Kpop

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ makes Oscars history after dominating awards season

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“Kpop Demon Hunters” is ending awards season on top. The Netflix film, which follows two fictional K-pop bands, HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, took home an Oscar for best animated feature Sunday. Co-director and writer Maggie Kang and producer Michelle Wong became the first people of South Korean descent to ever win in the animated feature … Read more

From K-pop to Conan: How the academy is ‘leaning into big cultural moments’ for the Oscars

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LOS ANGELES — An unfiltered Conan O’Brien, a K-pop takeover onstage and absolutely no awards for Tilly Norwood. This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is “leaning into big cultural moments,” in the words of CEO Bill Kramer. Sunday’s Oscars ceremony comes at a period of transition for the academy, which has … Read more