Miky Lee, vice chair of Korea’s CJ Group, was handed the Asian Hall of Fame’s Centennial Medal of Lifetime Achievement in Los Angeles. K-pop pioneer Lee Soo-man did the honors.
\n\nLee Soo-man, the SM Entertainment founder who is now key producer at A2O Entertainment, reminded the audience that Miky Lee had introduced him at the same event a year earlier and called him the godfather of K-pop. “Well, tonight, I’d like to return the favor,” he said. “If I am the godfather of K-pop, then Miky Lee is the godmother of K-culture.”
\n\nThe Asian Hall of Fame gives the medal to inductees it sees as people of strong character who have raised the bar in their industries, made a cultural mark and worked across racial lines. Miky Lee was recognized for more than 30 years of connecting Korea with audiences abroad through film, music and television.
\n\nThe two have been friends for more than 50 years. Lee Soo-man said he first met her when he was a college student who was already a well-known singer and radio and TV host, and she was still a middle schooler. “But even then, she was already the boss,” he said.
\n\nHe also told…
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