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Three Decades of Visionary Leadership: Global Media Spotlights CJ ENM’s Role as the Architect of K-Culture

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CJ ENM’s long-standing vision for the cultural business and its efforts to expand K-content globally over the past three decades have once again drawn attention from global media and entertainment industry voices. Hosted and executive produced by Daniel Dae Kim, CNN Original Series <K-Everything>, which premiered globally on May 9, explores the global rise of Korean culture and entertainment. The four-part series examines how K-culture evolved into a global phenomenon shaped by Korea’s … [Read more...] about Three Decades of Visionary Leadership: Global Media Spotlights CJ ENM’s Role as the Architect of K-Culture

CJ Vice Chairperson Miky Lee Receives Global Citizen Award

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Miky Lee, Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group, was honored with the Global Citizen Award on September 23rd at the Atlantic Council’s awards ceremony in New York City.  Lee, the first Asian female entrepreneur to receive the honor, emphasized the importance of cultural bridges of compassion, hope, and empathy, and the embrace of building a global platform for future generations. The evening’s award ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York was attended by over 700 distinguished guests, … [Read more...] about CJ Vice Chairperson Miky Lee Receives Global Citizen Award

CJ ENM appoints Chang-Gun Koo as new CEO of CJ ENM

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CJ ENM announced that Chang-Gun Koo has been appointed as new CEO of the CJ ENM entertainment division. Koo first joined the CJ Group in 2010 prior to his post as an analyst at Samsung Securities. Koo became CEO of global food service and culture company CJ Foodville in 2017 followed by his post as CEO of Korea’s No.1 health and beauty store CJ Oliveyoung in 2018. Koo will oversee CJ ENM’s plans for global expansion and accelerate future growth engines to lead a new paradigm in the … [Read more...] about CJ ENM appoints Chang-Gun Koo as new CEO of CJ ENM

CJ E&M partners DreamWorks

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Seoul, Korea – CJ E&M is expanding its character business in Korea, thanks to the representation agreement it signed with DreamWorks Animation recently. Through the arrangement, CJ E&M will market DreamWorks’ character products through numerous distribution channels of CJ Group, especially through TV home shopping channel CJ O Shopping, as well as health and beauty retailer Olive Young, which usually targets young adult consumers in their 20's and 30's. This is expected to … [Read more...] about CJ E&M partners DreamWorks

High auds may hamper CJ’s acquisition of OnMedia Corp

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South Korea - CJ Group's acquisition of a controlling stake in Korea's OnMedia Corp will create an 18 channel pay-TV offering with reach of around 3 million homes. CJ Group has bought a 55.2% stake in OnMedia from shareholders including HSBC and Orion Corp. Reports say the acquisition has been placed under subsidiary CJ O Shopping; that unit's president Lee Hae-sun is quoted as saying the takeover is part of efforts to bring together media and shopping services. The deal is still subject to … [Read more...] about High auds may hamper CJ’s acquisition of OnMedia Corp