CJ ENM Celebrates Korean Visionaries Who Are Changing the Game in Entertainment

This tale was produced in paid collaboration withCJ ENM

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Each year, CJ ENM honors and celebrates “visionaries” who suggest a brand-new vision in the show business with their creativity and influence. Considering that 2020, the international IP giant has actually utilized information and professional understanding to call creatives succeeding in their areas– and on Jan. 7, 7 even more unbelievable abilities signed up with the rankings: KANG FULL, Kim Yong-hoon, Monika, Ryu Seung-Ryong, Tune Hye-kyo, UHM JUNG HWA and Stray Children.

Considering that their production, the honors have actually lost a limelight on a varied series of designers and musicians throughout categories and domain names, including whatever from movie to dance to webtoons. The honors’ crucial function is to offer constant assistance to the numbers who frankly reveal their creativity. The 2024 Visionaries supply a solid sign of what’s following in Korean entertainment. Past Dreamer guest of honors have actually consisted of songs teams BTS and BLACKPINK, who have actually led the international surge of K-pop; supervisor Hwang Dong-hyuk, who is working with the 2nd period of the international hit collection Squid Game; and supervisor Bong Joon-ho, the initially Korean developer to win the ideal photo Oscar with Bloodsucker.

Much of the recipients had standout success in 2023: Supervisor Kim Yong-hoon launched Mask Lady on Netflix, showcasing his distinct imaginative strategy by casting 3 starlets to stand for various aspects of a solitary personality..

Webtoon musician transformed film writer KANG FULL made his movie script launching with Relocating, a webtoon collection that suggested a brand-new style of “K-Superhero,” adjusted as a Disney+ initial in 2014. Well-known star Ryu Seung-ryong, who’s starred in hit Korean movies like Extreme Work and Wonder in Cell No. 7, also teamed up with Kang on the job, playing an essential duty in Relocating as a program of his extremely variegated capacities.

At the event, Ryu shared,“I would like to extend my thanks to storyteller KANG FULL, who gave me the opportunity to show diverse sides of myself. If I had superpowers, I would like to read and open the hearts of people, as character Hwang Ji-hee did in the series.”

Star Tune Hye-kyo likewise had an excellent year as the lead character in Netflix’s The Splendor, which was rated as a leading 3 most seen collection in Netflix’s international semiannual 2023 involvement record. And UHM JUNG HWA, a star and vocalist who made her launching in 1993, got extensive honor this year for her functions in Medical Professional Cha and Dance Queens on the Roadway– while likewise executing her initial show in 24 years..

For Uhm, obtaining the honor held specifically unique worth.“On my way here, I looked back on my past memories. I remember hearing disheartening comments when I was working on new music since it’s past my ‘prime.’ This award proves that I was right to keep doing what gives me joy and passion. It gave me the answer to the question, ‘What do I do next?’”

On the songs front, eight-piece K-pop team Stray Children were called Visionaries after covering the Signboard 200 graph with all 4 of their cds launched over the past 2 years. The self-produced team likewise scored their initial Signboard Hot 100 access with “LALALALA”– elevating the bar for possible landmarks in K-pop.

And last, however definitely not the very least, is professional dancer Monika, who returned as a court for period 2 of Road Female Competitor after starring in the collection as a candidate in period one. A leader in the Korean dancing scene, Monika continuously presses the limits of K-dance– making her a location as the first-ever choreographer recognized as a Dreamer.

Throughout the event, world-acclaimed movie supervisor and previous Visionary guest of honor Park Chan-wook sent out a shock video clip message congratulating all the 2024 Dreamer Honors receivers, including“I want to especially congratulate dancer Monika, with whom I worked on my short film Life Is But a Dream. I have never witnessed such exploding creativity, diligence, and energy.”

The honors event included styles that combine previous and future as one with aesthetic themes from Deoksu Royal residence’s Dondeokjeon Hall, a historical structure that served as a facility of social exchange throughout the Korean Realm. CJ ENM’s 2024 Dreamer Honors personify a comparable passion: to advertise creativity and present to the international target market the following huge point from Korean entertainment.