Global NK [Interview] introduces various South Korean researchers studying North Korea in person to look into the current status of North Korean research through their own voices. The [Interview] met Sung Kyung Kim, professor at the University of North Korean Studies, who is studying North Korea through the concept of 'mind', and heard what it is to study North Korea through 'mind' and its meanings to inter-Korean relations today.

■ Sung Kyung Kim associate professor at University of North Korean Studies. Her research interest includes cultural sociology, migrant sociology, North Korean society and culture, women, film, etc.