Korean entertainment industry heavyweight CJ ENM has announced the recipients of the 2023 Annual Vision Award, an award that recognizes talent in the Korean film and television fields for their contributions to ” leading trends and leading innovations”.
CJ ENM said the 10 Visionary Honorees were selected through a process of combining opinions from a panel of 60 corporate entertainment “experts” and data analysis led by Endeavor. Analytics performed. Endeavor Analytics developed and implemented a proprietary assessment methodology that uses a range of data sources including celebrity tracking services and social media measurements.
The 2023 honorees include filmmaker Park Chan-wook, whose latest horror film Decided to leave considered the Oscar winner, to Squid game star Lee Jung Jae, who premiered his directorial debut, Hunting, at Cannes last year. Other awardees include pop star turned actress IU, star of Hirokazu’s hit movie Kore-eda agencyand the male lead Don Lee, the star of summaryKorea’s highest-grossing movie of 2022.
The ten honorees in Visionary 2023, in alphabetical order, are: K-pop group (G)I-DLE, Chung Seo-kyung, Don Lee, IU, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jin-ju , Lee Jung-jae, Nah Yung-suk, Park Chan-wook and Park Eun-bin.
“As the value and impact of Korean entertainment continues to grow globally, tracing the footsteps of the ‘visionaries’ will shed light on the endless possibilities and visions of what will happen next,” CJ ENM said in a statement. “Just as visionaries find their uniqueness through adventure and innovation, CJ ENM will continue to open up new ways and produce widely loved IP.”
CJ ENM has announced the Visionary Awards in 2020. This year’s recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony in Seoul at the end of January.
