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Kook Jin Moon among S.Korea's future leaders
| Kook Jin Moon among S.Korea's future leaders |
 | 10-11-22 |  | 92 |
| Kook Jin Moon, head of the Unification Church’s Tongil Foundation in South Korea, was recently named among South Korea’s 300 next generation leaders, according to one of the country’s major news weekly magazines. Mr. Moon, fourth son of church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon, was noted for “carrying out major restructuring in the leisure industry resulting in financial health for the companies” after taking over as chairman of the Tongil Foundation in 2005, the article in the Oct. 26, 2010, edition of Sisa Journal said. In the third annual such survey sponsored by the news weekly, 50 experts in 30 fields, such as business, politics, finance, diplomacy, science, information technology, music, architecture, sports and publishing, were asked to identify people in their respective fields younger than 50 years old whom they considered leaders for the next generation. Mr. Moon was mentioned among the future leaders in the field of business. The survey was conducted by a private public opinion research firm between Sept. 16 and Oct. 1. Sisa Journal on its website claimed the highest circulation among South Korea’s weekly news magazines. |
Julia Moon awarded Korea's Order of Cultural Merit
| Julia Moon awarded Korea's Order of Cultural Merit |
| 10-10-19 | | 276 |
 (Mokpo, Korea: Julia Moon (right) receives the Order of Cultural Merit, Hwagwan Class, from Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon on Oct. 16, 2010. Photo courtesy of Universal Ballet.) By Jo Jeong-Jin The Segye Times Julia Moon, general director of Universal Ballet, has been awarded the Order of Cultural Merit, Hwagwan Class. The honor was conferred on her by Yu In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on Oct. 16 in Mokpo, South Cholla Province, during a ceremony marking the 2010 Day of Culture. The Order of Cultural Merit recognizes persons who have made exceptional contributions to the development of culture and arts in Korea. Among ballet dancers, Kim Yong Geol and Kim Ji-young were recognized with the award in 1998, after winning first prize, couples, in the 8th Concours International de Danse de Paris. In 1984, Ms. Moon was a founding member of Universal Ballet, Korea’s first professional ballet company in the private sector, and she became its prima ballerina. She later became the first Asian to be invited by the Kirov Ballet to perform at the Mariinski Theatre, where she appeared in Giselle, Don Quixote, and Swan Lake. Ms. Moon retired from the stage in 2001 and became active in the management of the company. During her tenure as general director, she has focused on broadening the audience base for ballet in Korea and engaging in social service projects. In a performance of Giselle in March 2008, Universal Ballet became the first Korean ballet company to provide real time Korean subtitles during a performance. Ms. Moon’s efforts to gain a broader audience for ballet in Korea are not limited to efforts in the theater itself. She frequently provides lectures on ballet at companies, museums, universities and other venues around Korea. (Translation by Tongil Foundation) |
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