연줄
Yeon-Jul: Threads of Influence
Follow us to take a peak into K-fashion, influence, cultural interpretation with KPop Demon Hunters that our creators have weaved. This zine will take you to pre-1900’s Korea, 1900’s, 2000’s and onwards to enjoy and admire!ZINE DOWNLOAD LINK
The original Haute Hunters fashion zine idea and the team to thank are listed here
연줄, Yeon-Jul: Threads of Influence is a collaborative, free, printable—a digitally released KPop Demon Hunters fanzine carrying over the finished works of Haute Hunters. (This zine can be printed on demand through online printing services like Mixam, Canva, and Lulu but also at home). We made a new title to respect the original vision in case the Haute Hunters team wants to re-launch and carry the name's more high-end, idol-centric fashionable vision in the future. Yeon-Jul's rebranded vision centers itself on KPop Demon Hunters and Korean fashion/influences through the centuries.연줄(Yeon-Jul) in Korean can mean a few different things depending on context/Hanja lettering;
1) 인연이 닿는 길. A road/thread of human/interpersonal connection
2) Networking/influence
3) One's background/bloodline
4) String for a kiteAs KPop Demon Hunters’ interpersonal connection of the girls and Honmoon-Hunters' legacy repeats and influences all eras—and as "threads" are used to make clothing anyway; we thought the meaning would be well adaptable to what we had from Haute Hunters to carry over. Also in older times of Korea we have a tradition of flying kites and cutting them loose into the sky for letting go of any misfortune and wishing good luck to come!
Moderators
RicMod Role: Lead / Art modLinks: Carrd, TumblrBorn and raised South Korean living abroad! I love overthinking about plots and characters, the implied generational trauma of being a Hunter any how that can be a metaphor for a lot of ethnical/cultural struggles in the real world is what really gets me sobbing on the floor about KPDH.
PeachesMod Role: Organization / Writing modLinks: Bluesky, TumblrI love history in general and have been to South Korea twice! I have a particular fascination with Old Korea, particularly Joseon Era and Three Kingdoms Era Korea. I love that KPDH really helped start conversations on what true collectivist culture looks like to new audiences, and what mental health looks like from an Asian perspective.
LiMod Role: Cultural sensitivity / co-Writing modLinks: BlueskyMy connection to Korea began with loved ones, then deepened via martial arts and university study. Musician by hobby, and I loveee the little story details and character building in KPDH (honmoon music era montage my beloved).
Schedule
Check in 1 (25%):
May 18thCheck in 2 (50%):
June 28th - July 5thCheck in 3 (75%):
July 26thFinal submission (100%):
August 13thPreviews (social media posts of preview teasers):
August 14th - 28thZine free Release!OUT NOW!
September 12th