Being multi-talented is nothing unusual in Korean entertainment as Henry Lau can attest. The Canadian 30-year-old is one of K-pop’s biggest stars, and is now simultaneously breaking into the Korean, Chinese and English-language film and TV businesses.
Lau’s “culture shock” involved full days of education and training within the agency. The curriculum had him learning the Korean and Chinese languages, Korean culture and multiple different forms of dance and song. “It was like a big school,” Lau says. Lau’s first major screen role was as co-star opposite Michelle Yeoh in “Final Recipe,” an English-language feature drama about an aspiring chef who takes part in a cooking contest in order to save the family business. It was directed by U.S.- and Korea-based Gina Kim and played in both the Berlin and San Sebastian festivals.