For Production Staff in Popular Culture and Arts Including Costume Director Kim Yuseon

Juyongwoo Ace Square CEO, Kim Eunyeong MBC Deputy General Manager and Three Others
Yusijeong Martial Arts Director, Jo Taehee Haneul Makeup CEO and Others Receive Korea Creative Content Agency Director Award

Costume director Kim Yuseon of CNF, Ace Square CEO Joo Yongwoo, and MBC Deputy General Manager Kim Eunyoung are among those receiving the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation at the Popular Culture and Arts Production Staff Awards.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency will hold the Popular Culture and Arts Production Staff Awards ceremony on the 3rd of next month at the Stanford Hotel Korea in Sangam-dong, Seoul. This event honors production staff who have contributed to the development of popular culture. Each year, the Korea Creative Content Agency nominates production staff who have demonstrated their capabilities for over 10 years in three fields: broadcasting, film, and popular music (including musicals). Winners are selected through deliberation by relevant experts.

This year, five individuals will receive the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation. They include Kim Yuseon, costume director at CNF, who was responsible for costumes in about sixty films including Memories of Murder; Joo Yongwoo, CEO of Ace Square, who enhanced immersion by producing special props, effects, and sets for the film Space Sweepers; Kim Eunyoung, Deputy General Manager of MBC’s Production Technology Bureau, who created unique and beautiful visuals in dramas such as The Red Sleeve Cuff; Moon Kyunghwan, director of KBS’s Broadcast Technology Bureau, who provided vivid footage for broadcasts such as the presidential and general election coverage by producing special equipment including drones; and Kim Jaehong, stage director with 29 years of experience in musicals, operas, and concerts including Aida.

The Korea Creative Content Agency President’s Award will be given to thirteen individuals. They include stunt director Yoo Sijeong of 9 Stunt House, Madman Post director Jeon Mingyu, Post Recording Studio CEO Jung Jisoo, Haneul Makeup CEO Jo Taehee, Jongno Yangsanbak CEO Choi Inbeom, art director Heo Jayeon of the National Film Industry Labor Union, assistant director Kim Youngjun, MBC cinematographer Kim Hwayoung, Make Us production director Park Dongjun, MBC art director Choi Juyeon, director Kim Dongyeon of the theater company Poet and Warrior, Shock Redo CEO Ahn Hyunju, and Barun Saenghwal Company CEO Lee Woohyeong.

Cho Hyunrae, President of the Korea Creative Content Agency, said, "These are the key figures who have elevated the status of K-content to the next level," adding, "We will take the lead in creating an environment where they are respected and can work with dignity."

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