Korean stars Jung Hoyeon (L) and Lee Jung-jae pose with the awards they won for their ‘Squid Game’ … [+]
During the last decade Korean media has made a dramatic impression on the global entertainment market. With content such as the film Parasite, TV shows such as Squid Game and k-pop groups, particularly BTS, k-media has acquired fans around the world. But such success does prompt a question or two. Is the popularity of k-media a temporary phenomenon or will it shape the entertainment industry for decades to come? An upcoming conference will examine the past and potential future of the Hallyu or Korean Wave, incorporating academic research with insider insights into the current market, and offering information on AI that might potentially help enhance the global reach of k-content.
The Global K Entertainment Technology Summit will take place on Oct. 20 at the LA Wavve American Conference Room in Los Angeles and also stream live on YouTube. The event is hosted by Indiana University’s Institute for Korean Studies, Pukyong National University in Busan and DirectMediaLab, a news media outlet and lab specializing in entertainment technology, based in Korea and the U.S. The program will be introduced by Seung Kyung Kim, director of the Institute for Korean Studies, Junghwan Kim, a professor at Pukyong University and Junghoon Han, CEO of DirectMediaLab.
Junghoon Han
The first part of the program will feature CedarBough T. Saeji, an assistant professor of Korean and East Asian studies at Busan University; Darcy Paquet a film critic, author and translator (Parasite), who teaches at the Busan Asian Film School; Pil Ho Kim, an associate professor of Korean at Ohio State University, specializing in Korean pop music and cinema; and Jae Hyon Park, a Wesleyan University professor, who specializes in modern and contemporary Korean literature,…
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