Berlin Film Festival
“Yeonwoo!”
“Oh, are you here?”
Heading to the lounge, director Park Chan-hong, Seo Ji-eun, and assistant director were waiting.
There are a total of five people including Yeonwoo and Minsu Kim, manager.
Yeonwoo tilted her head.
“By the way, did you come alone without a manager?”
“Ugh. Right now, the company is too busy to debut a girl group. There are a lot of people anyway, so I just said that I would come alone. Minsu oppa is there too.”
Minsu smiled at Seo Ji-eun’s words.
“Okay. I’ll take care of everything.”
It seems that Seo Ji-eun’s agency lacked the ability to take care of herself, just like the last stalker incident or dating rumors.
‘I should recommend going to Berlin and moving to a better agency. LN Enter is fine.’
After filming together, Yeon-woo knows Seo Ji-eun’s potential well.
CEO Joo-Sung Kim is also an actor worthy of liking.
“Come on, shall we get on board soon?”
“Yes, Director.”
When Director Chan-Hong Park got up, everyone stood up to board.
“Is your sister also afraid of airplanes or are motion sick?”
“Huh? No, not at all!”
I immediately remembered the time to leave for Hawaii and asked Seo Ji-eun like Little Han So-hyun, but it seems that that part is different.
– Boarding for flight LH0719 to Munich starts soon…
Hearing the announcement, the party headed for the boarding gate.
***
There was no direct flight from Incheon to Berlin, so after going to Munich, I changed to a German domestic flight and arrived at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport.
“Huh! I’ve been on a plane all day and I’m tired.”
Assistant director Lee Woo-kyung, who turns on the stretch.
When Yeon-woo saw that, he smiled and asked the assistant director.
“Now you have to go to the hotel and get some rest. Woo-kyung hyung, in Berlin, are we moving on our own?”
“Huh? No. The organizers said they would send someone. They’ll probably be waiting after you pass through the arrival hall?”
As the assistant director said, I found my luggage and passed through the arrivals hall, and a local employee approached me.
However, unexpectedly, Koreans and local reporters gathered to welcome the arrival.
“Wow. It’s Seohee!”
“Please sign!”
Foreigners passing through the arrival hall together looked at Yeonwoo and his companions with bewildered expressions.
“Let me sign it. Thank you.”
“Then I’ll go for a while.”
Yeon-woo and Seo Ji-eun approached the Koreans, and Kim Min-soo followed and protected them.
“Wow! I’m a fan. I really enjoyed 「Stars Beyond the Garm」!”
“Thank you. I didn’t know that there were people who recognized me in Germany.”
“Right now, the Hallyu craze is also in Germany. There must be many locals who recognize it on the road.”
“is that so.”
After signing the fan’s words, he smiled and quietly nodded his head.
It seemed that no one would recognize that I was walking around the street, but the gradually increasing popularity of the Korean Wave seems to inspire the Koreans to some extent.
Each and every one of the Koreans who came to the airport to cheer for them signed autographs and followed the guide.
When I arrived at the hotel and unpacked my luggage, I was exhausted.
“Ugh, I’m tired.”
“What time is the event tomorrow?”
When Yeon-woo asked the assistant director, he took out his smartphone, looked for it, and answered.
“Well, we’re in at two o’clock local time. The employee will come pick you up around one o’clock.”
Upon hearing that, Seo Ji-eun grabbed her head.
“Ugh, then I have to prepare for at least two hours, so I’ll go to bed soon.”
“Still, if I sleep from now on, I’ll sleep for at least six hours.”
“Yeah. Let’s all go in and rest. See you tomorrow.”
Yeonwoo also went into the room, cleaned up his luggage and closed his eyes.
Although he hadn’t slept for a few hours, Yeon-woo, who was refreshed quickly, woke up.
“It’s good to be young.”
I stretched out like an uncle, and when I went out to eat breakfast, no one in the party was there.
After I finished eating, I came back to my room and washed up, the bell rang and the hotel staff cleaned and brought the clothes I left yesterday.
“Nicht schlecht. Dankeschön. (Ironed well. Thank you.)”
“Oh, sir, you speak German well. Then rest in peace.”
After receiving the clothes from the staff and entering the room, Yeon-woo wore the clothes as the stylist Ye-eun Lee emphasized over and over again when she left Korea.
She wore a dark green shirt and a black suit, and completed the outfit with shoes of the same color as the shirt.
The hair was also simply trimmed by drying it as Lee Ye-eun told me.
“Well, shall we go out and wait?”
There were still about 30 minutes until departure, but we decided to go down to the lobby first and wait.
When Yeon-woo went down to the first floor, the other party was already down except for Seo Ji-eun.
“Um? Did everyone come down early?”
“Hey, Yeonwoo, I’m so excited. I think you’re the only one who went to the shop.”
I laughed out loud at the assistant director’s words.
“By the way, as an actress, I have a lot to prepare, but I don’t know if I can do it alone without an expert.”
Everyone nodded thinking about Seo Ji-eun, who had not come down yet.
At that time, Seo Ji-eun got off the elevator with a perfect look, without worrying about it.
“Voila. Appeared!”
“Oh, it looks like you really went to the shop? It’s the same as when we were filming.”
“When I shoot, I usually do it myself.”
At Seo Ji-eun’s words, Yeon-woo tilted her head.
‘Well? So, what the hell does a manager do? The manager doesn’t come and I do the styling myself.’
And do you share the income?
I’d love to make a suggestion when I get back.
As I was waiting for a while in the lobby, the person in charge who came in yesterday opened the front door and came in.
“Are you all here? Can I leave?”
“Yes, you go.”
Everyone followed the director and got on two cars.
“It’s also Germany. All the cars on the street are German cars.”
Both Yeonwoo and Seo Ji-eun burst into laughter at Min-soo’s words, admiring as they looked out the window.
“That’s right. It’s Germany.”
Looking out the window at the passing scenery, Yeonwoo also fell into memories.
In my previous life, I also worked in Berlin for quite some time.
‘In general, it wasn’t a good memory, but seeing it after a long time, I miss it again. Memories are also beautified.’
***
“Wow, there are so many people.”
“It wasn’t as full as last year.”
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Neil Benson, a film student majoring in film at California State University, looked around and admired his friend ‘Chris’.
“The position of Korean culture has definitely risen.”
“So we must have come here too.”
Today, filmmakers who visited the Theater am potsdamer platz to see the premiere of the invited piece “Sketch” in the competition section filled the theater.
Growing up in a Hollywood country, Benson didn’t know about other films other than American films until he majored in film, but after choosing his major as a major, he was fascinated by its charms as he encountered more diverse films.
‘The best among them are Korean films.’
It was difficult to express it in words, but it is like the charm of K-Pop, which is gaining popularity these days.
There was a characteristic that it could not be expressed in one genre.
It’s like a crime movie, but it’s full of inspirational codes and humor.
I thought it was an ordinary healing movie, but it suddenly turns into a thriller along the way.
There were many times when I was surprised when I watched a movie without prior information.
“By the way, director Chan-Hong Park is coming to the film festival. Doesn’t Berlin like heavy and political works?”
“Because I don’t know what the movie is about. I heard that it was shot as an independent film.”
“Hey, Korea also makes independent films. I didn’t know that recently translated films are all commercial films.”
At that time, a camera screen illuminating the entrance to the theater appeared on the front screen.
“Oh, did you see the director and actors here?”
“Berlin likes this. Cannes and Venice don’t do this. Somehow, it feels like a real festival.”
“Yeah? I like that one too. In the summer, I roam freely while drinking champagne.”
While chatting, two black cars appeared on the screen illuminating the outside of the theater, and director Park Chan-hong, Ryu Yeon-woo, and Seo Ji-eun got off in turn.
The audience cheered when the main character got off, and the directors and actors on the screen shook hands and talked with the officials who didn’t know they were cheering when they saw themselves in the theater, and then entered the theater.
“Oh, he’s handsome. I honestly don’t know who he is.”
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Neil nodded at Chris’ words.
“The Asian people behind me were screaming like crazy when the man appeared on the screen earlier. Are you Korean?”
“I think so.”
Meanwhile, Yeon-woo and his companions enter the theater.
“Ji-eun noona. Wave to that camera we’re filming. The audience is probably watching it in real time in the theater.”
“Really? It’s amazing.”
“By the way, does actor Ryu speak German after French?”
As soon as they arrived in front of the theater, the party looked curiously at Yeonwoo, who smiled and spoke naturally with the officials.
“Oh, I didn’t know if there was anything I could write about, so I learned this and that at school and academy.”
“Hey, you’re very versatile. These days, educational institutions are more capable than I was back then.”
The high school teachers in Daejeon and Chul-min Jeong would have tilted their heads if they had heard of it, but director Park Chan-hong is convinced that it is.
Following the organizer’s guidance, the party entered the theater, signed a poster hanging on the stairs, and entered the theater.
Seo Ji-eun, in a white dress and yellow jacket, and Yeon-woo, who was stylish in a neat black suit, entered the center of the audience with arms crossed, and everyone looked at them and applauded.
“Ugh, I feel like something is overpowering me.”
Seo Ji-eun trembles slightly when the audiences who are sitting in the theater of the Potsdamer Platz Theater, which is not a typical Korean theater, but four times larger, turn their heads all at once to pay attention.
On the other hand, Yeon-woo smiles as if nothing is wrong and waves his hand towards the surroundings.
“Aren’t you nervous?”
“We are confident in our film. Don’t be nervous.”
When Seo Ji-eun heard Yeon-woo’s words, her trembling stopped like a lie.
Director Park Chan-hong, who followed, also tapped Yeon-woo on the shoulder.
“So. I’m sure. Our movie.”
Following the guidance, we walked along the red carpet in the middle of the audience and took our seats, and the staff approached the interpreter and handed the microphone to director Park Chan-hong.
“Before the movie starts, if there is something you would like to say to the audience, please.”
Director Park Chan-hong, who took over the microphone, opened his mouth with a smile.
“This is a film I’ve been cherishing since I was sealed, but I’ve finally found a persona and have been able to present it to you. There are no complicated interpretations or profound philosophies. I hope you just enjoy what you see.”
When the interpreter delivered the director’s words, applause erupted from the audience.
“I would like to ask the actor a word, too.”
I looked at Yeonwoo and Seo Ji-eun and handed the microphone, and Seo Ji-eun waved her hand and said to Yeon-woo.
“Yeonwoo, you do it. I’m ashamed.”
Yeon-woo nodded, grabbed the microphone and spoke.
“It’s an honor to be invited to Berlin like this today. I’d like to throw a suitable joke while holding the microphone, but I don’t have a joke license yet, so I’ll replace it with a thank you.”
While I was surprised by the Asian actor speaking with a high level of German pronunciation, the Germans clapped and laughed.
This is one of the famous German jokes that all Germans learned while living in Germany.
“Moya? What did you say makes everyone laugh?”
When Yeon-woo explained what she had just said to Seo Ji-eun, Seo Ji-eun’s expression became strange.
“Ugh, what is that? Ajae gag…?”
“Originally, it’s kind of like Germany. It’s a customized service.”
Well, it’s true that he’s a father-in-law…
And soon the hall darkened and the screening of “Sketch” finally started.
