Singer-producer Park Jin-young will step down from his role as an inside director at JYP Entertainment.
JYP said Park will not stand for reappointment as an inside director at the shareholders' meeting scheduled for March 26.
The company said Park plans to concentrate on creative projects as an artist, mentor younger acts, and pursue new external initiatives to support the K-pop industry. By stepping away from day-to-day management, he intends to continue efforts to advance K-pop.
In September of last year, the administration of President Lee Jae-myung appointed Park, along with Culture Minister Choi Hwi-young, as civilian co-chair of the Popular Culture Exchange Committee. The committee was formed to establish a national vision for popular culture policy and to strengthen the cultural industry's competitiveness through public-private cooperation. Government ministries and private experts participate in the committee to discuss policy directions aimed at expanding the global reach of popular culture and boosting the industry's competitiveness.
At the time, Park told a TV program that he accepted the appointment because he wanted to take on work his private company couldn’t—work for K-pop and for younger artists. He added, “I’m not aligned with any political camp; I’m neither progressive nor conservative—I’m Park Jin-young.”
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