"K-pop Demon Hunters (abbreviated K-DevHun)" director Megi Kang, actor Lee Byung-hun, and BTS members V and RM have recently completed a Korean Mount Rushmore for the "K" brand.
In the early hours of the 24th, director Megi Kang posted a photo on her personal SNS saying "Korean Mount Rushmore" with a taegeukgi emoji. The released photo showed director Megi Kang with Lee Byung-hun, BTS V, and RM, drawing attention.
Mount Rushmore is a rock formation in Pennington County, South Dakota, in the United States. It is especially famous for the carved faces of four U.S. presidents considered founding figures. Among them, director Megi Kang wittily likened the meeting of herself, Lee Byung-hun, BTS V, and RM to a Mount Rushmore of Korean culture.
In fact, director Megi Kang's debut work, the Netflix film K-pop Demon Hunters, has surpassed 300 million cumulative views on Netflix, marking the highest viewership in Netflix history. He connected with Lee Byung-hun when Lee voiced the final boss Gwima in K-pop Demon Hunters.
In addition, Lee Byung-hun is well known as the frontman of the Netflix original series Squid Game. Squid Game was the most-watched content on Netflix before K-pop Demon Hunters.
Here, the key figures, BTS members V and RM, were also gathered in one place. BTS remains the most popular global idol group. In particular, all members have completed their military hiatus and are expected to resume full-group activities.
By likening it to Mount Rushmore as a Korean expatriate, director Megi Kang elicited both laughter and warmth by expressing pride in his country's culture. Director Megi Kang has emphasized his steady interest in Korean culture in connection with the positive reviews that K-pop Demon Hunters received for its detailed treatment of Korean culture.
Their meeting took place at an after-party immediately following the VIP screening of the film No Other Choice (directed by Park Chan-wook) on the 22nd. No Other Choice also received praise at major international film festivals, including an invitation to the competition section at the Venice Film Festival. The meeting of these leading figures of K-content across borders is giving domestic internet users a sense of pride.
[Photo] Source: SNS.
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