K-Pop Market Talk, as part of Leeds Korean Day Festival
Come join this talk from Jeong-Hoon Alex Kim and Doyeun Kim about the Korean Music Industry
Jeong-Hoon Alex Kim is the Head of A&R & Producer — Warner Music Korea
Senior music and entertainment executive and producer — artist and album planning, creative production, talent scouting and artist management, live and festival programming, global touring and brand partnerships across Korea, Japan, North America and Europe.
Doyeun Kim is the A&R Director — KMCA, S2 Entertainment & AMA Entertainment
A&R director working across association, label and agency sides of the Korean music business, with production credits including ADORA, KISS OF LIFE and other K-pop artists.
This event is part of Leeds Korean Day Festival, and is in collaboration with S2 Entertainment & Warner Music Korea.
This is a Leeds City of Languages Festival event. Check the full programme at leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk
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