Jun Da-hyeon

Reporter at Bizhankook, a publication of Ilyo Newspaper. She became a journalist with the goal of making the world a better place. As a K-pop fan, she enjoyed music but also grew interested in the problems within the idol system. She believes that idols need to be happier for fans to be truly happy. Based on the investigative series 'K-pop: Idols in Wonderland,' which formed the foundation of this book, she received the Gold Remi Award in the New Media Interactive Entertainment category at the 58th Houston International Film Festival in 2025. In 2023, she exposed suspicions surrounding changes to the Seoul–Yangpyeong Expressway endpoint under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, earning the Excellence Award in the Truth category at the Internet Newspaper Press Ethics Awards. She is also a co-author of The World in Turmoil, In Search of Hope: From the Korean Peninsula to the World, from AI to Climate Disasters.