Filmmaker Hark-Joon Lee chronicles the making of an all girl band in this insightful documentary on K-Pop—the multi-billion dollar South Korean musical entertainment industry. 9 Muses of Star Empire follows the nine young women in a new girl group for a year as they are molded and trained by the powerful Star Empire Agency to be the next big K-pop sensation. As the everyday life of these girls unfolds, they relentlessly pursue their dreams in a world of jealousy, betrayal, and scandal. You’ll never look at K-Pop in quite the same way.

 

Following the screening, director Hark Joon Lee will be available to answer questions about the documentary, as well as what’s happened to 9 Muses since the 2010 filming.

 

(82 minutes, 2012)

Directed by Hark Joon Lee

Produced by Min-Chul Kim (Minch & Films) and Suk Kee Lee (Style Chosun)

 

Thursday, April 17, 2014  |  7:00 PM

The Korea Society
950 Third Ave., 8th Fl
(Entrance on 57th St.)

 

Members and Students: Free

Non-members: $10

 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.

 

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Co-presented with KAFFNY

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