He runs the channel "Jeju Eddy," sharing stories of Jeju travel and local life with 140,000 subscribers.

Born and raised in Busan, he first came to Jeju in 2017 as a public health doctor, which began his connection with the island, and later he naturally decided to settle down here.

His main profession is Korean medicine, and after working in local clinics during his military service, he opened his own clinic in 2023.

While balancing the very different worlds of medical practice and video production, he continues to capture Jeju's landscapes, food, and daily life through continues to his content. From practical videos such as "Eight Reasons People Give Up Living in guides on local Jeju" to guides on local restaurants and travel courses, he offers information valuable to both residents and visitors.

Looking ahead, he plans to keep creating videos that highlight the real charms of Jeju while also expanding into overseas travel content.

Kim Bo ram is a traditional singer who carries Jeju’s folk songs and labor songs into the present with a modern sensibility. She first came to the island in 2006 after graduating from university for a performance project, and in 2013 she settled permanently after marriage. At Seoul Institute of the Arts, she majored in traditional performance arts, studying samulnori, pungmul, and mask dance while internalizing the power of rhythm and beat. During college, a class in Gyeonggi folk songs led her onto the path of singing, and in Jeju she deepenred her practice under the guidance of the late master Go Seong-ok. Her debut at the Jeju Folk Song Contest, where she sang “Nangttabi Sori” and “Cholhong Aegi,” remains an unforgettable stage in her journey. Today she performs pieces like “Cholhong Aegi” on stages, in schools, and on the streets, while also creating new works that carry Jeju’s sound forward.

Youngsook Kim and Nils Clauss are an international couple who have made Jeju their home for the past eight years. Youngsook, a self-taught baker, runs Breadpit, a baking studio specializing in naturally leavened bread, and is also active as an essay writer. Nils Clauss, who studied film in Germany and later learned cinematography in Korea, works as a filmmaker and photographer across a range of projects including films, music videos, commercials, and documentaries. Together, they value raising their children close to nature while maintaining a balance between life and work. Recently, with their two daughters, they completed a 14-day, 280-kilometer walk along the Camino de Santiago, from Porto to Santiago Cathedral. The challenges they faced along the way, as well as the kindness of strangers, became unforgettable memories for the family. They plan to continue pursuing new journeys through daily life and creative work in Jeju.

Karen Stritzinger is a creative technologist and founder of a software company based in North Carolina, USA. Through virtual reality and immersive media, she crafts stories that connect technology with environmental and social themes. In 2020, she adopted two Jindo-mix rescue dogs from Jeju Island—an experience that sparked her interest in the island and its people. Inspired by Jeju’s nature and the ways living beings adapt to climate change, she began developing a game rooted in these ideas and eventually came to the island to conduct research in person. She is currently developing a virtual reality game titled Waves of Jeju: Haenyeo School. To ensure authenticity, she enrolled in the real-life Hansupul Haenyeo School to learn freediving alongside local women divers, and is working with an indie game studio in Seoul to design characters and environments. A portion of the game’s profits will go toward preserving Haenyeo culture and restoring marine ecosystems. Her work is rooted in cultural respect, local connection, and hope for the future. She walks the line between tradition and technology, using both as tools to tell stories that matter.

Kim Hyung-jun began his career as an advertising designer in Seoul and became one of Korea’s first-generation web designers. Drawn to the ocean through freediving, he moved to Jeju with his wife and now works as both the head of the local fisheries association and a haenam, or male sea diver, in Sinsan-ri, Seogwipo. His wife became a haenyeo first, and after helping her at sea, he naturally found his own path in the water. He co-authored the book Merry Haenyeo to share a more joyful and empowered image of sea divers, challenging the common perception of the work as solely harsh and exhausting. He describes diving as a form of moving meditation, where solitude and encounters with marine life bring deep reflection. Outside the sea, he continues to work as a designer, speaker, guesthouse operator, and photographer. Although settling into village life as an outsider had its difficulties, he has gradually become a trusted part of the community. His dream is to share haenyeo culture with the world and build a global brand that honors their spirit and legacy.

Saramson Community is a cultural and arts planning organization based in Samdo-dong, Jeju City. It discovers local content from Jeju’s villages and transforms it into festivals, performances, and artistic programs. Sunyoung Hong founded the company in 2020 and has continued to lead projects that bring vitality to daily life through art created together with village residents. In particular, in Dwitgae Village of Bukchon-ri, she directed an outdoor play titled Dwitgae Halmaeng Dances, which portrayed the lives of haenyeo and featured actual villagers as performers. The performance was rooted in an archiving process that recorded the haenyeo’s words, gestures, and memories tied to the village. Hong approaches the village not as a backdrop but as the subject itself, exploring the connections between individual lives and artistic expression. She is currently working on a new performance centered around the old nettle trees in Bukchon, collecting memories and stories that local residents associate with the trees. The name “Saramson,” meaning “the hands of people,” reflects her belief in creation, connection, and hope within a community.

Three musicians active in Jeju's classical music scene come together on one stage. They are connected through Jeju Doremi, a collective of classical artists, and have each developed their work by engaging with both music and the local community. Eunhye Ji produces original musicals in Seogwipo and works closely with child performers. Jungwon Choi, a cellist and artistic director, leads youth orchestras and cultural programs. Taeyoung Kang is a violist and the director of Claude Art Hall, where he focuses on creating performance spaces that support musicians. This concert marks the trio’s first collaboration as a chamber group. The atmosphere of summer and their musical experience are reflected in the program they present. The nature of Jeju, its audiences, and artistic exchanges have influenced the way they interpret and perform music. This performance offers a chance to experience classical music in a direct and engaging way.

Based in Gosan-ri, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju, photographer Hong Lin runs the "Slow Photo Studio," where she cherishes the kind of slowness photography can bring to a fast-moving life. She takes portraits of travelers and sends them by post, offering a moment of memory that returns just as it begins to fade. Originally trained in science and engineering, she settled in Jeju by following a path shaped by islands and images. Under the name "Siot Project," she has documented stories of islands, people, and love through writing, exhibitions, and letters. Together with her artist husband, she once held a family exhibition celebrating the birth of their first child. Since becoming a parent, she has continued to expand her creative and curatorial work. Recently, she opened a small gallery where she curates exhibitions, and she’s currently working on a long-term project of photographing and documenting her life with her child. Hong believes that with time, personal memories can become archives—and that they can eventually reach others. Through photography, she continues to make that belief visible.

Inho Baek is a young farmer in his sixth year of living and working on Jeju Island, after leaving behind a decade-long career in fashion marketing. His journey began with the Camino de Santiago and a year of traveling the world, eventually leading him to settle down in Jeju after helping a friend with their farm. He now runs a brand called Just Jeju, introducing seasonal produce and value-added goods made from local ingredients. From the start, he naturally embraced eco-friendly farming, learning its challenges and values through hands-on experience. Drawing from his background in marketing, he treats farm products like a brand—thoughtfully packaged, intentionally designed. His collaborations, like turning carrot greens into pesto, aim to give new life to what might otherwise be wasted. Daily walks with his dog and weekly runs with a local crew have become essential rhythms in his life. With a mindset of “accept what you can’t control, and do your best with what you can,” he continues farming with steady joy. His goal is to keep growing his brand into his seventies, while carving out one free month a year to rest, reflect, or explore something new.

Kim Hyang-ok is a designated holder of Jeju Nongyo (농요, Nongyo: traditional work songs), Intangible Cultural Asset No. 16 of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Jeju Nongyo refers to the songs traditionally sung by women while farming, weeding, and pounding grain—songs that reflect the rhythm of communal labor and the everyday life of Jeju. Kim was trained for nearly 30 years by her mother, the late master singer Lee Myung-sook, who won the top prize at the National Folk Song Contest in 1993. Today, Kim continues her work as both performer and educator through the Jeju Nongyo Preservation Society and promotes Jeju’s traditional sound on both domestic and international stages. Her granddaughter, Kim Nayeon, began learning these songs as a child while accompanying her grandmother to performances. Early exposure to the Jeju dialect and work songs helped her naturally grow into a new-generation bearer of the tradition. The two now perform together on stage, representing three generations of Jeju's oral heritage—a family line that embodies not just personal tradition, but the collective memory and cultural identity of the island.