REVIEW
454 pages | 27 editorials
They printed out all 24 covers in every main editorial’s last page (with normal paper quality). They also printed out a collage of this month’s covers at the top of Kwangho’s ed's note.
EDITORIALS
COUTURE READY / 11P
Photographed by Betina Du Toit
Edited by Zoohyun Lee
With Chloe Oh
21ST CENTURY WOMEN / 8P
Photographed by Sunhye Kim
Edited by Borah Song
HYEIN / 10P
Photographed by Pak Bae
Edited by Kihoh Sohn
With Hyein of NewJeans
[A little bit basic for a famous popstar’s print cover debut for Vogue Korea.
In a more positive note, it’s just a matter of time that she and her co-NewJeans
members will have their group Vogue cover soon.]
BAE DOONA / 10P
Photographed by Jungwook Mok
Edited by Kihoh Sohn
With Bae Doona
SHIN HYUN JI / 10P
Photographed by Jooyoung Ahn
Edited by Dahye Kim
With Hyunji Shin
[Should have been better since her last cover story for them was very creative.
This one looks like Juergen Teller’s work today.]
PAK SERI / 8P
Photographed by Jooyoung Ahn
Edited by Eunyoung Sohn
With Pak Seri
[The thrill of just sitting and standing – a Vogue staple post-pandemic].
KIM MIN HA / 10P
Photographed by Heejune Kim
Edited by Eunyoung Sohn
With Kim Min Ha
[Her profile shot with closed-up flowers would have been a better cover option.]
TAEYON / 10P
Photographed by Jongha Park
Edited by Dahye Kim
With Taeyon
[Her cover story reminds me of how British Vogue made Dua Lipa look
like Kris Jenner some time in 2021. This time, they made Taeyon look like J-Hope from BTS’ Proof album.]
KO HYUN JOUNG / 10P
Photographed by Janghyun Hong
Edited by Eunyoung Sohn
With Kyo Hyun Joung
JANG WONYOUNG / 10P
Photographed by Heejune Kim
Edited by Eunji Shin
With Wonyoung of IVE
KIM DAMI / 10P
Photographed by Jiyoung Yoon
Edited by Kihoh Sohn
With Kim Dami
KOO JEONGA / 8P
Photographed by Kristy Sim
Edited by Minji Kwon
With Koo Jeong-a
[The thrill of just sitting and standing – a Vogue staple post-pandemic {x2}].
CHOI SORA / 10P
Photographed by Jongha Park
Edited by Dahye Kim
With Sora
[This issue’s highlight. Great editorial from a supermodel comeback.
I hope she gets another cover this year since the cover photo does not
do her and this cover story any justice.]
KIM YUNA / 10P
Photographed by Heejune Kim
Edited by Zoohyun Leee
With Kim Yuna
[A beautiful close-up shot with her in fur would have made
a better cover.]
AN YU-JIN / 8P
Photographed by Jiyong Yoon
Edited by Boyeon Hur
With An Yu-jin of Ive
LEE HANEE / 8P
Photographed by Yeongjun Kim
Edited by Boyeon Hur
With Lee Hanee
KRYSTAL / 10P
Photographed by Dukhwa Jang
Edited by Boyeon Hur
With Krystal Jung of f(x)
HONG JIN KYUNG / 10P
Photographed by Yeongjun Kim
Edited by Kihoh Sohn
With Hong Jin Kyung
PARK GYU YOUNG / 10P
Photographed by Dukhwa Jang
Edited by Eunji Shin
With Park Gyu-Young
CHLOE OH / 10P
Photographed by Peter Ash Lee
Edited by Eunji Shin
With Chloe Oh
YEO SEO JONG / 8P
Photographed by Hyea Won Kang
Edited by Eunji Shin
With Yeo Seojong
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS / 26P
Photographed by Bibi Cornejo Borthwick
Edited by Camilla Nickerson
With Liya Kibede and Doutzen Kroes
UHM JUNGHWA / 10P
Photographed by Sunhye Kim
Edited by Gahye Song
With Uhm Jungwa
JEON SOMI / 10P
Photographed by Heejune Kim
Edited by Dahye Kim
With Somi
KANG SUE JIN / 8P
Photographed by Pak Bae
Edited by Eunyoung Sohn
With Kang Suejin
CL / 10P
Photographed by Janghyun Hong
Edited by Eunji Shin
With CL of 2ne1
[Her article photo differs from the other 23 women on
the cover. I think it’s clever and very on-brand with her.]
GRETA LEE / 10P
Photographed by Peter Ash Lee
Edited by Eunyoung Sohn
With Greta Lee
+ Articles with Sofia Coppola, female visual artists from South Korea, and Delphine Arnault. I’m not really sure if the photo on page 158 serves as the official cover of their upcoming Vogue Runway’s FW 2024 booklet, but it's a four-part collage that includes Vilma Sjoberg's close-up shot.
I’m not a fan of this issue because of the oversaturation of cover stories. Aside from Sora, Kim Dami, Greta Lee, Krystal, and Suejin’s cohesive editorials as well as a supersized page count compared to other Vogue editions this month, there’s nothing special about it. Someone pointed out on the other thread last December that Korean magazines are very identical with each other if they remove their mastheads, and this issue just proves how much these shoots are indistinguishable with one another due to their lack of concepts and themes. Props to Yeyoung Hong, though, for designing these 24 covers.
