Director Hong Sang-soo left for Germany with his girlfriend, actress Kim Min-hee, to attend the Berlin International Film Festival, but walked the red carpet alone.

On the 20th (local time), the 75th Berlin International Film Festival premiere and press conference was held in Berlin, Germany.

Director Hong Sang-soo attended the event with actors Ha Sung-gook, Kwon Hae-hyo, Jo Yoon-hee, and Kang So-yi from the film ‘What Does that Nature Say to You? Kim Min-hee, who is pregnant, accompanied director Hong Sang-soo to Berlin, but did not appear at any official events.


Earlier on the 19th, a media outlet reported that director Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee were seen departing for Berlin, Germany via Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport, drawing attention.

Kim Min-hee, who covered her face with sunglasses and a mask, caught everyone‘s attention by revealing her pregnant D-line through her long coat. Kim Min-hee’s due date is known to be this spring.

Kim Min-hee served as the production director for director Hong Sang-soo‘s new film, ‘What Does Nature Say To You?’. Director Hong Sang-soo did not mention Kim Min-hee’s pregnancy during the press conference and only talked about the film.

Meanwhile, director Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee met through the 2015 film ‘Right Now, Wrong Then’, and admitted to their affair at the 2017 press screening of ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’, saying “We are in love”. They have been dating for 9 years since then.

Kim Seung-hyun, Donga.com reporter tmdgus@donga.com

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