Haenyeo, Korea's female divers, have inspired several hit K-dramas Netflix latest K-drama hit “When Life Gives You Tangerines ...

The Jeju Haenyeo are professional underwater divers who do not rely on apparatus to harvest marine lives in Jeju Island. They realized that the sea is a Mother Nature to be tendered and preserved ...

A group of older women from Fukushima, Japan, traveled to Jeju Island to offer an apology Tuesday to 'haenyeo,' Korea’s ...

In Jeju Island, a community of women, some aged in their 80s, goes diving to gather shellfish for a living. The Jeju haenyeo (female divers) harvest up to seven hours a day, 90 days of the year ...

The new Netflix Korean drama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” is gaining strong global attention, bringing 1960s Jeju to life ...

A group of older women from Fukushima ... "Meeting the haenyeo, who are fighting to protect this beautiful sea, is truly inspiring." Seven Jeju haenyeo also took part in the gathering, expressing ...

The documentary film «The Last Women of the Sea» by director Sue Kim was released in September. The film follows the haenyeo in their day-to-day work. Joo Hyun Kim is the director of Jeju ...