---
name: "Maggie Kang"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maggie-kang"
fi1m_id: "maggie-kang"
imdb_id: "nm3133422"
tmdb_id: 3003169
wikidata_id: "Q135728780"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "10 June 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T14:37:32.529134+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Maggie Kang

## Identity

Maggie Kang

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maggie-kang
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maggie-kang
- **IMDb ID:** nm3133422
- **TMDB ID:** 3003169
- **Wikidata ID:** Q135728780
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Kang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135728780, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3133422/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3003169

Director. Born 10 June 1981 in Seoul, South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 10 June 1981, Seoul, South Korea
- **Also known as:** Maggie "Min Ji" Kang
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Kang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135728780, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3133422/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3003169

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*KPop Demon Hunters*](https://film.one/film/kpop-demon-hunters.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Maggie Kang (also credited as Maggie 'Min Ji' Kang or Kang Min-ji) is a South Korean-born Canadian storyboard artist, writer and director. Born in Seoul, she moved to Toronto at the age of five and studied animation at Sheridan College before joining DreamWorks Animation.

She worked as a story artist on films including *Over the Hedge* (2006), *Puss in Boots* (2011), *Rise of the Guardians* (2012) and *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), and was head of story on *The Lego Ninjago Movie* (2017). Kang created the concept for the animated film *KPop Demon Hunters* (2025) and co-directed it with Chris Appelhans; she also received screenplay and story credits.

She is married to animator and director Radford Sechrist.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *KPop Demon Hunters* (2025), Fi1m 76, as Flight Attendant Demon / Crying Demon / Newscaster (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kpop-demon-hunters.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *KPop Demon Hunters* (2025), as Flight Attendant Demon / Crying Demon / Newscaster (voice) · Director, Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/kpop-demon-hunters.md)
- *The Croods: A New Age* (2020), Storyboard Artist
- *The Lego Ninjago Movie* (2017), Head of Story
- *Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh* (2016), series, Storyboard Designer
- *Rio 2* (2014), Storyboard Artist
- *Rise of the Guardians* (2012), Additional Storyboarding
- *Puss in Boots* (2011), Storyboard Artist
- *Shrek Forever After* (2010), Storyboard Artist
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Storyboard Artist
- *Over the Hedge* (2006), Story Artist
- *Untitled KPop Demon Hunters Sequel*, Director, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Maggie Kang](https://film.one/media/person/1450352/gallery-bc59b2097365.jpg) Maggie Kang — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Maggie_Kang_-_Kpop_Demon_Hunters.jpg/1280px-Maggie_Kang_-_Kpop_Demon_Hunters.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang attending a press conference held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to celebrate the Academy Award win of the movi (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/1450352/gallery-a31b8af09970.png) Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang attending a press conference held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to celebrate the Academy Award win of the movi (2026) — 티비텐 TV10, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang%2C_April_1%2C_2026.png/1280px-Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang%2C_April_1%2C_2026.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![KPop Demon Hunters Academy Award Win Commemoration Press Conference April 1, 2026 CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall, Seoul Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism Officia](https://film.one/media/person/1450352/gallery-433ef54a679f.jpg) KPop Demon Hunters Academy Award Win Commemoration Press Conference April 1, 2026 CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall, Seoul Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism Officia — KOREA.NET - Official page of the Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang_-_KPop_Demon_Hunters_Academy_Award_Win_Commemoration_Press_Conference_-_55181088301.jpg/1280px-Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang_-_KPop_Demon_Hunters_Academy_Award_Win_Commemoration_Press_Conference_-_55181088301.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![KPop Demon Hunters Academy Award Win Commemoration Press Conference April 1, 2026 CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall, Seoul Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism Officia](https://film.one/media/person/1450352/gallery-2ddb38c19b9a.jpg) KPop Demon Hunters Academy Award Win Commemoration Press Conference April 1, 2026 CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall, Seoul Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism Officia — KOREA.NET - Official page of the Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang_-_KPop_Demon_Hunters_Academy_Award_Win_Commemoration_Press_Conference_-_55181088831.jpg/1280px-Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang_-_KPop_Demon_Hunters_Academy_Award_Win_Commemoration_Press_Conference_-_55181088831.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![KPop Demon Hunters Academy Award Win Commemoration Press Conference April 1, 2026 CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall, Seoul Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism Officia](https://film.one/media/person/1450352/gallery-a802bab3ed13.jpg) KPop Demon Hunters Academy Award Win Commemoration Press Conference April 1, 2026 CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall, Seoul Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism Officia — KOREA.NET - Official page of the Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang_-_KPop_Demon_Hunters_Academy_Award_Win_Commemoration_Press_Conference_-_55181348319.jpg/1280px-Chris_Appelhans_and_Maggie_Kang_-_KPop_Demon_Hunters_Academy_Award_Win_Commemoration_Press_Conference_-_55181348319.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Maggie Kang and Chris Applehans, Ejae, and The Black Label producers Ido attending a press conference held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to ce (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/1450352/gallery-0fd138b8b704.png) Maggie Kang and Chris Applehans, Ejae, and The Black Label producers Ido attending a press conference held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to ce (2026) — 티비텐 TV10, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Crew_of_KPop_Demon_Hunters_on_April_1%2C_2026_01.png/1280px-Crew_of_KPop_Demon_Hunters_on_April_1%2C_2026_01.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class 2025: Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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