Maggie Kang

About

Korean-Canadian filmmaker who co-wrote and co-directed the critically acclaimed animated musical fantasy film, KPop Demon Hunters. She came up with the story of KPop Demon Hunters in the summer of 2018. She has also worked as a story artist on numerous projects, including Kung Fu Panda 3, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Shrek Forever After, Rise of the Guardians, and Puss in Boots.

Before fame

During her childhood, she watched films by filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa, Charlie Chaplin, and Martin Scorsese.

Trivia

In grade school, she wrote many short stories and would draw illustrations that accompanied the films she's watched. She would eventually go on to study Classical Animation at Sheridan College. She is a cat person. She has worked at both DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures Animation.

Family life

She was born Kang Min-ji in Seoul, South Korea and moved to Toronto, Canada when she was 5. She is married to animator Radford Sechrist, and they have a daughter together.

Associated with

Her film KPop Demon Hunters featured a cast that included the likes of Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Daniel Dae Kim, and Lee Byung-hun.