K-Pop Meets Cantopop in Musical ‘K-Pop Out of Time’ From Phoenix Waters, TE Creatives (EXCLUSIVE)

K-Pop Meets Cantopop in Musical ‘K-Pop Out of Time’ From Phoenix Waters, TE Creatives (EXCLUSIVE)


Composer Christopher Lai, whose credits include “Back to the Past,” a best original score nominee at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and Andrew Lau’s “The Dumpling Queen,” a best original score nominee at the Golden Rooster Awards, will craft the film’s soundscape spanning both musical eras. The company has also recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean studio MOFAC, the production company behind “The King of Kings,” which became both the highest-grossing Korean-produced film in U.S. box office history and the highest-grossing faith-based animated film globally. Cha called music a universal language that defies the boundaries of time and geography, while Lee framed the project as a pivotal pre-production step toward an upcoming global K-Asia media fund, anticipating that it will leverage the impact of K-content to build long-term media synergies across Korea, Hong Kong and the global market.

Author: Naman Ramachandran


Published at: 2026-03-17 00:00:00

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