Jung Ji Hoon * 정지훈 * 鄭智薰 * (aka Rain/Bi / 비 / ピ) I [Upcoming Drama 2024] Red Swan

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*** RAIN posted these slide of pictures just 5-hours ago. What is this for? Photoshoot? I heard that he wasn't feeling fine prior & during the Japan FM. I hope he's fine now.

 

 

 

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K-Drama Review: “Welcome 2 Life” Entices Audience By Exploring Second Chances & Parallel Worlds

 

 

Welcome 2 Life puts a perspective on the consequences of important decisions made in life and utilizing second chances

Welcome 2 Life screens two story-lines of two worlds which are so similar yet so different. The drama boasts of a popular cast which includes Jung Ji Hoon more popularly know as Rain, Lim Ji Yeon and Kwak Si Yang.

 

 

Jung Ji Hoon plays Lee Jae Sang who is a heartless lawyer with the inability to distinguish between right and wrong. Returning to the small screen after her appearance in Blow Breeze, Lim Ji Yeon takes on the role of Ra Si On who is a strong-willed detective and also the love interest of Lee Jae Sang. Kwak Si Yang portrays the role of Ra Si On’s partner detective, Goo Dong Tae who struggles due to his unrequited love for Si On.

 

Title: Welcome 2 Life
Distributor: MBC
Theme: Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Length: 40 Episodes
Broadcast Date: August 5 to September 24
Main Leads: Jung Ji Hoon (Rain), Lim Ji Yeon, Kwak Si Yang
Highlights: Unique Concept, Poignant Portrayal Of Second Chances, Powerful Antagonists
Oh No Moments: Lengthy Plot Narrative, Ambiguity In Plot-lines
Overall Rating:
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Related Dramas: Please Comeback Mister, Abyss

Quick Plot Summary

The plot of Welcome 2 Life revolves around a cunning and corrupt lawyer, Lee Jae Sang who would use any means to win a case. He does not care about morals and is only concerned about his personal gains. An accident occurs which leads him to pass through another universe where he is living a completely different life. This change causes him to reflect on his life’s choices.

 

 

Highlights

Unique Concept

The drama follows the concept of crossing over to the parallel universe. Both the worlds are similar yet so different. Unlike Lee Jae Sang of the original world, the other Lee Jae Sang in the parallel world is a righteous person who perseveres to put criminals behind bars. The contrast between the characters in the alternate worlds was an interesting watch. The criminals that Lee Jae Sang defended in the real world were put behind bars by the other Lee Jae Sang in the other world.

Similarly, Ra Si On from the two worlds has different personalities. Ra Si On, from the real world is grim and sad whereas, Si On in the parallel world is much more livelier.

Poignant Portrayal Of Second Chances

The first half of the plot focuses on the consequences of the choices made. Up to a certain point Lee Jae Sang from both the worlds led a similar life. But later on it’s because of the different choices they had made, their lives turned out different.

Lee Jae Sang’s life in the parallel world is a representation of the kind of life he would have lived had he made a different choice. The trip in the parallel world caused the narcissistic lawyer to realize that some things are more valuable than materialistic things. The scene where Lee Jae Sang cries after his return to the real world because he misses the family he had in the other universe was very emotional.

 

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Powerful Antagonists

For any drama, having a powerful antagonist enhances the story-line. In this drama, the writers have done a great job in creating the characters of  Jang Do Sik and Yun Pil Woo. Jang Do Sik is a powerful politician who has no conscience and would even resort to committing murders to achieve what he wants. On the other hand, his illegitimate son, Yun Pil Woo is a psychotic murderer. A byproduct of his father’s wrong doings and his mother’s greediness, Yun Pil Woo has been on a killing spree for many years and uses the most gruesome methods for killing. Both the actors portraying the characters have immaculately played their parts well, thus, also mitigating the effects of the poor story development.

Oh No Moments

Lengthy And Poorly Written Plot Narrative

The drama started out with a bang showcasing a seamless narration. However, as the story progressed, the plot became too predictable and lost touch on the fresh elements that it had in the beginning. The flaws of the drama would be that the writers dragged the plot for too long, hence, testing the patience of the audience.

Also, there was no focus on the incidents that occurred before the switch. It was like the wrong doings Lee Jae Sang did in the past didn’t hold any relevance to the storyline.

There were some major plot holes that were impossible to ignore. Ra Si On is a detective and she is supposed to be logical so it was really a pain to watch her going alone unarmed in an isolated area only to be trapped.

And if that was not enough, Lee Jae Sang who is portrayed as cunning goes to the same site alone and unarmed and obviously falling for the quite obvious trapped. Also, the transition from the time spent at the parallel world to the real world was poor.

Ambiguity In Plot Lines

The journey to the parallel world ends when Lee Jae Sang wakes up in his original world and the audience is left wondering what happens next.

Judging from the situation that led to that, it felt like that writers just created that situation for the sake of creating a means to make Lee Jae Sang wake up in the real world and not much thought was given to it.

The story could have gotten better justice if the creators have shown a little more details on what happens in the parallel universe.

 

Recommendation

The premise behind the drama was great, but as the story evolves, the plot becomes unnecessarily too long. The initial episodes were entertaining and it was worth watching how after living the life that he never had prompted Lee Jae Sang to change to a better person.

 

However, the second half of the series was very boring with the characters going through the endless circles of the cat-and-mouse game.

 

Not much justice was done to the story of the parallel universe. What was great about the drama was the existence of the parallel world. It was comparatively a better world where Lee Jae Sang and Ra Si On were better versions of themselves.

 

The creators never really showed on what happened to the criminals in the other world. Jang Do Sik and Yun Pil Woo existed in the other world too but the audience never got to know what happened to them over there.

 

The portrayal of how each of our decisions impact our lives for the better or for the worse was interesting. Welcome 2 Life is a trip to the life lead by the road not taken.

 

 

 

 

Image Credit: MBC  / HelloKpop

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*** I guess this was taken in Japan, during his recent FM.

 

 

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RAIN's Picture

 

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Thailand

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*** IDK where was he during this video was taken............... Well, sexy back..................

 

 

 

 

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*** Rain spotted at the baseball game with Kim Gwang-Min yesterday (October 23) cheering for Doosan Bear baseball team . The team he supported won the game. 

 

 

 

credit : Raincloud10

 

 

 

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(October 23, 2019) - Photos of Rain at today’s baseball game

 

 

 

 

 

 

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*** RAIN came out from hotel in Osaka. 

 

 

 

credit : Rain Cloud Thailand

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*** The second round of the 2019 KBO League Kiwoom and Doosan Korea Series was held at Jamsil Stadium on the afternoon of October 23rd.  Doosan fan, Rain is watching the game. 

 

 

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[Photos] Rain cheering for Doosan Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

credit : https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003485733

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*** More photos of Rain at the baseball game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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***Rain at a private night event. A surprise birthday party with special performance by Rain.

 

 

 

 

 

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*** RAIN posted these slide of pictures 2-days ago with a caption - " OMG~~ In the restaurant ... Manta ... " This was during a private birthday party held in Singapore!

 

 

 

 

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*** RAIN is currently in LA since he was honored by the Asia Society yesterday together with Wang Leehom . Congratulations, RAIN!

 

 

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Rain To Receive Award At 2019 U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer Awards

 

 

Rain will be receiving an award at the U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer Awards!

 

Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) will be holding its annual U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer Awards on November 5 in Los Angeles. The Summit is a conference that promotes cooperation between significant figures in Hollywood and the Chinese entertainment industry. Filmmakers, content creators, and deal-makers leading the movie, music, digital content, and game industries across Asia will gather at the event. This year’s Summit will feature key personnel from various Asian countries, including

South Korea, India, and Japan, as well as the U.S. local entertainment industry.

 

Rain will be receiving the “Entertainment Game Changer” award, and he is the first Korean to be named among the conference honorees. Other winners include Wei Zhang (president of Alibaba Pictures), Bob Weis (president of Walt Disney Imagineering), and Wang Leehom (singer-songwriter).

 

Powerful figures like Steven Xiang (CEO of Huanxi Media Group), Douglas Montgomery (vice president of Category Management at Warner Brothers), and Kevin Lin (co-founder of Twitch) were also invited to the summit.

 

Rain previously made his Hollywood debut through the 2008 film “Speed Racer,” and he later played the lead role in James McTeigue’s “Ninja Assassin.” He was able to win the “Biggest Badass” award at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for his role as Raizo in “Ninja Assassin.”

 

Rain recently starred in MBC’s “Welcome 2 Life” as Lee Jae Sang, and he is currently searching for his comeback project.

 

Check out Rain in “Welcome 2 Life” below!

 

Watch Now

 

 

 

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Rain wins the Asia Society Award in November

 

 

Singer and actor Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) was invited as a winner at the US-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer awards on November 5th. 

 

Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

It is a conference that promotes cooperation between Hollywood and Chinese filmmakers. It is a global conference that leads the entire film, music, digital content and game industry across Asia and analyzes trends. This year's summit will bring together key players from the US entertainment industry, including Asian countries like Korea, India and Japan.

 

Rain is the first Korean to to be named among the conference honorees. Wei Zhang, president of Alibaba Pictures and Bob Weis, Walt Disney imaging manager, including singer and songwriter Wang Leehom will also be honored.

 

Steven Xiang (CEO of Huanxi Media Group),  Douglas Montgomery (vice president of Category Management at Warner Brothers),  and Kevin Lin (co-founder of Twitch) were also invited to the summit.

 

Rain debuted in Hollywood in 2008 through the American film Speed Racer and starred in the movie Ninja Assassin. In particular, through 'Ninja Assassin' he was the first Korean to receive the MTV Award.

 

He recently played a role as Lee Jae-sang in MBC drama 'Welcome 2 Life'. The next work is under review.

 

 

hmh1 @@ news1.kr

credit : https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0004280505

 

 

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비, 11월 美 아시아소사이어티 어워즈 수상 '영예'

 

(서울=뉴스1) 황미현 기자 = 가수 겸 배우 비(정지훈)가 오는 11월 5일 미국 현지 아시아소사이어티 엔터테인먼트 어워즈 (The US-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer awards) 에서 수상자로 초청됐다.

 

올해 10주년을 맞이하는 아시아소사이어티 남부 캘리포니아 서밋 (Asia Society Southern California’s Summit 이하, ASSC)은 할리우드
와 중화권 영화인들의 협력을 도모하는 콘퍼런스로 미국 현지 문화 교류를 넘어 아시아 전역의 영화, 음악, 디지털 콘텐츠 및 게임 산업을 전적으로 주도하고, 트렌드를 분석하는 글로벌 콘퍼런스다. 올해 선보이는 본 서밋은 한국, 인도, 일본을 비롯한 아시아 국가들과 미국 현지 엔터테인먼트 업계의 주요 인사들이 함께한다.

 

비는 이번 콘퍼런스 수상자들 중 한국인 최초로 손꼽혔다. 가수 겸 배우 비를 포함, 웨이 장(Wei Zhang) 알리바바 픽쳐스 대표, 밥 웨이스(Bob Weis) 월트 디즈니 이메지니링 대표도 수상 영예를 안을 예정이다.

 

스티븐 시양(Steven Xiang) 후안씨 미디어그룹 CEO, 더글라스 몽고메리(Douglas Montgomery) 워너 브라더스 경영 부사장, 케빈린(Kevin Lin) 트위치(Twitch) 공동 창립자 및 COO 등등 주요 연설자로 본 서밋에 초대됐다.

 

비는 미국 영화 '스피드 레이서'를 통해 2008년 할리우드에 처음 데뷔했으며, 영화 '닌자 어쌔신'에서 주연을 맡았다. 특히 '닌자 어쌔신'을 통해 그는 해외에서 한국인 최초로 MTV 어워드를 수상했다.

 

그는 최근 MBC 드라마 '웰컴2라이프'에서 이재상 역을 맡아 열연을 펼쳤다. 현재 차기작 검토 중이다.

 

 

 

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Rain Wins US Asia Society Entertainment Award

 

 

Singer and actor Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) was invited to the US Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer Awards.

 

The Asian Society Southern California (ASSC), which marks its tenth anniversary this year, is a conference to promote collaboration between Hollywood and Chinese filmmakers. Beyond the local cultural exchanges in the United States, it is a global conference that leads the film, music, digital content and games industry across Asia and analyzes trends. This year's summit will be attended by key personnel from various Asian countries like Korea, India, Japan and other key players from the US entertainment industry.

 

Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) will be receiving the “Entertainment Game Changer” award and is the first Korean to be named among the conference honorees. Wei Zhang, president of Alibaba Pictures, Bob Weis, Walt Disney President Imagineering, including singer and songwriter Wang Leehom will also be honored.

 

Key speakers, including Steven Xiang, CEO of Huanxi Media Group, Douglas Montgomery, Vice President of Warner Brothers, and Kevin Lin, Twitch Co-Founder and COO were also invited to the summit.

 

Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) made his debut in Hollywood in 2008 through the American film Speed Racer, and starred in the movie Ninja Assassin. In particular, through Ninja Assassin, he won the first MTV Award.

 

Rain recently played the role of Lee Jae-sang in the MBC drama “Welcome 2 Life.” The next work after this drama is being reviewed.

 

 

Photo credit = Rain Company

By Kim Chae-hyun, staff reporter chkim@seoul.co.kr

credit : https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/081/0003040110

 

 

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비, 美 아시아소사이어티 엔터테인먼트 어워즈 수상 ‘한국인 최초’

 

가수 겸 배우 비(정지훈)가 오는 11월5일 열릴 미국 현지 아시아소사이어티 엔터테인먼트 어워즈(The US-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer awards) 수상자로 초청됐다.

 

올해 10주년을 맞이하는 아시아소사이어티 남부 캘리포니아 서밋(Asia Society Southern California’s Summit 이하, ASSC)은 할리우드 와 중화권 영화인들의 협력을 도모하는 컨퍼런스다. 미국 현지 문화 교류를 넘어 아시아 전역의 영화, 음악, 디지털 콘텐츠 및 게임 산업을 전적으로 주도하고, 트렌드를 분석하는 글로벌 컨퍼런스 이다. 올해 선보이는 본 서밋은 한국, 인도, 일본을 비롯한 아시아 국가들과 미국 현지 엔터테인먼트 업계의 주요 인사들이 함께 한다.

 

비(정지훈)는 이번 컨퍼런스 수상자들 중 한국인 최초로 손꼽혔다. 가수 겸 배우 비(정지훈)를 포함, 웨이 장(Wei Zhang) 알리바바 픽쳐스 대표, 밥 웨이스(Bob Weis) 월트 디즈니 이메지니링 대표도 수상 영예를 받을 예정이다.

 

또 스티븐 시양(Steven Xiang) 후안씨 미디어그룹 CEO, 더글라스 몽고메리(Douglas Montgomery) 워너 브라더스 경영 부사장, 케빈린(Kevin Lin) 트위치(Twitch) 공동 창립자 및 COO 등등 주요 연설자로 본 서밋에 초대됐다.

 

비(정지훈)는 미국 영화 ‘스피드 레이서’를 통해 2008년 할리우드에 첫 데뷔했으며, 영화 ‘닌자 어쌔신’에서 주연을 맡았다. 특히 ‘닌자 어쌔신’을 통해 그는 해외에서 한국인 최초로 MTV 어워드를 수상했다.

 

비는 최근 MBC 드라마 ‘웰컴2라이프’ 에서 이재상 역을 맡아 열연을 펼쳤다. 드라마 종영 후 차기작을 검토 중이다.

 

사진 = 레인컴퍼니

 

김채현 기자 chkim@seoul.co.kr

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Jung Ji-hoon, invited to the US Asia Entertainment Summit and Game Changer Awards'

 

 

Singer and actor Rain (Jung-Ji hoon) was invited as a winner at the US-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer Awards on the 5th of November, Rain Company said on the 31st.

 

The Asian Society Southern California (ASSC), which marks its tenth anniversary this year, is a conference that promotes collaboration between Hollywood and Chinese filmmakers and goes beyond American cultural exchanges to film, music, digital content and games across Asia. It is a global conference that leads the industry entirely and analyzes trends.

 

This year's summit will bring together key players from the US entertainment industry, including Asian countries like Korea, India and Japan.

 

Rain will be receiving the “Entertainment Game Changer” award, and he is the first Korean to be named among the conference honorees.  Wei Zhang, president of Alibaba Pictures and Bob Weis, President of Walt Disney Imagineering, including singer and songwriter Wang Leehom will also be honored.

 

Also invited to attend the summit are key speakers, including Steven Xiang, CEO of Huanxi Media Group, Douglas Montgomery, Vice President of Warner Brothers, and Kevin Lin, Twitch Co-Founder and COO.

 

Rain made his first debut in Hollywood in 2008 through the American film Speed Racer and starred in the movie Ninja Assassin. In particular, through the Ninja Assassin, he won the first MTV Award.

 

 

By Lee Woo-in, staff reporter jarrje@tvreport.co.kr /

Photo = Rain Company

credit : https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/213/0001138625

 

 

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정지훈, 美 아시아소사이어티 엔터테인먼트 어워즈 초청 '게임 체인저 수상'

 

[TV리포트=이우인 기자] 가수 겸 배우 비(정지훈)가 다음달 5일 미국 현지 아시아소사이어티 엔터테인먼트 어워즈(The US-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer awards)에서 수상자로 초청됐다고 31일 소속사 레인컴퍼니가 밝혔다.

 

올해 10주년을 맞이하는 아시아소사이어티 남부 캘리포니아 서밋(Asia Society Southern California’s Summit 이하, ASSC)은 할리우드 와 중화권 영화인들의 협력을 도모하는 컨퍼런스로 미국 현지 문화 교류를 넘어 아시아 전역의 영화, 음악, 디지털 콘텐츠 및 게임 산업을 전적으로 주도하고, 트렌드를 분석하는 글로벌 컨퍼런스다.

 

올해 선보이는 본 서밋은 한국, 인도, 일본을 비롯한 아시아 국가들과 미국 현지 엔터테인먼트 업계의 주요 인사들이 함께한다.

 

비는 이번 컨퍼런스 수상자들 중 한국인 최초로 손꼽혔다. 가수 겸 배우 비를 포함, 웨이 장(Wei Zhang) 알리바바 픽쳐스 대표, 밥 웨이스(Bob Weis) 월트 디즈니 이메지니링 대표도 수상 영예를 받을 예정이다.

 

또한, 스티븐 시양(Steven Xiang) 후안씨 미디어그룹 CEO, 더글라스 몽고메리(Douglas Montgomery) 워너 브라더스 경영 부사장, 케빈린(Kevin Lin) 트위치(Twitch) 공동 창립자 및 COO 등등 주요 연설자로 본 서밋에 초대됐다.

 

비는 미국 영화 ‘스피드 레이서’를 통해 2008년 할리우드에 첫 데뷔했으며, 영화 ‘닌자 어쌔신’에서 주연을 맡았다. 특히 ‘닌자 어쌔신’을 통해 그는 해외에서 한국인 최초로 MTV 어워드를 수상했다.

 

 

이우인 기자 jarrje@tvreport.co.kr / 사진=레인컴퍼니

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Singer Rain Receives Game Changer Award at US-Asia Entertainment Summit Awards

 

 

Singer and actor Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) was invited to the US Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer Awards on November 5th.

 

The Asian Society Southern California (ASSC), which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, is a conference that promotes collaboration between Hollywood and Chinese filmmakers. It is a global conference that leads the industry entirely and analyzes trends. This year's summit will be attended by Asian countries like Korea, India, Japan and other key players from the US entertainment industry.

 

Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) is the first Korean to win among the conference honorees. Wei Zhang, president of Alibaba Pictures, Bob Weis, Walt Disney Imagineering president, including singer and songwriter Wang Leehom will also be honored.

 

Also invited to attend this summit as key speakers, include Steven Xiang, CEO of Huanxi Media Group, Douglas Montgomery, Vice President of Warner Brothers, Kevin Lin, Twitch Co-Founder and COO.

 

Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) made his debut in Hollywood in 2008 through the American film Speed Racer, and starred in the movie Ninja Assassin. In particular, through the Ninja Assassin, he won the first MTV Award. 

 

Meanwhile, he recently played a role as Lee Jae-sang in MBC drama 'Welcome 2 Life'. The next work is under review.



Digital Issue Team Reporter Yoo Byung-cheol onlinenews@wowtv.co.kr
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가수 비, 美 아시아소사이어티 엔터테인먼트 어워즈 초청 '게임 체인저 수상'

 

가수 겸 배우 비(정지훈)가 오는 11월 5일 미국 현지 아시아소사이어티 엔터테인먼트 어워즈 (The US-Asia Entertainment Summit & Game Changer awards) 에서 수상자로 초청됐다.

 

올해 10주년을 맞이하는 아시아소사이어티 남부 캘리포니아 서밋 (Asia Society Southern California’s Summit 이하, ASSC)은 할리우드 와 중화권 영화인들의 협력을 도모하는 컨퍼런스로 미국 현지 문화 교류를 넘어 아시아 전역의 영화, 음악, 디지털 콘텐츠 및 게임 산업을 전적으로 주도하고, 트렌드를 분석하는 글로벌 컨퍼런스 이다. 올해 선보이는 본 서밋은 한국, 인도, 일본을 비롯한 아시아 국가들과 미국 현지 엔터테인먼트 업계의 주요 인사들이 함께 한다.

 

비(정지훈)는 이번 컨퍼런스 수상자들 중 한국인 최초로 손꼽혔다. 가수 겸 배우 비(정지훈)를 포함, 웨이 장(Wei Zhang) 알리바바 픽쳐스 대표, 밥 웨이스(Bob Weis) 월트 디즈니 이메지니링 대표도 수상 영예를 받을 예정이다.

 

또한 스티븐 시양(Steven Xiang) 후안씨 미디어그룹 CEO, 더글라스 몽고메리(Douglas Montgomery) 워너 브라더스 경영 부사장, 케빈린(Kevin Lin) 트위치(Twitch) 공동 창립자 및 COO 등등 주요 연설자로 본 서밋에 초대되었다.

 

비(정지훈)는 미국 영화 ‘스피드 레이서’를 통해 2008년 할리우드에 첫 데뷔 하였으며, 영화 ‘닌자 어쌔신’에서 주연을 맡았다. 특히 ‘닌자 어쌔신’을 통해 그는 해외에서 한국인 최초로 MTV 어워드를 수상했다.

 

한편, 그는 최근 MBC 드라마 ‘웰컴2라이프’ 에서 이재상 역을 맡아 열연을 펼쳤다. 현재 차기작 검토 중이다.

 

 

 

 

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