Park Jin-young Joins Government as Co-Chairman to Lead K-pop’s Global Cultural Mission
Sep 09, 2025
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In a briefing at the Presidential Office in Yongsan on the 9th, Kang Hoon-sik, Chief of Staff to the Presidential Office, nominated producer Park Jin-young and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young as co-chairmen of the Presidential Organization for the Realization of President Lee Jae-myung's pledge of the 'Five Cultural Powers'Popular Culture Exchange Committee\" he said.
Afterwards, Park Jin-young said on his SNS, `I thought a lot about taking on the government job because it was so burdensome and worrisome in many ways for entertainment industry workers, but now K-pop has a very special opportunity and I am determined to make good use of this opportunity.'
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In the meantime, Park Jin-young said, "I will work hard to organize the parts that I wanted to have institutional support while working in the field so that effective support can go, and to make sure that junior artists get better opportunities."We will do our best to make K-pop an opportunity for people around the world to understand and interact with each other beyond promoting our culture," he added.
Lastly, Park Jinyoung said, "It's something that starts after a lot of thought, so I ask for your advice and support."We sincerely thank the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young for taking over this work together. I was able to muster up my courage thanks to you," he said.
▶ Hereinafter, Park Jin-young's SNS post specialization
Taking charge of the
(Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange)
Hello, I'm Park Jinyoung. As you may have seen on the news, I was in charge of the direct presidential organization called the Popular Culture Exchange Committee.
I thought a lot about taking on a government job as an entertainment industry worker because it was so burdensome and worrisome in many ways, but now K-pop has a very special opportunity, and I decided to make good use of this opportunity.
When I went to the U.S. in 2003 and distributed promotional materials of our singers to American record labels, when Wonder Girls entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time as a Korean singer in 2009, and at this moment, my dream is the same. What K-pop is loved all over the world.
I will work hard to organize the parts that I wanted to have institutional support while working in the field so that effective support can go, and to help junior artists get more opportunities. And we will do our best to help K-pop take a leap forward and become a place for people around the world to understand and exchange with each other beyond promoting our culture.
It's something that starts after a lot of thought, so I ask for your advice and support. And I sincerely thank the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young for taking over this work together. Thanks to you, I was able to take courage.
anjee85@sportschosun.com
