NGT Influencer Interviews: South Korea

January 2nd, 2008 by NGT

To kick off a brand new year, we have a brand new installment of our Influencer Series courtesy of our Seoul correspondent, Howard Jeong. Below, six young South Koreans tell us their 2008 favorites. Making the cut: social network Cyworld and search giant Naver, the iPod Touch, and American mags like Style and GQ.

sk1
Name: Mila Cho
Age: 23
Location: Seoul, Korea
Occupation: VMD
Place to shop: Select Shop
Reading material: Novels, Fashion Magazines (A, Purple, iD)
Social network: Cyworld, Naver.com
Website: Style.com, Facehunter.blogspot.com
Band/artist: D’angelo, Daft Punk, Nakashima Mika
Spare time activity: Yoga
TV show: Infinite Challenge
Actor/actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Eva Green
Technology: iPod
Trend: perfectly tailored suit

sk2
Name: Ahran Sohn
Age: 23
Location: Seoul Korea
Occupation: Student
Place to shop: Vintage shops, multishops
Reading material: Novels, magazines (W, Vogue, C3)
Social network: Cyworld
Website: Style.com, Sartorialist, MSN
Band/artist: Mi-Suk Lee, Jung-Jae Lee
Spare time activity: Travelling, horseback riding, weight training
Actor/actress: Rachel Weiss, Natalie Portman, Jeremy Irons
Technology: iPod
Trend: LBD (little black dress), V-necks

sk3
Name: Jun Byung Kyu
Age: 24
Location: Seoul
Occupation: Marketer
Place to shop: Designer boutiques (Martin Margiela, Raf Simons)
Reading material: Art-related non-fiction, Fashion magazines (iD, GQ, inStyle)
Social network: Cyworld
Website: Naver.com
Band/artist: M-Flo
Spare time activity: Go-to galleries, golf, clubbing, spa
Actor/actress: Scarlett Johansson
Technology: BMW 3-series
Trend: Insouciant style

sk4
Name: Jae-Young Lee
Age: 33
Location: Seoul
Occupation: Wine cafe owner
Place to shop: online shop
Reading material: Informational magazines, comics
Social network: Cyworld
Website: Dcincide.com
Band/artist: JYP
Spare time activity: Watching American dramas, drawing, riding my bike
TV show: “The Chattering of the Beauties”
Actor/actress: Hugh Laurie
Technology: iPod Touch (I’m waiting for it — this is the hottest ever seen)
Trend: Wine

sk5
Name: Hyung-Kwon Cho
Age: 26
Location: Seoul
Occupation: Owner of men’s fashion company, student
Place to shop: Online shop, non-designated
Reading material: Novels, GQ
Social network: Cyworld
Website: Horsecabbage.com
Band/artist: Browneyed Soul
Spare time activity: Taking pictures
TV show: Golden Fishery
Actor/actress: Johnny Depp
Technology: iPod Touch
Trend: Big single motorcycle

sk6
Name: Ja-Eun Lew
Age: 25
Location: Korea
Occupation: Graduate student (Music major)
Place to shop: Department store, Itaewon or from abroad
Reading material: Novels
Social network: N/A
Website: Naver.com
Band/artist: Yae-Jin Son
Spare time activity: Swimming, health
TV show: Desperate Housewives
Actor/ actress: Johnny Depp
Technology: iPod
Trend: Cute