# Young Joon Cha

> Young Joon Cha is the co-founder and CEO of ODK Media, the company behind OnDemandKorea and other Asian entertainment services. He founded the business in Boston in 2011 after working with Hollywood studios, with a focus on legal access to Korean content abroad. His public talks emphasise teamwork, feedback and starting small.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at ODK Media
- **Organizations:** ODK Media
- **Nationality:** American (described as Korean American in a Korea Creative Content Agency interview)
- **Education:** B.A., University of Oregon, M.B.A., Sungkyunkwan University, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded and continues to lead ODK Media., Helped establish legal Korean-content streaming for North American audiences through OnDemandKorea., Led the company as its portfolio expanded to Chinese, Vietnamese and pan-Asian entertainment services.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Worked in media with Hollywood studios; specific employers and dates are not verified.
- **2011** — Co-founded ODK Media in Boston; company incorporation dates to December.
- **2012-03** — OnDemandKorea formally launched following MIT incubation.
- **2016-12** — Discussed adding EBS documentaries and educational programming to OnDemandKorea.
- **2019-04** — Spoke at the Koreans in Silicon Valley conference about ODK’s first seven years.
- **2024-07** — OnDemandKorea announced a travel-benefits partnership with PRTour.
- **2024-09** — ODK launched the free pan-Asian service Amasian TV.
- **2025** — ODK announced FAST-channel distribution through Plex and Sling Freestream.
- **2026-07** — ODK relocated its headquarters to Irvine, California.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and continues to lead ODK Media.
- Helped establish legal Korean-content streaming for North American audiences through OnDemandKorea.
- Led the company as its portfolio expanded to Chinese, Vietnamese and pan-Asian entertainment services.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — ODK’s headquarters relocation to Irvine took effect July 6; this is a company location, not a verified home address for Cha.
- **2026-04** — ODK announced an Amasian TV hotel-distribution rollout planned for approximately 250,000 U.S. television units.
- **2025-10** — ODK announced six live channels on Sling Freestream.
- **2025-06** — ODK announced new FAST channels on Plex.

## Links

- Website: https://www.odkmedia.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youngjooncha/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14