Leenalchi’s bandleader, Jang Young-Gyu, has an illustrious career as a prestigious film composer. He has scored many of the most important and widely respected Korean films of the last decade. In partnership with Luaka Bop, GYOPO invites you to attend screenings of films Jang has worked on. The screening in Los Angeles at Vidiots will include a special conversation with Jang and James Shin (HYBE).
LUAKA BOP is a New York Based record label founded by David Byrne in 1988. Luaka Bop has released compilations as full-length albums, EPs, cassettes, and singles from individual artists like William Onyeabor, Floating Points, Doug Hream Blunt, Tvim Maia, and Os Mutantes.
Young-gyu Jang is the composer and music director of Saarinen’s VORTEX (2014). In addition to dance and theatre, Jang has a vast experience of various genres of culture and the arts. He has created film scores for South Korean blockbuster films, such as Train to Busan (2016), and plays bass for the alternative pop band Leenalchi. Jang’s work seeks to create unconventional forms and techniques, while also innovatively exploring Korea’s musical heritage.
James Shin is the President of HYBE AMERICA Studios, overseeing US-based content development and production for HYBE (behind BTS, Le Sserafim.) HYBE AMERICA is a diversified entertainment and media company at the intersection of music, film, television, technology, brands, culture and social good. Shin is currently a Producer on HYBE and Paramount Pictures' live-action scripted feature "K-Pop: The Debut" starring Ji-Young Yoo ("K-Pop Demon Hunters") and K-pop star, Eric Nam. Recently, he served as an Executive Producer on "BTS: The Return" directed by Bao Nguyen, a Producer on "The Rose: Come Back to Me" and HYBE AMERICA's executive on Netflix's "Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE." Shin was also an Executive Producer on FX/Hulu's hit comedy, "Dave," Ariana Grande's "Excuse Me, I Love You," "Justin Bieber: Seasons," and "J. Balvin's "The Boy From Medellin,” among many others. Previously, Shin was a development executive at Sony’s TriStar Pictures, behind films such as “Baby Driver” and “Money Monster.”