K-Story Hunters: Experiencing the Sounds of Korean - An Interactive Reading Theatre

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Discover the Stories Hidden in the Korean Language!
An Interactive Reading Performance: K-Story Hunters
If KPop Demon Hunters has three hunters, Vancouver has its own three K-Story Hunters—setting out to discover the stories, sounds, and rhythms hidden in the Korean language.
Meet acclaimed Korean voice actors Hye-jung Seo and Deok-hee Choi, and poet Eun-sil Hur.
Their journey begins with the myth of Seolmundae Halmang, the giant goddess said to have created Jeju Island. From there, they travel through beloved Korean children’s songs, poems that became songs, Nobel Prize–winning author Han Kang’s We Do Not Part, and finally “Arirang,” sung together by everyone.
But this is no ordinary performance. There is no boundary between the stage and the audience. You’ll read, speak, and sing along. You may even find yourself on stage, helping the three hunters bring a story to life.
Three hunters on stage.
Countless hunters in the audience.

Meet the K-Story Hunters:
Seo Hye-jung
Seo Hye-jung is one of Korea’s leading voice actors and the director of the Seo Hye-jung Reading Institute. Through documentary narration, literary readings, and humanities lectures, she has introduced audiences to the beauty and expressive power of the Korean language. She is widely known as the Korean voice of Dana Scully in The X-Files and as the narrator of popular Korean television programs.

Choi Deok-hee
Choi Deok-hee is a celebrated Korean voice actor who was part of the golden age of Korean animation dubbing in the 1990s. With her distinctive and expressive voice, she brought many beloved animated characters to life, including Lina Inverse in Slayers, Sailor Moon in Sailor Moon, and Conan Edogawa in Detective Conan, as well as major roles in Pokémon.

Heo Eun-sil
Heo Eun-sil is a poet and practising haenyeo, one of Jeju Island’s women divers. Through performances combining her poetry with traditional Jeju folk songs, she brings to life the stories of Jeju’s women, the sea, and island communities. Her work includes poetry, essays, and oral-history projects exploring Jeju’s history and memory.

Moderator | Jayee Yumin Lee
Jayee Yumin Lee is an author and publisher of NEWS M. With a long career as a broadcast writer and journalist, she has focused on stories of people, society, and culture. She develops cultural and literary projects that connect people and communities through journalism, books, and the arts.
And there’s one more mission!
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From myth to poetry.
From poetry to song.
And finally, to our own voices.

Korean is more than a language to study. It is a living cultural heritage to hear, speak, sing, and experience together.
Whether you speak Korean or not, you are invited to join the adventure.
This fall, become a K-Story Hunter and discover the stories hidden in the Korean language!
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