After realizing there weren’t any Koreans in the pantheon of iconic Disney princesses, 22-year-old Julia Riew set out to create one herself, along with an accompanying musical. The Harvard student, ...

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced Wednesday that the theater will develop Julia Riew’s musical “Dive,” previously known as “Shimcheong: A Folktales.” “Stop Kiss” ...

Six days ago, on Jan. 8, Julia Riew had never posted on TikTok before, and the first people to follow her account were her parents. As of Jan. 14, her song “Dive” has more than 625,000 views, and ...

After introducing the concept of “Shimcheong” on TikTok with the caption, “There was no Korean Disney princess so I decided to make my own,” Riew gained an influx of followers who were just as ...

When Julia Riew ’22 was growing up, everyone around her knew that she would write musicals. In elementary school, she turned recess into drama class, directing her friends in made-up plays like High ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Julia Riew about her book, "The Last Tiger." It's a fantasy inspired by her grandparents' lives during a dark period in Korea's history. "The Last Tiger" is a new novel for ...