Hoyeon and Donald Glover were among the honorees at the inaugural GQ Global Creativity Awards on Thursday at the WSA, a new cultural center in downtown Manhattan.
Hosted by musical artist Ian Isiah, the black tie gala spotlighted several multidisciplinary creatives that encompass such industries as fashion, film, television, music, tech and design.
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The inaugural class of honorees included Glover, Hoyeon, Apple CEO Tim Cook, fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto, singer-songwriter Karol G, architect Gaetano Pesce, fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner, skateboarder Tyshawn Jones and filmmaker William Strobeck.
The first Global Creativity Awards honoree to be recognized was “Squid Game” star Hoyeon.
“What makes a global creative? Is it talent? Intelligence, desire, courage, curiosity, diligence, imagination, innovation, boldness? Is it perseverance? Audacity? Vision? Or is it the willingness to grow?” asked “Pachinko” author Min Jin Lee, who presented the award to the Korean model-turned-actor. “To me, it is perhaps all those qualities and more, which define my friend Jung Hoyeon.”
“While I was gifted with so many unbelievable experiences thanks to ‘Squid Game,’ I also experienced moments of self-doubt. One day, I wondered, ‘Am I too much?’ And the next day, I asked myself, ‘Am I enough?’” Hoyeon said in her acceptance speech. “Through it all, I have come to understand that in order to be fearlessly creative, the question that matters is, am I myself?”
She added, “I can’t wait to collaborate with more amazing and talented people, like Min Jin here, around the world and share it with everyone everywhere all at once.”
While up on stage to accept his award, Cook acknowledged “Ted Lasso” star and presenter Hannah Waddingham.
“You bring so much humor and heart to [‘Ted Lasso’], it’s truly a joy to watch,” Cook said to Waddingham. “And it’s a wonderful example of what creativity can achieve….
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