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This year 2022, it is evaluated that the cultural world has considerably recovered its pre-corona look.

Above all, the growth of K-pop and the performance industry stands out.



Reporter Park Jae-hyun gathered and summarized the moments that heated up the cultural world this year.



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BTS wrapped up the first act of their group activities with the enlistment of their eldest brother, Jin.



[Jin/BTS: This was the last concert we had.

When will we have another concert in the future?] The



7 members who united and swept the world together are showing their spirit even when they are scattered.



Not only BTS, but also Blackpink and Stray Kids each rose to the top of the Billboard charts, proving the popularity of K-pop.



The K-syndrome continued in the classics as well.



Pianist Yunchan Lim proudly won the Van Cliburn Competition.



[Elizabeth Law/Concours Commentary: It was a performance of a lifetime.

It's an honor for me to be able to see this performance.]



In addition to all sold-out performances, next year's schedule is also full with collaborations with famous orchestras.



[Yunchan Lim/Pianist: (Especially, finding and playing for neighbors in need) I think it is very meaningful that it could be the process of opening another universe to them.]



With the growth of stars and fandom, this year's music and performance markets It is an evaluation that the atmosphere before corona has been restored.



On the other hand, the film market is still stagnant.



The number of moviegoers, which reached 200 million per year before Corona, remains at half the level.



[Jeong In-hye/Art Management Support Center Team Leader (Kim Soo-hyun's Curtain Call): As movie ticket prices increase a lot, it seems that there is a lot of comparison with other alternatives (OTT, etc.).]



However, director Park Chan-wook decided to break up .

was highly acclaimed, including winning the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and Sin City 2 surpassed 10 million viewers in a long time.



Actor Lee Jeong-jae won the Emmy Award for Best Actor for 'Squid Game,' and Song Kang-ho won the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for his film broker.



[Lee Jung-jae/Actor: In the future, we will promote Korean content and create high-quality content...

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Picture book author Suji Lee was the first Korean to receive the Andersen Prize, which is called the Nobel Prize in children's literature.



(Video editing: Choi Eun-jin, CG: Ryu Sang-soo, VJ: Oh Se-gwan)