{"id":902843,"date":"2026-09-23T19:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/902843\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:14:10","slug":"bling-empire-breakout-kim-lee-to-host-rice-to-riches-for-kc-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/902843\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bling Empire\u2019 Breakout Kim Lee To Host \u2018Rice To Riches\u2019 For KC Global"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKC Global Media<\/a> Asia is in pre-production on Rice to Riches<\/a>, a reality show to be co-produced and hosted by DJ and producer Kim Lee<\/a>, who won a new legion of fans following her appearances on Netflix\u2019s Bling Empire.<\/p>\n

\n\tRice to Riches is described as \u201can uplifting masterclass on how content creators make an income and monetize their social media into brand deals and original products.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe show will have Lee exploring the Asian content creator world, visiting the homes, production spaces and offices of leading creators to get the inside scoop on their early professional lives and how each of them have become influencers and financial powerhouses.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe eight-episode first season will feature nine content creators including Michael Le from the U.S., Jestinna & Christinna Kuan from Malaysia, and Kevin Ninh from the U.S., with more creators to be announced. Production is taking place in the U.S. and Asia beginning in October.<\/p>\n

\n\tA Los Angeles native, Lee is also known for appearances on Yo! MTV Raps Asia and Prime Video\u2019s CryptoKnights. As a DJ, she has toured and done shows with Steve Aoki, Martin Garrix, Diplo and Skrillex.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are so excited to be in business with a creative powerhouse like Kim Lee and Rice to Riches is a true collaboration between us,\u201d said George Chien, KC Global Media Asia Co-Founder, President & CEO.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMost people don\u2019t understand the world of Asian creative economy and we can\u2019t wait to highlight these individuals and this growing and profitable enterprise in a way that is both informative and entertaining.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSaid Lee: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be co-producing this project with KC Global Media. Their vision and experience make them the perfect partner. I can\u2019t wait for audiences to watch what we\u2019re creating together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHeadquartered in the U.S., KC Global Media Entertainment has offices in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, China, Philippines and Korea. Founded by former Sony execs Andy Kaplan and Chien, the company\u2019s Asian arm, KC Global Media Asia is involved in production, distribution and programming and operates a bouquet of channels including AXM, Animax and Korean GE network ONE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KC Global Media Asia is in pre-production on Rice to Riches, a reality show to be co-produced and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":902844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,471079,471080,471081,427],"class_list":["post-902843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-kc-global-media","tag-kim-lee","tag-rice-to-riches","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}