Min Hee-jin becomes Casa BRUTUS’s first Korean cover star after founding OK Records

Min Hee-jin has made her first public appearance since founding OK Records on the cover of Casa BRUTUS, a prominent Japanese lifestyle magazine.

The magazine’s October issue marks the first time a Korean has appeared as its cover subject, according to OK Records. Published by Japan’s Magazine House, Casa BRUTUS covers architecture, interiors, design, art and fashion. The issue focuses on Seoul as a lifestyle destination.

Casa BRUTUS gives Min 26 pages for an interview and photo spread covering her past work, creative philosophy, new label and future projects. Photographer Song Si-young, who has worked with Min on visual projects for many years, took the photographs.

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This Casa BRUTUS project was an opportunity to naturally introduce Seoul’s appearance and spaces, along with the fashion and design that I have long been interested in.

The issue also shows Min’s home, which she acquired about 15 years ago and adapted to her lifestyle. The interior includes Charles and Ray Eames furniture, vintage pieces, works by young Korean designers and artists, records and plants. Her OK Records office also appears in the feature.

Min selected Seoul locations for the magazine, including art-house venues, vintage furniture stores, household-goods shops, Korean restaurants and music-listening spaces. The list also includes the mini cinema Movie Land, where she served as a guest curator in May.

Min said the project allowed her to connect Seoul’s spaces with fashion and design. She said OK Records would seek to show projects where artists, music and other creative fields could connect and expand freely. The issue goes on sale in Japan on Sept. 9. A collaboration with Japanese fashion brand Everyone will debut at a pop-up in Maebashi on Sept. 19, featuring caps and T-shirts using the Korean word for “OK.”

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With OK Records, I also want to show projects where artists and music can connect and expand freely with various creative fields.