"Dedicated to Korea".."K-Pop Demon Hunters," Oscar's love of gold [synthesis]

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The creators of Netflix's "K-Pop Demon Hunters," who were honored with the Academy Award, gathered together to deliver the meaning, behind-the-scenes, and sequel plans.

On the 1st, a press conference was held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to commemorate the award of Netflix's "K-Pop Demon Hunters" Academy.

Director Maggie Kang and co-director Chris Applehans, who directed "K-Pop Demon Hunters," and co-writer and co-writer of the OST "Golden," "How It's Done," "Golden," "Your Idol," and co-writer of the much loved OSTs such as "K-Pop Demon Hunters," Kwak Jung-kyu and Nam Hee-dong, the producer of The Black Label, attended the event.

It swept major awards ranging from the 53rd Animation Awards and Director Awards to the 31st Critics' Choice Awards for Animation and Theme Song Awards, the 83rd Golden Globe Awards for Animation and Theme Song Awards, and the 68th Grammy Awards for OST Awards. He then won the Feature Animation Award and the Topic Song Award at the 98th Academy Awards.

Director Maggie Kang received the trophy for feature animation at the Academy Awards and expressed her feelings, saying, "I dedicate this award to Koreans and Koreans around the world."

Director Maggie Kang said about the meaning of the Academy Award, "The reason I wanted to make this movie is because I drew Japanese or Chinese culture in the animation I watched when I was young, but I didn't see Korean culture. I wanted to present such a movie to Korea. I needed it, but I felt it was necessary for all Koreans," he said.

"I think one of the things I thought was that there was a misunderstanding of people who we say are ethnic Koreans. In many cases, ethnic Koreans live with the idea that I am not entirely Korean, he said. "This is a global era, and I think I and I can play a role as a real bridge between them as people who belong to both cultures."

"I also wanted to speak on behalf of people like me and Lee Jae-nim (through 'K-pop Demon Hunters')." Even if we are not born and raised in Korea, we are part of Korean culture, and going through different growth processes does not reduce our identity as Koreans. I'm proud of the fact that I'm Korean," he said.

Lee Jae said, "I lived half in Korea and half in the United States. When I was growing up in the U.S. as a child, I was teased for listening to K-pop. But when I was singing on the Oscars stage, I saw all the actors and directors cheering for me, and I was so proud," he said.

They also shared behind-the-scenes stories of the Academy Awards. Lee Yoo-han opened a paper to express his feelings in advance after Lee Jae-jae's feelings when he won the Academy Awards theme song, but there was even a "racism controversy" as the microphone was muted.

Lee Yoo-han said, "All of our families, The Black Label, producer Teddy, and others worked hard and wanted to congratulate you. It was a short story, but I was disappointed that I couldn't do it, but it was an honor and fun time," he said.

Nam Hee-dong then said, "It's how I feel to prepare it after discussing it together. There was nothing I couldn't say, but I was just enjoying myself from the standpoint of watching from behind. "It was fun to watch actors on stage, including unexpected things," he added.

Lee Jae also performed "Golden" at the Academy Awards. He said, "Actually, I watched the stage during rehearsals, and I cried a lot. I do it with Ray Army Audrey, and the two of them didn't know much about Korean culture. It was a moment when I was proud to finally be able to show Korean traditional music and pansori on such a big stage, he said. "It was very satisfying and touching."

"I purposely didn't see him waving his light stick in the audience. I was afraid my voice would go out," he said with a smile. "I didn't know DiCaprio would hold a light stick. It was really amazing, and I felt the power of K because all the actors were holding it."

K-pop Demon Hunters has been confirmed to produce a sequel thanks to worldwide love. Asked about the sequel, director Maggie Kang said, "I want to keep the contents a secret, and I hope you watch it without any spoilers. I have a big idea, but I don't know the details yet, he said. "However, I will make a movie that director Chris wants to see like the first sequel." It will be a bigger, richer and more colorful movie than the first one," he said.

Director Chris Applehans then said, "I think the relationship between our movie and our fans is special. I think fans discovered our movie and introduced it to the world. For us, the fans felt like family, and when it comes to working on the sequel, I want to take what I did in the first film as it is."

"I want to break the rules and expand the limits to surprise the fans who love us," he said, adding, "I want to do everything based on being Korean." Korean is the soul of our work," he added.

Coach Chris Applehans said he has lived with his Korean wife for more than 20 years and has come to understand "Korean things," adding, "I didn't study, but I naturally melted because I became a part and lived together."

"I was surprised a lot as I watched how to express love and how to endure pain. Although I am not Korean, I think I learned to be Korean because I spent more than half of my life with the way Koreans express themselves," he said, adding that Koreans have a strong power.

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