Jung Il-woo joins G-Dragon's agency for an AI-powered global push

Actor Jung Il-woo has signed an exclusive contract with Galaxy Corporation. Galaxy Corporation announced on the 29th that it has signed an exclusive contract with Jung Il-woo.

Through this contract, Jung Il-woo will engage in activities that combine AI technology and brand business in addition to his existing appearances in dramas and films. Galaxy Corporation is a global enter-tech company that fuses AI, physical AI, and robot technology with entertainment, and its roster includes G-Dragon, Song Kang-ho, Ryu Jun Yeol, Taemin, and Kim Jong-kook.

"Jung Il-woo is a global Hallyu actor who has been loved throughout Asia for a long time and is a competitive IP," said Choi Yong-ho, CEO of Galaxy Corporation. "Together with actor Jung Il-woo, we will present a new global entertainment model that combines content, technology, and brand business to create synergy in the global market."

Jung Il-woo, with 14.5 million Weibo followers, succeeds with Amazon Prime series

Jung Il-woo, who debuted in the 2006 MBC sitcom High Kick, has appeared in works such as The Moon Embracing the Sun, The Night Watchman, and Cinderella and Four Knights. Recently, he played a leading role in the KBS2 weekend drama Our Golden Days.

Jung Il-woo is an actor with 14.5 million Weibo followers and tens of millions of followers across global SNS. Recently, he starred as Takigawa in the Amazon Prime original series Criminal.

Released on July 17th, this series recorded number one in viewership rankings for three consecutive weeks.

Galaxy Corporation is building a business model that expands artist IP into AI content, robot entertainment, global fan platforms, and commerce, and Jung Il-woo plans to expand his field of activity based on this.

Wavve to release survival variety show 'The Community 2' in September

Meanwhile, the OTT platform Wavve will release 'The Community 2: The Invisible Hand,' the second season of the survival variety show 'Ideology Test Zone: The Community,' this coming September.

Season 1, released in 2024, is a social experiment survival show depicting the process of participants with different values regarding politics, gender, and religion gathering to form power and politics. Season 2 captures the process of participants with different resources engaging in transactions and choices for survival and prize money.