Joheun
Lee

Joheun Lee (Jo) is a literary translator from Korea who has been working as a Korean-to-English freelance translator for several commercial projects.

A long-time fan of K-pop and many other subcultures, she finds herself drawn to the works on related topics and speculative fiction, especially by women and queer writers. A UX Designer by day, Jo now lives with her partner and four cats in Shanghai, China.

Repped by Edwina de Charnacé at Mulcahy Sweeney Associates.

Works

Short Story Translation

  • ‘The End of the World’ by Yuri Lee (Exchanges Fall '24 issue, 2024)
  • ‘Gas Station’ by Jang Jeong-hee (The 2024 5th Asian Literature Festival Anthology, 2024)
  • ‘The Centaur Flies’ by Kim Kyeong-hee (The 2024 5th Asian Literature Festival Anthology, 2024)

Essay Translation

Grants

  • Korea Publication Industry Promotion Agency Sample Translation Grant:
    • My Angel 나의 천사 by Lee Heejoo (Minumsa)
    • Cacadu 카카듀 by Park Seolyeon (Anon Books)
  • LTI Korea Sample Translation Grant:
    • The Evidence of the Voices 목소리의 증명 by Danyo (Wisdom House)
    • mymy by Kang Jin-a (Bookda)
    • Terrarium 테라리움 by Lee Aram (Bookda) *rights and sample available*

Selective Workshops/Mentorship

  • 2024 British Centre for Literary Translation Summer School Korean strand
  • 2023-24 National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorships Mentee in Korean - mentored by Clare Richards
  • 2023 Literature Translation Institute of Korea Translation Academy
  • 2023 The American Literary Translators Association Building Our Future: A Weekend of Virtual Workshops for Emerging BIPOC Translators

K-Pop / Entertainment

Event Subtitles

  • 2024 SEVENTEEN TOUR 'FOLLOW' AGAIN TO JAPAN _ May 26, 2024
  • SHINee WORLD VI "PERFECT ILLUMINATION : SHINee'S BACK"_ May 25, 2024
  • SUPER JUNIOR 18TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENT <1t's 8lue>
  • RIIZE RIIZING DAY : Fan Premiere
  • ATEEZ [THE WORLD EP.2 : OUTLAW] SHOWCASE _ Jun 16, 2023
  • TEMPEST 2nd Mini Album 《SHINING UP》 Showcase _ Aug 29, 2022
  • 2022 K GLOBAL HEART DREAM AWARDS _ Aug 25, 2022
  • KCON LA 2022 _ Aug 20 - 21 2022
  • 2022 VERIVERY 1st CONCERT PAGE : O _ Aug 20 - 21, 2022

Concert/VCR Scripts

  • 2023 ATEEZ THE FELLOWSHIP : BREAK THE WALL
  • CIX 2nd WORLD TOUR 〈Save me, Kill me〉
  • Mnet GREAT SEOUL INVASION Final
  • 2022 SUNMI THE World Tour 'GOOD GIRL GONE MAD'
  • 2022 LOONA 1st WORLD TOUR [LOONATHEWORLD]
  • 2022 SVT 6TH FAN MEETING ‘SEVENTEEN in CARAT LAND’
  • Stray Kids 2ND #LoveSTAY [SKZ CHOCOLATE FACTORY]

Webtoons

Mostly worked with Fantasy & Wuxia genre, interested in working in BL/GL

Industry / Corporate

2023 2022

Academic

Abstracts, presentations, and lecture subtitles in various fields, including: Art, Art Therapy, Behavioral Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Education, Entrepreneurship, Film Studies, Fisheries, Food Culture, Humanities, Social Welfare, etc.

Other Specializations

IT, web, app / IR, pitch decks, presentations / Company Profiles / Lyrics / Cosmetics / Academic records / etc.

Contact Me

Also find me on X (formerly Twitter)