Han Ji-Min played the young Min Soo-Yeon in the hit 2003 K-drama, also featuring stars like Song Hye-kyo and Lee Byung-hyun.

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Jeju Island will commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the Jeju Haenyeo Anti-Japanese Movement, the largest women-led ...

A woman diver collects seafood in waters near Geoje, South Gyeongsang. [JOONGANG ILBO] All the haenyeo the reporting team interviewed shared the dire transformation of the seas by ocean warming.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added seven new Korean words, including “dalgona” and “maknae”. According to the ...

According to local news reports, the dictionary is already eyeing more Korean words for future updates, including "haenyeo" (female divers of Jeju Island), "ajumma" (middle-aged women), and ...

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The words “haenyeo” (female divers), “ahjumma” (middle-aged woman), and “bingsu” (shaved ice dessert) are also in consideration for future updates. In 2021, the dictionary added 26 ...

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