Korean Hitmakers Join Forces with INTERSTELLAR ProducerBox office titan JK Youn, the author of not one but two ten million viewer hits in Korea, is setting his sights on America. The Ode to My Father (2014) director has teamed up with Parasite (2019) executive producer Miky Lee and Interstellar producer Lynda Obst to develop K-Pop: Lost in America, a road movie eyeing a 2023 release.The project wi...

Five leaders from Korea’s entertainment sector have landed on the ‘Variety 500’ list, an influential index of the most important figures shaping today’s global media industry. The Korean names on the list include director BONG Joon-ho, CJ Group Vice Chairman Mike LEE (aka Lee Mi-kyung), Korean Film Council (KOFIC) Chairman OH Seok-geun, SM Entertainment founder and chairman LEE Soo-man and Big Hit...

Executive Behind Oscar Winner PARASITE Joins AMPAS Venture Miky LEE (aka LEE Mie-kyung), the vice chairwoman of the CJ Group conglomerate which includes the Parasite (2019) studio CJ ENM, has been appointed as vice chair of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is scheduled to open on April 30 next year. LEE was appointed to the vice chair position by the Academy’s board of trustees. The p...