Humans of Jeju Arirang Radio Podcasts

It has been eight years since she came to Jeju on a whim to help her sister. For the first year, she spent her time solely on the guesthouse, household chores, and taking care of the children, feeling depressed and lonely. Then, following her sister’s suggestion that the pretty seashells on the nearby Hadori Beach might provide a clue to her life, she began taking walks on the beach and realized the beauty that nature offered. Picking up seashells gave her hope that she could create something, and she reinvented herself as the "Sold-Out Queen" at the famous flea market held at Sehwa Port, leading to the start of her own accessory shop, "Dallang Jeju." She is also active as a member of the organizing committee for the village-led Momo Flea Market and works as a professional environmental instructor specializing in climate change in Jeju.

Studio 126 is an exhibition space that supports everything from the first solo exhibitions of emerging artists to the new ventures of mid-career artists, operated by independent curator Kwon Joo-hee. She keeps the space open almost every day except Sundays, allowing elderly residents to leisurely visit and children on their way to daycare to come in with their mothers to see the artwork. The space is free to enter. Studio 126 serves as an alternative space where art can become a part of the daily lives of local residents, providing opportunities for emerging artists and those whose careers have been interrupted. While she has spent the past five years engaging in fun and interesting projects as a curator, she aims to dedicate the next five years to fulfilling the role of a "public house."

After living for four years in Seoul, South Korea, and seven years in Paris, France, they contemplated where and how they want to live their life. They concluded that they wanted to live like Jessy's father, doing hands-on work diligently and working closely with the earth. Ji-eun, agreeing with Jessy's vision, moved with him to Jeju, where they can overlook the sea. The couple currently runs Maison Notre Terre in Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo City. Like the name of their shop, which means 'Our Earth or Soil and Land,' they enjoy working with things that come from the soil with their own hands. Maison Notre Terre is like their little world, with a cozy workshop equipped with a pottery wheel and kiln, a showroom displaying their handmade ceramic cups and art objects, a kitchen where they make natural fermented bread from scratch, and a storage and roasting space for raw coffee beans.

She has been running Café MayB on Seogwipo Lee Joong-seop Street for 15 years. In 2010, when cafes were rare in Seogwipo, this place became a haven for foreign travelers. Guests gathered one by one to plan interesting events here. Every week, they organized activities like Art Day, where everyone could draw together, Open Mic nights for anyone to sing, charity events, themed parties, seminars, workshops, and more. The contents planned by her and the guests accumulated over one or two years, and she and her guests continue to pursue interesting activities today. Her most important goal every year is to keep this place running for a long, long time.

Debuted as a composer in 1993, he has released over 200 songs. He is a musician who has worked as a composer, producer, and singer. In 2013, after settling in Gujwa-eup area, he was asked to lead the choir made up of local grandmothers. Thinking he would do it for 1-2 years, he ended up doing it for a whopping 10 years, filling the second chapter of his life as the conductor of the Hado Haenyeo Choir. Starting with "I Am a Haenyeo," he has created songs depicting the lives and struggles of haenyeo, performing with the Hado Haenyeo Choir both domestically and internationally.

She engages in creatively planning and realizing children's play culture. In Jeju, she has been creating fun playful equipment with children using plastic boxes used for storing tangerines scattered in rural areas or buoys discarded in the sea, and operating popup playgrounds. She is involved in cultural arts projects to find a balance between life and work, with a particular focus on children's play culture and spaces. As an architecture major, she is creating a culture that can be enjoyed not only by children but also by adults, based on her architectural imagination.