02 INTRO
08 EDITOR'S LETTER
12BUSAN FOLKS
Four
Busanites talk about their precious memories and the port city¡¯s vibrant energy
18INTERVIEW
Jiman
Park, CEO of Sammi Construction Co, Ltd. AndKitchenborie Co, Ltd. maximizes the
aesthetic value of space through low-rise, horizontal landmarks
24HOMEGROWN TALENT
Key leaders in Busan¡¯s confectionary/ baking,
coffee, eomuk fish cake, and beer industries who all share the spirit of
friendly competition and are always open to new information and possibilities
42HISTORU OF LOCAL CUISINE
Old
stores and local foods from the times of the Korean War and subsequent division
of the peninsula
50INTERVIEW
Jeehoon
Kim, owner of Balansa, says that the growth of Busan¡¯s street culture can be
attributed to outside cultures andenthusiastic people who fully explore their
fields of interest
56NEIGHBORHOOD
Four
representative neighborhoods in Busan, which are home to an intriguing mix of
the analog era and contemporary twists
72AROUND TOWN
Busan¡¯s
appeal and different impressions of the port city from young people
80LEGEND MAKERS
Producers
of steel, towels, and footwear that have served as the basis for Busan¡¯s
manufacturing industry
96URBAN GETAWAYS
What to do in Busan, home to beautiful mountains,
breathtaking beaches, and urban infrastructure
102STAYCATION
Four
fancy Busan-based hotels offer exciting experiences and amenities based on the
maritime city¡¯s abundant natural surroundings as well as rich historical and
cultural elements
110BORN AND RAISED
BohyunAhn,
an actor and television personality, and Winter, a member of the Korean girl
group aespa, gush about their hometown
113THE WORLD EXPO IS COMING TO BUSAN, KOREA
World
Expo 2030 Busan, a solutions-based platform that aims to tackle anarray of
global issues, shapes the future of cities with tools for soft power
145GREETINGS FROM BUSAN
Made-in-Busan
products that feature the active and lively spirit of Busan
156INTERVIEW
Haeju
Kim, a senior curator at the Singapore Art Museum, says that multidimensional
effort is needed to work is important to properly appreciate the multifaceted
landscape of Busan, which is a combination of land waves created by
geographical patterns and ocean waves
162ARTISTIC CITY
Art
galleries, museums, and fairs that have enhanced the level of artistic and
cultural sensibility of Busan
180YOUNG WAVE
Young
artists who call Busan home are working to lay the foundation for their own
unique, creative world
190INTERVIEW
Founder
and CEO of Krypton Kyungjun Yang says that Busan is the optimal city for local
startups, an emerging alternative to boost local economies, to digest outside
cultures in their own ways
196THE AWAKENING GROUND
¡°New
local¡± projects that rewrite the stories and values of the city while
preserving the traces of the past
214CITY STORY
¡°New local¡± projects that rewrite the stories and
values of the city while preserving the traces of the past
218FROM SEOUL TO BUSAN
Seoul-born fashion and beauty brands that
incorporated Busan¡¯s locality into the design of their Busan-based outlets for
a singular brand experience
222DIGEST
A look at Busan through numbers
233OUTRO