Singer Park Jin-Young expressed his feelings and determination after becoming co-commissioner of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange under President Lee Jae-myung.
Kang Hoon, chief of staff of the presidential office, held a briefing at the Yongsan presidential office on the 9th and said that the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, a presidential organization to realize the "five cultural powerhouses," is scheduled to launch this month, and that he nominated Park Jin-Young, representative producer of JYP Entertainment, as co-chairperson along with Minister Choi Hwi-young of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Park Jin-Young said on his social account, "I agonized a lot because taking on government work is, in many ways, an extremely burdensome and worrisome matter for someone working in the entertainment industry, but I decided because K-pop now faces an exceptionally special opportunity, and I felt I must make the most of this opportunity."
He continued, "When I impulsively went to the United States in 2003 and distributed promotional materials for our singers to U.S. record companies, when the Wonder Girls became the first Korean singers to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2009, and even at this very moment my dream is the same. K-pop being loved around the world," adding, "I will organize the areas where I felt institutional support was needed based on my time working in the field so that effective support can be provided, and I will work hard so that younger artists can gain many better opportunities. And I will do my best so that K-pop can take another leap forward and, beyond promoting our culture, become a venue where people around the world understand and interact with each other."
Park Jin-Young said, "Since this is a project I am starting after much deliberation, I ask for your advice and support. And I sincerely thank Minister Choi Hwi-young of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for agreeing to take on this work with me. Thanks to him, I was able to find the courage."
Meanwhile, Kang Hoon, chief of staff of the presidential office, explained the background of Park Jin-Young's selection by saying, "Representative Park is one of Korea's leading singers and has worked to globalize K-pop," and "people around the world will enjoy our popular culture more, and we too will be exposed to a variety of foreign cultures, contributing to making Korea a place where culture blossoms."
Below is the full text from Park Jin-Young
Taking on the work of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange
(Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange)
Hello, this is Park Jin-Young. As you may have seen in the news, I have been assigned to work for the presidential organization called the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange.
Taking on government work was, as someone in the entertainment industry, something I worried about in many ways and agonized over a lot, but I decided because K-pop now faces an exceptionally special opportunity, and I felt I must make the most of this opportunity.
When I impulsively went to the United States in 2003 and distributed promotional materials for our singers to U.S. record companies, when the Wonder Girls became the first Korean singers to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2009, and even at this very moment my dream is the same: for K-pop to be loved worldwide.
I will organize the areas where I felt institutional support was needed based on my time working in the field so that effective support can be provided, and I will work hard so that younger artists can gain many better opportunities. And I will do my best so that K-pop can take another leap forward and, beyond promoting our culture, become a venue where people around the world understand and interact with each other.
Since this is a project I am starting after much deliberation, I ask for your advice and support. And I sincerely thank Minister Choi Hwi-young of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for agreeing to take on this work with me. Thanks to him, I was able to find the courage.
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