CJ's Miky Lee named 2022 Women in Entertainment Power 100 list

Miky Lee, vice chairperson of CJ Group / Korea Times file

By Kwon Mee-yoo

Miky Lee, vice chairperson of CJ Group, (a South Korean conglomerate holding company) has once again demonstrated her influence in the global entertainment industry by being included in the Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Power 100 list for two consecutive years.

The magazine acknowledged her role in helping to establish not only CJ but also Korea's entertainment industry as a global power player and Lee is the first Korean to be on the list two years in a row.

Lee, known as Lee Mie-kyung in Korea, was the producer of Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite," which made history by becoming the first non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture back in 2020.

The publication also expressed its anticipation about Lee for future awards, as CJ ENM financed and distributed Park Chan-wook's latest film, "Decision to Leave," a Cannes-winning romance thriller that was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

In a brief interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Lee said she would like to trade places for a day with actress Michelle Yeoh, adding that "(Yeoh) is having a great year and I would have loved to be in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'"

Lee also mentioned "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari as her last great read.

Lee, who has played a key role in the global expansion of Korean films and K-pop, has a strong presence in the global entertainment industry.

She has been the vice chair of the board of trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures since 2020 and received the Pillar Award from the museum in October in recognition of her contributions to the industry and the museum. In November, she was awarded the 2022 International Emmy Directorate Award for “spearheading the global phenomenon of the Korean wave for over 25 years.”

The magazine publishes the ranking of the 100 top female players in the entertainment scene every year, considering their portfolio, achievements and awards as well as leadership.