JAKARTA - Youn Yuh Jung ended his management contract with South Korean agency Hook Entertainment in December 2022. The decision came after the Korean agency was involved in a legal conflict with singer Lee Seung Gi on suspicion of failing to pay royalties from his songs.
Tuesday, January 10, Youn Yuh Jung was reported to have signed a new contract with the American agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). According to confirmation from his assistant to Yonhap, Youn Yuh Jung confirmed the report that was first revealed by Deadline the day before.
He mentioned that CAA has signed Youn. CAA itself is one of the largest star agencies in Hollywood that manages big names such as directors Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Zendaya. Korean actors Lee Jung-jae, Gang Dong-won, and Jung Ho-yeon were also represented internationally by the agency.
Youn is the first Korean actress to win an Academy Award. This film tells the story of a Korean-blooded family who moves to the United States to start a new life.
Youn Yuh Jung made history as the first Korean actress to win a Best Supporting Actress nomination at The Academy or Oscar for her role as Soon-ja's grandmother in the film Minari (2020) by Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung.
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