ADELLE WEE
ADELLE WEE
Adelle Wee (she/her) is a translator working from Korean into English.
She holds an MA in Korean-English translation from Ewha Womans University and a BA in English from the National University of Singapore. She has won multiple awards for both literary and film translation, and is a current fellow at the LTI Korea Translation Academy.
Adelle Wee (she/her) is a translator working from Korean into English.
She holds an MA in Korean-English translation from Ewha Womans University and a BA in English from the National University of Singapore. She has won multiple awards for both literary and film translation, and is a current fellow at the LTI Korea Translation Academy.
Korean-to-English Literary Translator
Korean-to-English
Literary Translator
Korean-to-English
Literary Translator
awards
LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators
Film Category (English), 2025
56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards
Fiction Commendation Award, 2025
LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators
Literature Category (English), 2024
Translations
Short Stories
Never Aloan by KIM Ji Yeon (2023)
- Published as an eBook by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, 2024
- Winning entry for the 2024 LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators in the Literature Category (English)
Never Aloan by KIM Ji Yeon (2023)
- Published as an eBook by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, 2024
- Winning entry for the 2024 LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators in the Literature Category (English)
Aeon by CHOI Hee-ra (2022)
- Partially published as an article on The Korea Times, 2025
- Winning entry for the 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards (Fiction Commendation Award)
Aeon by CHOI Hee-ra (2022)
- Partially published as an article on The Korea Times, 2025
- Winning entry for the 56th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards (Fiction Commendation Award)
essays
A World Garlanded with Flowers of Every Kind by CHOI Young
Published in The Passenger: South Korea (Europa Editions, 2024)
A World Garlanded with Flowers of Every Kind by CHOI Young
Published in The Passenger: South Korea (Europa Editions, 2024)
Every Legend Has A Beginning by Yunseong NAM
Published in The Passenger: South Korea (Europa Editions, 2024)
Every Legend Has A Beginning by Yunseong NAM
Published in The Passenger: South Korea (Europa Editions, 2024)
film
Shall We Dance? by SHIN Dong-seok (2021)
LTI Korea Translation Academy Portfolio Translation Project, 2025
Shall We Dance? by SHIN Dong-seok (2021)
LTI Korea Translation Academy Portfolio Translation Project, 2025
The Will of Love by KIM Yoon-kyung (2025)
*Co-translated
Screened at the 2030 Youth Film Festival, 2025
The Will of Love by KIM Yoon-kyung (2025)
*Co-translated
Screened at the 2030 Youth Film Festival, 2025
Time To Be Strong by NAMKOONG Sun (2024)
Winning entry for the 2025 LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators in the Film Category (English)
Time To Be Strong by NAMKOONG Sun (2024)
Winning entry for the 2025 LTI Korea Translation Award for Aspiring Translators in the Film Category (English)
The Window by YEON Sang-ho (2012)
Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation Graduation Project, 2023
The Window by YEON Sang-ho (2012)
Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation Graduation Project, 2023
The Way Home by LEE Jeong-hyang (2002)
Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation Graduation Project, 2023
The Way Home by LEE Jeong-hyang (2002)
Ewha Womans University Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation Graduation Project, 2023
commissioned samples
The Library of Borrowed Lives by CHOI Se-eun
Commissioned by TXTY, 2025
The Library of Borrowed Lives by CHOI Se-eun
Commissioned by TXTY, 2025
Dark Walk by CHUNG Myung-seop
Commissioned by TXTY, 2024
Dark Walk by CHUNG Myung-seop
Commissioned by TXTY, 2024
Writing
179cm and Glowing
Creative non-fiction essay
Published on Eunoia Review, 2025
179cm and Glowing
Creative non-fiction essay
Published on Eunoia Review, 2025