Personalities
Artists, directors, authors and historical figures.
Bong Joon-ho
South Korean director and screenwriter born in 1969, creator of Parasite (2019), the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. His work is distinguished by a unique genre-blending approach (dark comedy, thriller, sci-fi, horror) and a sharp social critique of class inequality. His filmography also includes Memories of Murder, The Host, Snowpiercer, and Okja, each film demonstrating his mastery of tonal shifts and ability to merge popular entertainment with profound reflection.
BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan)
South Korean K-pop group consisting of seven members (RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook), formed in 2013 by Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE). BTS became the world's most popular music group in the 2020s, carrying the hallyu wave to unprecedented levels. Their ARMY fan community is one of the largest and most organized worldwide. The group has broken records in album sales, streams, and concert ticket sales, and has delivered speeches at the United Nations General Assembly.
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong actor, director, producer, stuntman, and martial arts master, born Chan Kong-sang in 1954 in Hong Kong. Famous for his unique comedic style blending spectacular stunts performed without doubles, martial arts, and physical humor inspired by Buster Keaton. With over 150 films including the Police Story trilogy, Drunken Master, and the Rush Hour and Shanghai Knights franchises, he is one of the greatest action cinema stars worldwide and a cultural ambassador for Hong Kong.
Hayao Miyazaki
Director, animator, screenwriter, and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, born in 1941 in Tokyo. Regarded as the greatest animation filmmaker of all time, he is the creator of masterpieces such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away and an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement in 2014, he continues to create despite several announced retirements.