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President Lee to Join TWICE Members, 'Kpop Demon Hunters' Director on Arirang TV Wednesday

Insights from the forum will inform cultural policy for Korean content creators.

President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from R) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung (2nd from L) greet people after watching "La Resistance," a documentary film on Korea's independence movement against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, at a movie theater in central Seoul on Aug. 17, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The pre-recorded special, titled "K-Pop: The Next Chapter," is scheduled to air at 5 p.m. Wednesday on English-language broadcaster Arirang TV.
  • Participants include director Maggie Kang of the Netflix animated film "Kpop Demon Hunters," TWICE's Jihyo and Jeongyeon, producer-DJ R. Tee, and music critic Kim Young-dae, with host Jang Sung-kyu.
  • The presidential office said the program was convened to reflect K-pop's global standing, examine scalability of content, and share visions for the industry's next stage.
  • Officials plan to draw on the views expressed during the broadcast to help shape future policy directions for the culture sector.
  • Coverage notes that the global performance of "Kpop Demon Hunters," produced by Sony Pictures Animation and distributed by Netflix, has prompted calls for stronger support for domestic original content and intellectual property.