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 ...

South Korea’s legendary sea divers who have been making waves on Jeju Island for generations. Known as real-life mermaids, these indomitable women, now mostly in their 60s, 70s, and 80s ...

Oliwia Stawnicka, aka Oliwia In, has spent over 15 years in Korea as the first foreign haenyeo, a female diver on Jeju Island. Her journey from Poland ... On diving days, the divers arrive early to ...

traveled to Jeju Island to offer an apology Tuesday to "haenyeo," Korea’s traditional female divers, for Tokyo’s decision to release into the ocean treated wastewater from a disabled nuclear ...

There, she saw the women divers known as the haenyeo ... super fascinated” by the haenyeo as an adult and started going back to Jeju Island to talk to the women there. The idea of putting ...

Set in 1960s Jeju Island, the drama ... “The Last of the Sea Women” captures the fading reality of the haenyeo community through the lives of real divers. The film premiered in the documentary ...

who controlled the island from 1910 until the end of World War II. The pair grow up to become “haenyeo” — Jeju’s real-life elite women divers who hone their skills over years to match an innate ...

From stunning beaches to volcanic wonders—here’s why Jeju Island is South Korea’s ultimate travel destination. Plan your ...

These women are more than just divers; they are symbols of Jeju's ... It's a nuanced exploration of life on Jeju Island across generations, skillfully intertwining personal narratives with the ...