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* Date : 2019-06-04
First Korean Winner of the World Barista Championship, Barista Jeon Joo-Yeon


A staff member from a little coffee shop in Busan emerged as a world-class barista. In last April, barista Jeon Joo-Yeon received the world's spotlight, as she became the first Korean to win first place at the World Barista Championship, the most prestigious competition in the global coffee industry.
For the past decade, she has put unparalleled efforts to be the best in her field, studying coffee across the coffee producing countries and partaking as a judge at a barista competition in Korea. She is now ready to face another challenge for herself.
On today's Heart-to-Heart, we will hear about the story of barista Jeon Joo-Yeon who elevated Korea's status in the global coffee industry.