Korean Showbiz: From Actor to Acclaimed Director

Li Zhi stood in the graduation screening room of Seoul National University’s film directing department, running his fingertips over the metal casing of the projector. On the screen, his directorial debut was playing. In the film, the singer played by Lee Ji-eun sang softly in an empty recording studio, accompanied by a melody he had “borrowed” from his past life. Familiar chords concealed a secret that spanned time and space.

No one knew that this quiet Chinese student had transmigrated with the memories of another world. The inheritance left by his parents gave him the means to pursue his dreams, while the classic scenes from Korean movies and undiscovered OST melodies in his mind became his sharpest weapons.