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TopStar News | Painter Kim Hyun Jung’s Elegant Hanbok Look Amid the Shining City of Hong Kong… “Traveling in Hanbok”

Outlet TopStar News Category Newspapers & Online Articles Published 2018.04.03 Reporter / Program Reporter Kim Ha-yeon Reference code MN0388

TopStar News reported that Korean painter Kim Hyun Jung posted a photo on Instagram of herself wearing hanbok against Hong Kong's night skyline while on a business trip, drawing attention. She was named to Forbes Asia's '30 Under 30' in 2017 and Dong-A Ilbo's '100 People Who Will Shine Korea in 10 Years' in 2014.

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[Reporter Kim Ha-yeon] Painter Kim Hyun Jung is drawing attention.

On the 3rd, painter Kim Hyun Jung rose to the top of major portal sites' real-time search rankings, drawing attention.

Kim Hyun Jung recently posted a photo on her Instagram along with the caption, "I'm on a business trip to Hong Kong! Out and about wearing #hanbok, promoting #Korea :) #hanbokambassador #mosihanbok #modernizedhanbok #hongkongtrip #travelinginhanbok #hanboktravel."

The photo showed Kim Hyun Jung wearing hanbok, gazing into the camera.

Her elegant charm amid the dazzling, glittering city caught people's attention.

Netizens who saw it responded with comments such as, "One of my dreams is a hanbok trip, and it's so pretty," "Wow, I want to know which brand this hanbok is from, Hyun Jung is so pretty," and "Somehow I feel proud! Clap clap."

Painter Kim Hyun Jung previously drew attention in 2017 when she was named to Forbes Asia's list of influential '30 Under 30 in Asia.'

She was also named to Dong-A Ilbo's '100 People Who Will Shine Korea in 10 Years' in 2014, and won JTBC's Beautiful People Grand Prize.