"6 months of natural pregnancy" Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee preparing to give birth...Will I attend the Berlin Film Festival next month
Jan 18, 2025
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According to the Dispatch report on the 17th, Kim Min-hee is currently six months pregnant and is expecting a baby this spring. The two confirmed their pregnancy last summer, and director Hong Sang-soo is said to have recently resumed driving training in preparation for after childbirth. On the 15th, he and Kim Min-hee were also seen visiting the obstetrics and gynecology clinic for examination.
Director Hong Sang-soo's relationship with Kim Min-hee began in 2015 through the film Now Right and Then Wrong. Since then, director Hong has officially acknowledged his relationship with Kim Min-hee at a press conference alone at the movie Night Beach in 2017 and `I am honestly in love with her"Kim Minhee is also dating and loving with all her heart." he said.
However, Hong is still legally married. In 2016, he filed for divorce from his wife A, but the court dismissed it in 2019. Since then, director Hong has not appealed, maintaining his relationship with Kim Min-hee, and has continued his activities only at overseas film festivals without appearing in public in Korea.
Attention is focusing on whether director Hong Sang-soo's work will be included in the list of invited films in the competition section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival to be announced on the 21st. Having had a deep connection to the Berlin International Film Festival, he has been constantly invited to work on several works, including Night and Day (2008), No One's Daughter Haewon (2012), Alone (2016), Grasss (2017), The Runaway Woman (2020), Introduction (2021), Novelist's Film (2022), In The Water (2023), and Traveler's Need (2024).
In particular, he won a total of five Berlin International Film Festival trophies, winning the Best Actress Award alone on the beach at night, the Best Director Silver Bear Award for a Runaway Woman, the Best Screenplay Award for an Introduction, and the Best Jury Award for a Silver Bear Award for a Novelist's Film and Traveler's Needs.
Kim Min-hee is also serving as the lead actor and production chief in director Hong Sang-soo's work. He has established himself as Hong Sang-soo's muse', participating in almost all of Hong Sang-soo's works, including Right Now, Wrong Then (2017), Claire's Camera (2017), Grass (2018), Gangbyeon Hotel (2018), Runaway Woman (2020), Introduction (2021), Novelist's Film (2022), In The Water (2023), Our Day (2023), and Yoo Soo-cheon (2024). Last year, he still showed a strong presence by winning the Best Performance Award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival for his performance.
Amid rumors of Kim Min-hee's pregnancy, attention is being paid to whether the two will attend the Berlin International Film Festival together.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
