In an interview ahead of her W Festa talk, Hye-sun reflected on failure, comparison and finding the energy to try again. She also discussed expanding Kooroll and preparing for doctoral study.
In a video interview for the Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, she said she had registered around 58 new-age compositions. She described how background-music royalties support her creative life.
Hye-sun introduced handmade fountain pens on social media, sharing photographs and a shop link. The collection extended her design work beyond the Kooroll hair roller.
She shared photographs from her Himalayan journey after joining a celebrity expedition toward Kanchenjunga base camp. Her post documented the trip in progress, rather than a summit ascent.