CJ America News

Pretty much everything coming out of South Korea nowadays involves CJ in some way – whether it’s a television show being broadcast on one of its channels, such as music channel Mnet or the popular K-drama channels tVN and OCN.

A.C.E’s agency Beat Interactive announced that they have established a co-management partnership with CJ ENM’s Swing Entertainment. From here on, Beat Interactive will be handling A.C.E’s music and content production, as well as global marketing and overseas promotions. Swing Entertainment will be handling A.C.E’s management activities in Korea, providing means for the group to promote more actively in a wider range of fields domestically.

Vincenzo is an upcoming Netlfix Original romantic-comedy K-Drama series created by Studio Dragon and written by Park Jae Bum. The series, a romantic crime-comedy, is directed by Kim Hee Won.

Kellogg School of Management announced Wednesday it will expand programming, scholarships and support for women in business with a “transformative gift” from Northwestern alumna Ann Drake. Drake grew her family company Dry Storage Corporation into the leading national enterprise DSC Logistics as its CEO.

South Korea’s major logistics service operator CJ Logistics has developed an artificial intelligence-based tracking system that can accurately track cargo and calculate the estimated time of arrival. The system will allow the logistics service company to seamlessly plan and link delivery schedules in different countries to save time and costs.

South Korea’s multiplex chain CJ CGV has unveiled the industry’s first attempt to recycle old projection screens. CGV found a new way to use old screens as part of its waste reduction efforts. The company said that its management policy regards eco-friendliness not as an option but as a necessity. The company announced on Thursday that it will unveil two types of little bags made of old screens.

US broadcast network Fox has renewed I Can See Your Voice, based on CJ ENM‘s music format, for a second season. Hosted and executive produced by The Masked Singer panellist Ken Jeong, I Can See Your Voice made its debut last September following the season four premiere of The Masked Singer, another South Korean import, on Fox.

As eyes turn toward the imminent start of COVID-19 inoculations, CJ Logistics has emerged as a candidate for vaccine distribution. CJ Logistics had been considered at a disadvantage, as it does not have an ultra-cold-chain storage like Korea SuperFreeze in Pyeongtaek. But recent reports have suggested it may still be in the running, as it has the widest network of distribution centers and vehicles.

Enyhpen has taken the K-pop world by storm, so what do we know about Jungwon, the group’s leader who ‘embodies the colour blue’, was a young taekwondo master and is a self-confessed fashion ‘dandy’?

CJ CGV, the country‘s largest cinema chain, on Saturday officially launched its console game platform business AzitX, which will allow video gamers to play at 34 local movie theaters, including CGV Yongsan in central Seoul. CGV said it launched an AzitX pilot service for five days at four local theaters, including CGV Ilsan, and received positive feedback.