Friday, December 3, 2010

Finally , Han A Yeo in English version

I Lifted all 3 postings from Love Yong Joon/ tomato (thanks a lot)

source: BYJ Mobile Official Site
BYJ Staff Blog

Originally in Japanese
Translated in English: tomato99


[trans]BYJ Staff Blog (10) Finally, English version…

Finally, English version…
29 November 2010
by Keyeast staff K


Cover design for English version is complete, English version goes to printing at last.
English title and cover photo has nice taste.
Won’t it look good to read the English version sipping a cup of coffee…

Our long journey of creating translation of Ha-Na-Yo is finally coming to the end.
Started writing in 2008, publishing event, sales of Korean and Japanese version in September 2009, and finally after a year creating foreign translation version is completed.

My gratitude to “Ha-Na-Yo” which took me to a long silent journey and to all the readers…
And if not for the author who created this “Ha-Na-Yo,” I could not have met such a wonderful work…
Thank you very much!

KEYEAST Staff K

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BYJ photo essay to be published in English
source: Asia Economic
2010.11.30 14:26

The English version of top Hallyu star Bae Yong-joon’s photo essay “A Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty” will go on sale next month, according to his agency KEYEAST on Tuesday.

“A Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty” will be published in English, going on sale in the United States in late December and then in Europe, starting with Germany, in January.

“We received numerous inquiries regarding the publication of the book in English after the book was released in Korea last year. The book will guide foreigners on the past and current traditions of Korea,” an official from publication house Hollym Corp., Publishers was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, the publication of “A Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty,” will be announced at a bazaar event held today by the Seoul International Women’s Association.

The book, containing photographs of various cultural artisans and introductions to Korean culture and travel locations, was first released in September last year and has been printed in Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese.

It has also been made into a television documentary showing Bae’s travels through a video featuring the photographs and writings from the photo essay.


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[Book] A Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty
source: Hollym Corp., Publishers


A Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty
Bae Yong Joon

• Date of Publication: December, 2010

• Number of Page: 432p

• Details: 17 x 22 cm / soft cover

• ISBN: 978-1-56591-307-3

• Price: 22,000 KRW


◎ About the Book
Unfledged yet Earnest Record of a Journey in Search of Korea’s Culture: “A Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty” was a yearlong project that Bae Yong Joon undertook in order to learn more about traditional Korean culture from the unfledged yet earnest point of view of one Korean, and to record in a down-to- earth way what he learned and felt in the process. He chose 13 subjects he has been interested in out of the traditional Korean culture and folded into six categories. This book is intended not only for foreign readers who would like to learn more about traditional Korean culture but do not have easy access to it, but also for Korean readers as well who are in search of this country’s beauty.

1. Staying: In this chapter, the author introduces Koreans’ staple food, including bap and kimchi, and emphasizes the beauty of hanbok, the traditional clothing, often quoted as beautiful lining. Not only that, he focuses on colors of the hanbok and guides the readers to the world of natural dyeing he has experienced.

2. Leaving: Along with 10,000 year lasting lacquer craft and 1,000 year lasting hanji (the Korean traditional paper), we learn about traditional pottery making and about Buddhism that holds crucial part of Korean history. The writer meets artisans and monks to seek craftsmanship and courtesy that handed down through ages.

3. Letting Go: On an empty site, once enjoyed great honor of the great Kingdom, we reconsider past and present and make plans for future.

4. Contemplating: King Sejong the Great hoped for all the people to be able to read and write. We recollect dreaming King’s invention, hanguel, and tangible assets from National Museum of Korea.

5. Returning: Compared to world famous wine, Korea’s traditional wine takes no lower position. We take a look at traditional liquor and hanok, the traditional Korean housing which is built based upon human engineering.

6. Leaving, Once Again: The last chapter contains beautiful photographs taken by Bae Yong Joon during his journey.

Leny: How I wish I could have a copy too.

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