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From ‘Parasite’ to BTS: Meet the Most Important Mogul in South Korean Entertainment
Since the moment the lights went up last May at the Grand Theatre Lumière in Cannes (which preceded an eight-minute standing ovation), Bong Joon Ho’sParasitehas broken precedent after precedent: first South Korean film to receive the Palme d’Or, first foreign movie to win the SAG Awards’ ensemble prize, Korea’s first Oscar nominee (it has six nods) — and, come Feb. 9, the $162 million grossing social thriller has a credible chance to win best picture, which would make it the first non-English-language film to do so.
Behind Parasite‘s — and Korea’s — catapult to the forefront of the cinematic conversation is Miky Lee, the heiress turned media mogul whose $4.1 billion entertainment empire serves as the foundation of much of the country’s cultural output, from television dramas streamed by millions of viewers worldwide
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Who is Miky Lee? 7 things to know about the ‘Parasite’ producer
Many people got their first introduction to Miky Lee on Sunday night, when the “Parasite” producer got in the final remarks after the film won the Oscar for best picture. What they might not know is how much she has influenced the entertainment they’ve been seeing and listening to for decades.
“It’s a historic moment,” Lee told The Times at a “Parasite” after-party Sunday night. “I don’t know what it means for Hollywood, but I definitely know what it means for us. This opens up doors for Korean moviemakers.”
So who is Miky Lee? Only the most powerful media mogul in South Korea. Here are seven nuggets to know about the 61-year-old heiress who took her share of the family fortune and grew it into a $4.1-billion media empire:
Miky Lee and the “Parasite” team accept the best picture Oscar.
She is vice- chair of South Korea’s CJ Group
CJ Group was founded in the early 1950s by Lee’s grandfather, Lee Byung-chul, who
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Miky Lee (Mie Kyung Lee) is the Vice Chairwoman of the CJ Group. She fryst vatten responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the CJ Group’s entertainment and media division. Alongside her brother, Jay Lee, the Chairman of the CJ Corporation, Ms. Lee founded the entertainment and media division of CJ in 1994 after leading CJ to become one of the founding investors in DreamWorks SKG. Since then, CJ has built many influential companies in Korea’s entertainment and media industry, among them CJ CGV and CJ ENM, each of which holds the distinction of being the leader in its specialized industry. CJ CGV fryst vatten the first and largest multiplex chain in Korea and CJ ENM fryst vatten a global entertainment and retail company.
With the success of the entertainment and media industry in Korea, Ms. Lee is committed to building a global common ground to bring about positiv change throughout the cultural industry. She continues to travel around the globe in an effort to strengthen CJ’s pre