Inside Shinsegae’s mission to bring Korean heritage into modern life On May 16th, The Gallery Seoul gained a unique perspective on Korean heritage through the lens of the Shinsegae Heritage Project. Creative Director KyungEn Kim shared her vision and the journey her team at Shinsegae is exploring to position one of Korea’s leading luxury brands as an active platform for cultural preservation. At first glance, it may have seemed more like a cultural discussion than a leadership talk. But as I...

Sometimes you meet remarkable people and you know their story will stay with you. MinSung Kim is one of them. A young man who chose to speak up for what he believed was right, fueled by anger, but guided by kindness, he started a movement that made the world a little better. His story begins on a rainy night. Crocs on his feet, trying to hang a banner in protest of a major gaming company’s decision. A decision he found profoundly unfair, threatening something he held as art. Angry and...

Professor Hannah Jun is the International Business Major Director at Ewha Womans University’s Graduate School of International Studies, where she has been teaching for nearly a decade. This could easily have been the topic of her talk when she spoke to The Gallery community on February 24th 2026. However, she was not invited to speak about sustainability and governance. She was invited to share her own journey, and how she has become “the Instagram professor.” Because Professor Jun is not...