KIM SANGWOO - TRAILER ZINE VOL.1
Kim Sang-woo (金相佑) is the author and producer of “trailer zine.” Born in Korea, he graduated from Waseda University and Columbia Journalism School. A former independent documentary film maker, he wrote and produced interviews and essays for several magazines in Korean and Japanese. Currently working for NHK WORLD, he lives in Tokyo.
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size 13x17.5cm
30p
2021 edition of 300
“Trailer zine” is a series of 32-page-long postcard zines by an author and a photographer from Korea, created during the coronavirus pandemic in Japan under the travel restrictions in 2020. The zine features interviews and portrait photos of various individuals of queer community in Tokyo, including drag artists, go-go boys, DJs and others who have engaged in local activism. The bilingual zine in English and Japanese debuted in April 2021, launching its first and second volume together with 23 interviews in total.