Jung Haneul and his friend Kangyoo introduce military food in North Korea, Sept. 8, 2020 | Image: Buk-Shi-Tal TV
When he still lived in North Korea, Jung Haneul could see the other Korea with his own eyes every day. Stationed as a frontline soldier, the nearest South Korean post was just a few thousand feet away.
Jung grew up in rural North Korea, where his mother sold shoes to pay for her son’s dream to become a professional soccer player.
When he still lived in North Korea, Jung Haneul could see the other Korea with his own eyes every day. Stationed as a frontline soldier, the nearest South Korean post was just a few thousand feet away.
Jung grew up in rural North Korea, where his mother sold shoes to pay for her son’s dream to become a professional soccer player.
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Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.