Seoul native Kim Ji Sook, host of Fukuoka's Love FM Thursday night Inter Wave radio program, brings the sounds and the spirit of Korea to fans throughout northern Kyushu.

Kim's interviews with Korean cultural personalities -- such as movie director Lee Chang Dong, whose film "Peppermint Candy" has been acclaimed by viewers here in Japan -- are one of the most popular segments of her weekly three-hour program.

"During my interview with Lee, I told him that the theme of our radio program is love, and how it transcends borders and cultural differences," Kim explains. "Impressed by this idea, he told me that he wanted to make it the theme of his next film."