Profile

Kaoru Hasuike

Born in 1957. During his third year at Chuo Univ., he was abducted by North Korea and forced to stay there for 24 years.

He was returned in 2001, he is working as a full- time teacher at Niigata Sangyo Univ. and at the same time, reenrolled to Chuo Univ., graduated in March, 2008 at the age of 51.

Also very active as translator of Korean language and already 16 works are published including bestselling Korean authors books. He wrote 3 books by himself. His recent work “AGAIN TO KOREAN PENINSULA” (250,000 copies sold) which received Shincho documentary award in October, 2009.

Portfolio

2009	AGAIN TO KOREAN PENINSULA by Kaoru Hasuike Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd. June, 2009 THE SCENE & NOW OF KOREAN DRAMA I SAW by Kaoru Hasuike Kodansha Ltd. March, 2009
2008	OUR HAPPY HOURS (Comic) by Gong Ji-Young, illustrated by Mizu Sahara, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Shinchosha Publishing Co. Ltd. December, 2008 HASUIKE STYLE KOREAN LANGUAGE LEARNING BOOK by Kaory Hasuike Bungeishunju Ltd. October, 2008 SONG OF THE SWORD (Paperback) by Kim Hoon, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Shinchosha Publishing Co. Ltd. October, 2008 MY WIFE GOT MARRIED by Hyong Uk Park, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Shinchosha Publishing Co. Ltd. March, 2008
2007	HAROO 2 by Kwon Dae Woong, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Popular Publishing Co., Ltd. November, 2007 OUR HAPPY HOURS (Hardcover) by Gong Ji-Young, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Shinchosha Publishing Co. Ltd. May, 2007
2006	I YEARN YOU EVEN YOU ARE BESIDE ME by Shiva Ryu, translated by Kaoru Hasuike THE SECRET OF THE DNA OF KOREAN WAVE by You Sang-chul & Ahn Hai-ri & Jung Hyun-mok & Kim Joon-sool & Chung Kang-hyun, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. August, 2006 LEE JAE YONG’S SAMSUNG IN 2015 by Seong Hwa-Yong, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Kobunsha Publishing Co., Ltd. April, 2006 EOMEONI by Kim Jung Hyun, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Wani Books Co., Ltd. March, 2006 HAROO by Kwon Dae Woong, translated by Kaoru Hasuik Popular Publishing Co., Ltd. February, 2006 WINTER SONATA AND BUTTERFLY FANTASY by Hahm Han-hee & Huh In-sonn, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Kobunsha Publishing Co., Ltd. January, 2006
2005	GOOD HABIT TO CHANGE MYSELF by Han Chang Uk, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Sankei Shinbun Shuppan Co., Ltd. September, 2005 RUN, RUN HYUNG JIN by Park Mi-Kyung, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Random House Kodansha Co., Ltd. July, 2005 SONG OF THE SWORD　(Hardcover) by Kim Hoon, translated by Kaoru Hasuike Shinchosha Publishing Co. Ltd. May, 2005

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