Jeong Jae-wal

Jeong Jae-wal

Born in 1964, Jeong Jae-wal graduated from the English Literature Dept. of Korea University and then went on to complete the graduate course in Theater and Film at the same university. In 1990 he joined the Hankook Ilbo newspaper and in 1994 moved to the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper, thus accruing 14 years of work experience as a journalist in the area of culture. Presently, he works at JoongAng Ilbo about twice a week writing his regular “Theater is Beautiful” column. In 2003 he was appointed General Manager of the LG Arts Center, where he heads the administrative and planning departments. Jeong is also a member of South Korea’s theater critics association and writes extensively as a critic in the fields of theater and cultural policy and arts management.