JYP founder appointed to ministerial-level post on pop culture

Park Jin-young, founder and chief producer of K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment, has been tapped for a ministerial-level position on a new presidential committee launched to promote K-pop culture overseas, according to the presidential office on Tuesday. Park, a singer-songwriter-turned-executive, will co-chair the presidential Commission on Pop-Culture Exchange, along with Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young. The new presidential committee will work to promote South Korean culture abroad while exp