By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) — President Lee Jae Myung congratulated Netflix’s “Ok-Pop Demon Hunters” on successful Academy awards, expressing hope that the animated movie’s success would additional increase the worldwide attain of Korean tradition.
Lee posted the message on the social media platform X after “Ok-Pop Demon Hunters” gained Greatest Animated Characteristic and Greatest Authentic Track for its unique sound observe “Golden” on the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Sunday (native time).
“Ok-Pop Demon Hunters is a piece that reveals how tradition can join folks around the globe past borders and language,” Lee wrote. “Combining the dynamic vitality of Ok-pop, Korean sensibilities and distinctive creativeness, it delivers a brand new type of enjoyment whereas additional increasing the horizons of our tradition.”
Lee thanked co-director Maggie Kang and the movie’s manufacturing staff, in addition to the composer of “Golden,” saying their achievement has made South Korea and Koreans around the globe proud.
Noting that it took a very long time for tales with Koreans because the protagonists to shine on the heart of the worldwide stage, Lee expressed hope that the achievement would function momentum for the subsequent era of creators to pursue greater desires on the worldwide stage.
The poster of “Golden” an unique sound observe of Netflix’s “Ok-Pop Demon Hunters” is proven at a bookstore in Seoul on March 16, 2026. (Yonhap)
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