VICE editor describes the surreal moment of seeing the dead, while others partied around them.
Silenced for 54 Years, This Massacre Survivor Is Finally Telling Her Story in Court
“Why didn’t they kill me with my mother?” Nguyen Thi Thanh asked, as she relived the day South Korean soldiers rampaged through her village, slaughtering her family.
‘It’s OK to Dance in the Rain’: Seoul’s Pride Parade Is Finally Back
We spoke to people at South Korea’s largest queer festival.
Why the BTS ‘Break’ Isn’t That Big of a Surprise
While fans around the world expressed shock at the announcement, some pointed to signs that the break was a long time coming for the boy band.
North Korea ‘Sending Out SOS’ as It Admits Unnamed Disease Has Spread to 350,000 People
Experts told VICE World News the outbreak is very likely COVID, with fears of “mass death” as the virus ravages the country’s unvaccinated and malnourished population.
After 2 Years, 24-Hour Drinking Is Back in Seoul
Photos from drunken and sleepless nights in South Korea.
North Korea Is Demolishing a Golf Course Owned by the South
Dismantling the $41-million resort that was once a sweet spot between the Koreas would chip away at what little hope remains of their reconciliation.