"I was able to stand here thanks to the Korean audience who did not hesitate to talk about the movie."

The vice-chairman of CJ Group Mi-kyung Lee (English name Mickey Lee) thanked the Academy Award for Parasites.

The vice chairman came to the stage with 'Parasite' received the award, director Bong Joon-ho, representative of the producer Barunson E & A and Kwak Shin-ae and actors who appeared in 'parasite'.

After the testimony of Kwak Shin-ae, the vice-president Lee was handed the microphone and said "Thank you Bong" in English and say "Thank you for being yourself."

"I like everything about Bong. His smile, hair style, the way he talks and walks, especially the way he plays," he said. "My favorite is his sense of humor. He teases himself, It never gets serious. "

"Thanks to those who supported the" parasites ", those who worked with the" parasites "and those who loved the" parasites. "

In particular, he told his brother, Chairman Lee Jae-hyun, CJ, "Thank you for always allowing us to dream even the impossible dreams."
"Thank you to the Korean audience who did not hesitate to comment on all our films," he said. "Thanks to those comments, we could not settle for it, and the directors and creators could move forward. I wouldn't have been here without it. "

Lee, who was blacklisted by the Park Geun-hye regime and moved to the United States by another in 2014, has stepped away from the front line of domestic group management, but is known to have been active in the overseas entertainment industry. In 2017, he became a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Vice Chairman Lee Mi-kyung has been named Producer for Parasite.

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