# How ‘Godmother of K-Culture’ Miky Lee Earned the Asian Hall of Fame’s Centennial Medal of Lifetime Achievement

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-godmother-of-k-culture-miky-lee-earned-the-asian-hall-of-fames-centennial-medal-of-lifetime-achievement/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:23:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T18:50:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/miky-lee-asian-hall-of-fame-lifetime-achievement/
- Topics: Asia, World

## Key points

- Miky Lee received a lifetime achievement medal in Los Angeles.
- Her work helped build platforms for Korean music worldwide.
- *Superstar K* is set to return after 11 years.

## Summary

CJ Group vice chair Miky Lee has received the Asian Hall of Fame’s Centennial Medal of Lifetime Achievement at a ceremony in Los Angeles on 5 November. The award recognises decades of work connecting Korean culture with international audiences, including building platforms that helped K-pop reach a global scale.

Lee helped launch the talent show *Superstar K* in 2009, inspiring later audition programmes, and developed music platforms spanning broadcasting, distribution and live performance. The article also credits her with creating the MAMA Awards and KCON; it notes that *Superstar K* is due to return next year after an 11-year break, while a new global girl group project, *Girls Planet 2027*, is planned with Universal Music Group’s REPUBLIC Collective.

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