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@Sheen90You're welcome, dear. Main contexts are already available these days on naver articles. I just tried my best to add the nuances of his expressions to maybe fully enjoy his jokes. Now we have Baeksang and Korean film critics awards I think, probably next year. I hope LBH wins them all like Ahn Sang Goo. It's going to be really tough though because Hwang Jung Min and Kim Yoon seok are back with their another real-life historical figures. The competition is going to be insane. And Thank you! I appreciate your thoughts always. I agree. I was really praying for our Director.... and like LBH said he had Blue Dragon award checked from his bucket list. He deserves it so much! He looked so happy as well. TT . There are more to come, so wish them all the best for upcoming all awards, mainstream and cultural and the Oscar campaign too.

November 25, 2023 Lee Min Jung, Lee Byung hun, Responding to the second speech in the Blue Dragon Film Awards, "Buddy and Joy." Actress Lee Min-jung responded to his acceptance speech for the "Blue Dragon Film Awards," in which actor and husband Lee Byung-hun mentioned his second child. On the 24th, Lee Min-jung took a screenshot of Lee Byung-hun's "Blue Dragon Film Award" award broadcast on her SNS, along with the words "Birdie and Joy." "Birdie" is the couple's second child's birth name. Lee Byung-hun became the main character of the Best Actor Award with "Concrete Utopia" at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards held on the same day. On this day, Lee Byung-hun thanked the director, actors, and staff of "Concrete Utopia" in his acceptance speech, saying, "My second child will be born next month. He said, "We named her 'Birdie'." "I will share this joy and honor with Lee Min-jung, Lee Joon-hoo, and 'Birdie', and everyone who will be watching at home." "Nice Birdie!" He shouted and cheered. Lee Byung-hun and Lee Min-jung married in 2013 and held their first son Jun-hu in their arms in 2015. Later, in August, they reported the pregnancy of their second daughter. Source: naver

Hi @willenette From little I've known of this show, netflix has been extremely strict about disclosing anything regarding this series. They had been catching too many attention with their behavior on how they have prohibited actors from speaking even the fact that they are working on this project. The production has been in trouble already for their rude behavior to bystanders who happened to be at the filming location. So, naturally, they would keep it strictly confidential abt it as basically global prying eyes are on this massive show. Idk what to expect yet because I personally haven't watched s1 and waiting to watch it together. I just hope capitalizing this series works in their favor and S2 meets all the expectations. Also, personally, I feel like the less you know the better. Makes for the better watching experience, at least.

November 24, 2023 [The 44th Blue Dragon Awards] Congratulations, Concrete Utopia!!! Best Actor: Lee Byung-hun Popularity Star Award: Park Bo-young Best Director: Uhm Tae Hwa

November 24, 2023 [The 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards] CONGRATULATIONS, BEST ACTOR LEE BYUNG HUN!!! His Best Actor Award acceptance speech: Thank you so much! I feel really anxious even though I’ve appeared in a public TV many times. (This is his parody to Actor Hong Xa Bin, who won best new actor at BDA saying he feels nervous because it’s his first time in public TV. Lol) Ah… I had this sudden recollection as I watched Mr. Park Jin Young perform. You know we all have those moments of regrets in life. I have something I regret in life as well, and it happened about 10 years ago during Busan Film Festival. I had met Mr. Park Jin young and during our moment of being drunk, I remember I had challenged him for a dance battle. I am still avoiding all the actors who were together and witnessed that moment. I suddenly remembered that regrettable moment after seeing him dance today. First of all, I would like to thank Director Uhm Tae-hwa who made this movie, and also want to congratulate him on his Best Director award earlier. Thank you for all your hard work. I would also like to thank CEOs Byun Seung min and Son Seok woo, and all the staffs and actors who worked hard amidst extreme hot weather, and my fellow actors Kim Sun-Young, Park Bo-young, and Park Seo-Joon and all the actors who are part of it for their passionate performances. In my opinion, Blue Dragon Award is an award which everyone who works in movies would like to receive at least once in their lifetime. I always thought it is a very prestigious and fair award ceremony, and after actually holding a trophy like this with my own hands, it makes me think it’s REALLY fair. Haha… I apologize. Kang Ho hyung,(to Song Kang Ho) I am just kidding! Haha. Honestly, authority is not something you can create/gain as you please. It takes a lot of effort and through acknowledgments from people as you continuously build that sense of trust over a long period of time. And I think the reason The Blue Dragon Award became an award of such prestige and honor is because, at the center of it all, there is a person named Kim Hye Soo, who has been continuously hosting the event with such great sense for 30 years. Thank you for you hard work over the period of 30 long years. Ah….does that mean you started at the age of 5?(Cleverly complimenting her for her youthful beauty… for which KHS replied, it is something like that! Their wit and chemistry! They were partnered at least in one eps of Blue dragon award and some TVCF though. I really hope they’d find themselves working together again.) Lastly, umm… actually, our second chid will be joining us next month. Thank you so much. For some reason, her birth name is ‘Birdie.’ I would like to share this honor and joy with Lee Min Jung ssi who is watching from home, Lee Joon Hoo, and Birdie. Nice Birdie!!! (LMJ also posted IG story with Screenshot of his speech and captioned it, “Birdie and Joy” …Awww) (Note: From LMJ’s old posts on IG where she is playing golf, ‘Nice Birdie!’ is apparently how they express it when someone score a birdie. And that’s how her golf mates were screaming when she scored one herself. Hehe) Like Actor Yoo Yeon Seok said, his speech at the end indeed is a precious gift to his daughter already. Princess Birdie is so much loved and blessed already and famous before she is even born lol. I wish LMJ and princess Birdie all the best for her health and wish them safe delivery. Also, LBH’s sharp memory of events, his skills to observe people no matter when and where and wit and sense to bring out his own fun story from it and make everyone laugh is seriously so amazing. The way he used rookie actors lines to say even he gets nervous with all that experience for sure would be a comforting note to that actor I am sure. It was such a cute gesture from the pov of a young rising actor. And he made it funnier like that time in Buil awards and Marie Claire awards, where he parodied CU cinematographer by copying his ‘Please give me award next time, too.’ This man seriously is such a gem and so gifted. Lastly, his wrist beads are back! He changed to his other old ones but he is wearing it again! CONGRATULATIONS, CONCRETE UTOPIA !! Best Director — Uhm Tae Hwa ( So so happy for him!) Best Actor — Lee Byung Hun Popularity Star Award — Park Bo Young LBH red carpet link: https://youtu.be/o28o2-yFNpY?si=J7fXd93_aFcJRP5a His award speech clips: https://youtu.be/rnSktZbikbo?si=XfXjtJzBFTqkQqJm https://youtu.be/eJy_sxdA6Qo?si=OOwsPy8lWinnM1PY

November 23, 2023 [Mr. Sunshine crumbs] Another saga of Yoo Quiz special corner where LBH’s juniors tells their tale of working to go to LBH’s house. This time it was Yoo Yeon-seok during his recent appearance on the show. Mc YJS: You know Byung hun hyung also appears in Mr. Sunshine. Our BH…. Have you been to his house? You know it’s like a thing between us.(It seems like YJS is going to ask every juniors of LBH this question now on.. like their special inside joke.) YYS: I heard that Im Si Wan ssi went right away… but (flashback of Si wan explaining his story). He had told me that he’d invite me but I haven’t been able to go yet. I don’t really look like it, but I am actually more on the ‘I’-(MBTI-Introvert) side. My MBTI isnt fully ‘E’ (Extrovert). It’s 60% on the introvert. That’s why, I could never say ‘I will be there’, before he invited me. But I felt some courage after seeing the broadcast here of ISW ssi. I understand now the best way is you really need to voice it out and say like, “Can I really be there?” Or “I will definitely be there!” *cut to flashback of LBH playfully confronting Se ho if he’s going to come to his house, and how everyone seems to like his house after Se ho mentioned he wants to drink coffee made by LBH.* Lol.. LBH is really going to change his way of polite greetings to his hoobaes now haha. I heard that they say it normally as a form of greetings and not entirely meaning to ask to come home but juniors like ISW would take it literally and come visit it over and over again. Now YYS also made sure he will do the same. Haha. I am surprised MS boys haven’t visited his house though. But boys, better not go during this time and be a burden for LMJ. Hahaha!

November 23, 2023 [BHIND] BH Entertainment released behind the scene pictures of LBH for Unicef Team campaign I agree with my sister, LBH should not be allowed to wear whites haha. He shines on them. His pose, smile and those eyes….everything looks so beautiful. I noticed that LBH hasn’t worn his luck charm wrist beads for quite a while now. Aside from his characters and specific pictorials, he is always seen wearing them even in parties and award functions. The last we’ve seen him publicly wearing was during Yoshiki’s hand printing in LA after TIFF23, and that was in Sept. He was without it during both Buil and Marie Claire awards, and oscar campaign interviews recently in LA as well. Now that is new. More pictures of LBH and with his Squid game costar Lee Jin wook. Here @peonie Thank you! and Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Barbara!

November 22, 2023 [INTERVIEW] New Cineaste 18th A-Awards -Director Uhm Tae-hwa Korean films are crossing a new inflection point. It is young directors who are drawing that curve. It is noteworthy that today's film directors are part of a generation that dreamed of becoming film directors while watching Korean films. <Arena> highlighted four Korean directors who created new waves through the 2023 A- Awards. Director Bong Joon-ho called the four directors ‘rising young directors.’ As the name suggests, they are emerging young directors. <Concrete Utopia> Uhm Tae-hwa, <Mask Girl> Kim Yong-hoon, <DP> Han Jun-hee, and <Sleep> Yoo Jae-seon talk about today's Korean movies and today's Korean series. The man who walked into dystopia Director Uhm Tae-hwa answered that a good movie is like paint sprinkled on gray concrete. He had a gentle but firm tone, and although he was calm throughout the interview, he never hesitated. The world inside and outside of <Concrete Utopia> as told by director Uhm Tae-hwa. Director Uhm Tae-hwa began his film career as a director for Park Chan-wook's <Three, Monster>, which was released in 2004. Afterwards, he worked in the production department of <Kindly Lady Vengeance> and learned directing under director Park Chan-wook. He directed his first feature film <Ingtugi> in 2013, and won the Best New Director Award at the 54th Grand Bell Awards for his first commercial film <Hidden Time> in 2016. <Concrete Utopia> was released in 2023 and was selected as Korea's entry in the International Feature Film category at the 96th American Academy Film Awards. What is your level of job satisfaction as a film director? I'm on the high side. It's not often that you can make money while doing what you want to do. In a way, you can make money while doing your hobby. It also means that you can make money while ‘virturing.’ In that respect, the level of satisfaction is really high. You majored in advertising design. I’m curious about the story when you decided to make a movie. When I was a college student, I worked part-time on CF shoots and then ended up going to the movie art team. It was the scene of a movie called <Wet Dream>. It's a really old movie. (Laughs) While working on the art team, I thought, 'The process of translating text into video is very attractive,' and I thought I wanted to try making movies. I’m curious about your impressions when you first saw the completed version of <Concrete Utopia>. When the mixed sound file comes to the DI (color correction) room, we attach it to the color-corrected screen and screen it among ourselves. That was the first time I saw the finished product, and in fact, it was more of an inspection than an appreciation. (Laughs) I just focused on looking for problems, making sure there were no scenes with no sound or dark screens. <Concrete Utopia> received favorable reviews at home and abroad. Is there any particularly memorable feedback? I once saw a review where a family of four came to see a movie and were divided because of different opinions. Each person empathized with a different character. I thought it would be nice to see it that way when I was making the movie. I wanted everyone to watch and discuss the movie from their own perspective. As we talk, we wonder, 'How should we live to create a better world where we can coexist?' You can think about it. Even if I didn't know the right answer to that question, I wanted to take the time to think about it. Even though it was just one family's episode, I felt very good because I felt like people watched the movie the way I wanted. Whose side did Uhm Tae-hwa take in the work, not the director Um Tae-hwa, but the human being? I really resented Myeonghwa (Park Bo-young) a lot. I don't agree with that opinion. (Laughs) There are many people who say that her husband Min-seong (Park Seo-joon) died because of Myeonghwa, but strictly speaking, it happened because of Min-seong's choice. I even saw a review that said, ‘The Imperial Palace Apartment was ruined because of the Myeong-Hwa,’ but that’s not true either. The palace apartments collapsed when outsiders came back in, and Myeonghwa was the one who said not to kick out outsiders in the first place. I wanted to correct the part about Myeong-Hwa that wasn't facts. That doesn't mean I wanted to say that Min-seong and Yeong-tak's values are all wrong. Survival and human dignity are both important values in living. I wanted to make the audience see the conflict between the two values and make myself think about my own choices as if looking in a mirror. I also asked, 'What would I do if I were in that situation right now?' This is not an easy question to ask. You might be wondering, ‘Why are you doing this with a problem that has no answer?’ But I think I thought that just living by asking these questions would make the world a little better. From the moment I saw the screen at the filming site, I thought, ‘Ah, it’s out!’ I think there are some famous scenes that you would like to see. I remember the scene where Moses Beom (Lee Byung-hun) kills the real Kim Young-tak (Park Jong-hwan) and screams, “Give me my money.” All the staff on site were fascinated by the monitor while watching that scene. Actor Lee Byung-hun, who was involved, also looked at the monitor and said, “This is my face, but it’s my first time seeing it too.” Like many people, I was most impressed by actor Lee Byung-hun's 'Apartment' song scene. Director, please introduce one of your favorite scenes. At the end of the movie, Min-seong (Park Seo-joon) kills a man by hitting him with a can of Yellow peach, and when he sees Yeong-tak and the apartment residents fighting with outsiders in the distance, he briefly thinks about joining them. Then he suddenly looked at his wife and thought, 'What am I doing?' There is a scene where he decides to get out of there. I think actor Park Seo-joon did a really good job of acting. It makes me cry every time I see it. As you said earlier, ‘Ah, it came out!’ It was also a scene I was sure of. From a director's point of view, what kind of actor is a good actor? An actor who is anxious and doubts his own acting. An actor who harasses the director by constantly asking questions. I think that such an actor ultimately continues to improve. He goes beyond what the director cannot do and makes the characters more three-dimensional. I welcome actors harassing me at any time. I heard that close to 3,000 people auditioned for <Concrete Utopia>. What do you focus on when auditioning for an actor? Since I am not someone who has learned acting technically, it is very difficult to say clearly. What can I say even if I say the same lines? There are real, living people who are doing it together. I can't explain it, but there's a strange acting that seems to change the air. I feel happy when I find people like that. Are there any ad-libbed scenes in this work? There is a scene where Kim Young-tak (Lee Byung-hun) writes his name. Originally, we were going to write that scene between us after filming. It's a close-up scene where only the hand appears. But senior Lee Byung-hun said, ‘I’ll just write that,’ and then asked me, ‘How about I write M first?’ He said so. With that one scene, we can foreshadow that this person is not Kim Young-tak, but actually Moses Beom. When interviewing an actor, he said that he asks a lot of questions to the director. Do you have any memorable questions from this period of work? This is also the story of actor Lee Byung-hun. In fact, in the script, Kim Young-tak was a character that gave off a slight hint of a villain from the beginning. Even when this person became a dictator, the amount of change that the audience saw was smaller than it is now. Actor Lee Byung-hun suggested the idea of widening the gap further. In a way that he emphasized the feeling of being more clumsy and being pushed around by others to become a leader. I think he changed the details of the acting little by little and was able to create a more dramatic character as a result. In fact, nothing has changed in the scenario. that's right. Instead, I added a scene. After the disaster flashback scene, there is a scene where Young Tak looks at the ruins alone, then looks back at the apartment and thinks about something. I felt like we needed a scene where we could tell, ‘At this time, Kim Young-tak is making a decision.’ As always, actor Uhm Tae-gu also appeared in this movie. When you ask his younger brother to appear, do you just call him? I did it through the company. (Laughs) Of course, I wrote the script. “Please take a look. What do you think of this role?” And let me ask him first and he said it's okay. We suggested it through the company, just like we recruit other actors. This is an embarrassing question, but what about the appearance fee? This time there was a small appearance fee. Actor Uhm Tae-gu asked me to use the money to run a coffee truck, so I did that. It was truly a friendship show. The director chose actor Uhm Tae-gu as his persona. As a director, what kind of actor is Uhm Tae-gu? He is an actor whose sincerity is his greatest weapon. Sometimes, he is the type of person who practices over and over again to the point that I worry that he is pushing himself too hard. At the same time, I think he's an actor whose acting has animalistic nature as well. Do you have a favorite time of day? I have a religion. I go to church, and when I'm filming or having a hard time keeping my head together, I watch a 20-minute sermon by my favorite pastor. The video is uploaded at 6 a.m., but I don't watch it at that time. (Laughs) I feel at ease when I watch the video when I have time during the day or when I need to. That time is important to me. What do you think are good movies? In some ways, it is similar to the theme covered in <Concrete Utopia>. Throughout the movie, there are people who believe there is only black and white, and in the final scene, various colors of light come through the stained glass. In that respect, I think a good movie is like paint that adds color to gray concrete. That's really cool. Do you usually prepare answers like this in advance? Actually, a high school student asked a similar question at the ‘Sitges Film Festival’. (Laughs) This is the answer that came to mind at the time. A similar question was asked again, so I answered it as is. I heard that your current age is the same age that director Park Chan-wook made “Old Boy.” What kind of person would you like to be remembered as when you were at the age of the current Director Park Chan-wook? A director who is not confined to a mold. He is someone who always tries to break the mold and make movies that try to break the mold. Director Park Chan-wook is that kind of person. 5 movies from director Uhm Tae-hwa’s life <Terminator> & <Terminator 2: The Original>, James Cameron, 1984 & 1991 Ican't forget the Bones in Fire robot that I happened to see on a cable channel as a child. I think the apocalyptic sentiment shown in <Terminator> still lingered in my subconscious. <Silver Fang>, Yoshihiro Takahashi, 1986 Although it is not a movie, it is an animation that cannot be left out when choosing the work of your life. When I was young, I watched it with my younger brother and played by switching roles. This is a work I still enjoy looking at to this day. <Gone Girl>, David Fincher, 2014 A film that made me wish the movie would never end the whole time I was watching it. It felt flawless in every way. <Old Boy>, Park Chan-wook, 2003 A film that overwhelms you with its non-stop energy. If you ask me, ‘What kind of work do you want to make in the future?’, I would answer that I want to make a movie like “Old Boy,” where I feel like I’m going to explode because I don’t know what to do with my boiling emotions. <Fargo>, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 1996 A work I turn on when I'm writing a screenplay and things don't go well. Even if it doesn't directly affect me, the emotion of Fargo feels like it's touching the detonator in my head. Source: Arena Korea https://youtu.be/hbjha5Ew1TU?si=quldr82IpQMIIEBJ

Still waiting for the subs for 2 eps that they released but Yoo Yeon Seok in eps 3 had me..... this is giving me major drama Save me trauma! YYS really is celebrating his 20th debut anniversary with this insane role. Also my other two faves Lee Jung Eun and Lee Sung Min together... what a treat! The reviews are great and it's 19+. Wow. Pls, I hope the subs are done quickly. That hair and that devilish eyes!

November 20, 2023 Another LBH Instagram update: LBH has been very generous with his posting today. Very happy and as expected from the founder himself promoting their campaign well. He released behind the scenes of his pictorial shooting with his subunit mate Lee Jin Wook. Looks like their high key humor code is matching well from the looks of them laughing wholeheartedly. @Sheen90 OMG Congratulations, Chingu! I completely forgot all that Do Kang woo craze… my bad hehe. It’s been such a long time indeed. This was a very unexpected pairing and even more surprising because their two-shots are so goofy. Looks like they had a great time filming this pictorial and kind of re-creating that men in black vibe lol. Sure does make me anticipate them in Squid game 2 though. I wonder if this bonding was because of them having scenes and filming together. Hmmm…. Looking forward to it. In the meantime, let’s enjoy upcoming Sweet Home 2 with evil Sang wook. I still cant react to your post TT, idk why but, Saranghaeyo!

November 20, 2023 LBH Instagram update: More pictures of LBH with his Unicef Team subunit/ Squid Game2 costar Lee Jin Wook looking like a cool dapper duo. Their concept is just hilarious to me lol. This looks more like a sunglasses ad to me. Just an assumption but I wonder if the selection of 17 artists in numbers specifically has to do with their anniversary, because this year marks the 17th anniversary of BH ent since its establishment as well. They have stated in all captions that many artists couldn’t participate due to their existing schedules, so, all this could just be a mere coincidence.

Han Ji-min, another good thing at the end of the year... "I inherited my grandmother's spirit of service." To mark the end of 2023, actors from BH Entertainment launched the 'UNICEF Team' campaign with Marie Claire and UNICEF. On the 21st, BH Entertainment announced that 17 actors (Ko Soo, Park Bo-young, Park Yoo-rim, Park Ji-hoo, Park Hae-soo, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Hee-joon, Jung Woo, Jung Yoon-jae, Jung Chae-yeon, Cho Bok-rae, Joo Jong-hyuk, Chu Ja-hyun, Han Ji-min, Han Hyo-ju, and Hong Hwa-yeon) participated in the "UNICEF Team" campaign with talent donations to convey happiness to children around the world and decorated the December issue of Marie Claire. The "UNICEF Team" is a campaign launched by the UNICEF Korean Committee since 2018, meaning, "Please be one team for all children at risk around the world."Accordingly, the BH Entertainment actors, who newly joined the "UNICEF Team," attract attention by telling honest stories about sharing while wearing campaign rings. In response, Lee Byung-hun said, "I have a memory of being deeply grateful for the good will because I know that it is never easy to add my heart to someone when I have participated in donations with my fans.Through this campaign, I hope we can share the meaning and memory of how we can share good influences with each other." In addition, Han Ji-min said, "I naturally became interested in sharing my heart with my neighbors when I saw my grandmother sharing her heart with people around me from an early age. When I met volunteers, I was also moved by their warm hearts and wanted to contribute. When I volunteer or share, the greatest joy comes from the reward that I am being used of value." Han Ji-min is said to have dreamed of becoming a social worker in college in the past. The campaign video, which was released together, was also narrated by Lee Byung-hun, with a message saying, "Just as the power of each actor, director, and staff member is completed, the power of each UNICEF team can give happiness to children around the world, so please add your power with the UNICEF team ring." Through his narration, Lee Byung-hun conveyed the meaning that good deeds come from each individual's small actions. As such, the collaboration between BH Entertainment and UNICEF was made by Lee Byung-hun, who has participated in various UNICEF campaigns for many years, Han Ji-min, who became a member of the UNICEF Honors Club by participating in emergency relief in Ukraine, Turkye, and Syria, Go Soo and Jung Chae-yeon, who participated in the online and TV campaign "Hold Your Hand" in 2019, and Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Choo Ja-hyun, and Han Hyo-joo, who participated in the "Every Child Pin" campaign in 2017, and they have been at the forefront of spreading good influence steadily. Meanwhile, stories of BH Entertainment actors who joined the 'UNICEF Team' can be found on the December issue of Marie Claire, the official website, and the website of the UNICEF Korean Committee. The making video and behind-the-scenes will be released sequentially on BH Entertainment's official YouTube channel and social network service. Source: Naver

November 20, 2023 BH Entertainment and Marie Claire join forces for the ‘UNICEF Team’ Campaign The Korean Committee for UNICEF announced that 17 actors from BH Entertainment and fashion magazine Marie Claire participated in the 'UNICEF TEAM' campaign. This campaign, announced on November 21, is aimed at spreading UNICEF's sharing and donation culture, and famous actors such as Lee Byung-hun, Han Ji-min, Han Hyo-joo, Park Bo-young, and Park Hae-soo participated in the form of talent donation. Actors wearing the symbolic 'UNICEF Team Ring' of this campaign delivered a valuable message about sharing through a pictorial and video with Marie Claire. In particular, Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min have participated in various UNICEF campaigns in the past and have consistently spread good influence. Pic source: Unicef Korea Regarding his participation in this campaign, Lee Byung-hun said, "I have had fans participate in donations, and I remember being deeply grateful for their goodwill. I hope this campaign will serve as an opportunity to think again about what kind of positive influence we can have on each other." UNICEF Korean Committee Chairman Jeong Gap-young expressed his gratitude, saying, “Korea’s famous actors willingly participated in the campaign by donating their talents despite their busy schedules,” and expressed his hope that many people will end 2023 in a more meaningful way through this campaign. The 'UNICEF Team' campaign is a global campaign that the Korean Committee for UNICEF has been running since 2018, appealing to people to become one team for children around the world. Detailed information about this campaign by BH Entertainment actors and Marie Claire can be found on the Korean Committee for UNICEF website and the December issue and website of Marie Claire. Campaign participants will be provided with a ‘UNICEF Team’ ring. Article: Naver LBH's message for the campaign: “Impossible, is not a fact, it’s just an opinion.” — Keys to the Heart. “You may think that you can’t change the world by acting alone for the underprivileged children. However, just as great works are created when people who love movies come together and create synergy, I am confident that if people who truly love children come together, the impact will be global. That’s why BH Entertainment gathered here as a Unicef team.” Each actor expressed their thoughts and feelings regarding this campaign along with their famous lines from their respective movies and dramas. LBH had Kim Jo Ha’s lines from ‘Keys to the Heart’, where he quoted Muhammad Ali. He also used this quote to congratulate when Actress Youn Yuh Jung who played his mother in the movie won the Academy Award for Best Suporting actress. Unicef X BH Entertainment Campaign video: https://youtu.be/wKfcycHxpU0?si=QRXecXEFAQXjWUWv

November 16, 2023 Lee Byung Hun Instagram Update. LBH paid homage to his high school teacher and writer Jo Heon on IG, and showing his essay book, which was being addressed and gifted to him. He wrote, “Teacher Jo Heon, who has been my Korean Language teacher, our home room teacher during my senior high school, and someone who helped me with my character research as I was preparing for the role of Korean Language teacher for Bungee Jumping of their own. Despite his advancing age, he is unstoppable, and has been writing consistently. He is already meeting the world with his 4th essay book. I hope we can have a glass of soju with our teacher for a long time in the future at our reunion with 3rd year-Class 7 of Jungdong High school, that we meet 2-3 times a year. I hope you continue to stay healthy like always.~ longest caption he wrote since he installed IG hehe. Pic: LBH IG

November 16, 2023 UNICEF #ForEveryChild, BH Entertainment and Marie Claire Korea joint collaboration!!! WOW!!! Marie Claire Korea released a teaser video for December issue of Marie Claire Korea. 17 BH artists are coming together for a campaign to protect children all around the world wearing a symbolic ‘UNICEF Team Ring’, that will be delivered to new UNICEF supporters starting November 21. The full video will be released on November 19. Wow…. BH family united for a good cause. Their brand is so powerful and truly wonderful! BH…..NICE!!!! Mr. Lee Byung Hun and his Hand-some hand…. Check!! Teaser: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czu1dJ-BOen/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

November 15, 2023 [59th Grand Bell Awards] CONGRATULATIONS, LEE BYUNG HUN!!! Lee Byung Hun won Best Actor Award at the 59th Grand Bell Awards today. This is his 2nd win for Best Actor for his mind blowing performance as Kim Young-tak in Concrete Utopia. This also marks his 4th time winning ‘Best Actor’ award at the Grand Bell Awards, excluding his Best New comer Award in 1996 for movie Runaway, Popularity award for JSA, Bungee Jumping of their own, and Masquerade in 2001 and 2012 respectively. So, looks like 7 in total??? Wow!!! Huge Congratulations, LBH!! LBH was unable to attend the award ceremony due to his filming schedule, so he sent his acceptance speech through a video. He said, “Hello, I am Lee Byung Hun. Thank you so much for honoring me with this prestigious award at the Grand Bell Awards. There was a Grand Bell Awards ceremony today at the evening, but it’s 11 AM and I am still here at the filming location. Because of filming, I had no choice but to send my acceptance speech through a video. First of all, I would like to thank all the judges. I will share this joy with Director Uhm Tae Hwa, CEO Byun Seung min, CEO Son Seok Woo, and the staffs and actors who had the hardest time filming midwinter scenes in the middle of summer, and showed great performances. Our theaters took a huge blow because of the pandemic and it is still ongoing till this moment. For that reason, I am deeply grateful and happier that so many audiences showed great interest in the movie and watched it in the theater. I will continue to meet you with great works in the future. Thank you!” It’s a pity that LBH was not present there to receive the award because I really loved how Actor Park Hae il introduced him. Byun Yo han just before announcing Best supporting actor spilled the secret on how there was literally “Take 5 secs pause before announcing the winner” written on the card haha…. So, PHI also took his needed pause and came up with a good way to introduce him. This could have been another King Injo and Choi Myung Gil reunion in modern world after Buil but well…. Next time! Also, this is a TMI but Actor Park Hae il is the second male actor who is going to have his Actorology series book after Lee Byung Hun. Amazing! <3 CONGRATULATIONS, TEAM CONCRETE UTOPIA!!! Concrete Utopia dominated and won 6 categories out of 11 categories they were nominated at the 59th Grand Bell Awards. Best Picture: Concrete Utopia Best Actor: Lee Byung Hun Best Supporting Actress: Kim Sun Young Best Visual Effects/VFX Award: Eun Jae Hyun Best Sound Effects: Kim Seok Won Best Art Direction: Jo Hyun Sung and Choi Hyun Seok

November 15, 2023 CONGRATULATIONS, CONCRETE UTOPIA!!! Concrete Utopia won 6 categories out of 11 categories they were nominated at the 59th Grand Bell Awards. Best Picture: Concrete Utopia Best Actor: Lee Byung Hun Best Supporting Actress: Kim Sun Young Best Visual Effects/VFX Award: Eun Jae Hyun Best Sound Effects: Kim Seok Won Best Art Direction: Jo Hyun Sung and Choi Hyun Seok

November 11, 2023 [Oscar Campaign] LBH at one of the interviews for ConU Oscar Campaign at Beverly Hills, LA. The broadcast journalist/producer who shared his pics on twitter wrote, “Met Lee Byung hun today to talk about ConU. I asked him how he’d like to be addressed. ‘You can call me BH. Not B*atch. BH like Beverly Hills(where we were)’ Talented actor, charming man. He’s flying out shortly back to Korea to film Squid game. I asked him about Mag7 too and he said it was a dream come true to be on that set. This was not an interview, by the way. Just an informal chat.” Pic: @YongChavezLA on twitter. On the same tweet, another fan shared an anecdote from the auction they attended of production used items from Mag 7. They mentioned that Billy Rocks’ items were intensely fraught over & fetched impressive prices. They also mentioned people appreciated what LBH did in Mag 7 and his items were 2nd price to only Denzel Washington’s and some of Ethan Hawke’s. Wow. This is my first time learning of this kind of auction regarding LBH items, and I am so proud and happy people appreciate Billy just as much as he should be appreciated and also thinks highly of LBH as an actor. Both Billy and LBH rocks!! Well, I wish Concrete Utopia all the best and good luck for their oscar campaign. I hope they can promote well to get the good results. FIghting, ConU!! From Q&A Moderator Scott Mantz on Twitter. He wrote, "Moderated a fascinating Q&A with actor LEE BYUNG-HUN & writer-director UM TAE-HWA for “CONCRETE UTOPIA,” which is S. KOREA’S OSCAR submission for BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE! This movie is INCREDIBLE and has to be seen on the big screen in LA on 12/8 and nationwide on 12/15!" Pic: Scott Mantz twitter LBH and Director Uhm from Los Angeles Times THE ENVELOPE Q&A live

November 10,2023 [Oscar Campaign] Lee Byung-hun and Director Uhm Tae-Hwa at the Los Angeles Times THE ENVELOPE event yesterday evening. CONCRETE UTOPIA (Sponsored by 815 Pictures and LOTTE Entertainment) In-Person Screening November 9, 2023 at 6:30pm followed by a live Q&A with Director Um Tae-hwa and Actor Lee Byung-hun. Source: here He is so busy flying one stop to another, from Paris few days ago and now in LA. Hope he's getting enough rest in between. Pic credit: LBH manager Choi Young hoon IG From Q&A Moderator Scott Mantz on Twitter. He wrote, "Moderated a fascinating Q&A with actor LEE BYUNG-HUN & writer-director UM TAE-HWA for “CONCRETE UTOPIA,” which is S. KOREA’S OSCAR submission for BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE! This movie is INCREDIBLE and has to be seen on the big screen in LA on 12/8 and nationwide on 12/15!" Link for Los Angeles Times THE ENVELOPE Q&A https://youtu.be/V8VzTLlT0yI?si=InUjAaCTPPnRLdwi

November 10,2023 [Oscar Campaign] Lee Byung-hun and Director Uhm Tae-Hwa at the Los Angeles Times THE ENVELOPE event yesterday evening. CONCRETE UTOPIA (Sponsored by 815 Pictures and LOTTE Entertainment) In-Person Screening November 9, 2023 at 6:30pm followed by a live Q&A with Director Um Tae-hwa and Actor Lee Byung-hun. Source: here He is so busy flying one stop to another, from Paris few days ago and now in LA. Hope he's getting enough rest in between. Pic credit: LBH manager Choi Young hoon IG

You're welcome, Chingu. @Sheen90 I am glad you enjoyed reading it. LMJ and LBH both really are masters of wits and their comic timing is impeccable, always. Also, LBH himself said on yoo quiz that, one of the reason he married LMJ was because she makes him laugh. They are made for each other. Thank you for sharing @willenette. Recently, i re-watched through eps 13- 19 and boy it was pain and nothing but pain. I think I may have forgotten majority of the bits from last few eps for my own good though. The pain just remains fresh regardless of how many times you've watched it. No drama has ever affected me mentally like the way this drama and Moon Lovers did.

November 9, 2023 Comment Fairy LMJ with her witty comebacks on fans comments on her latest Princess Birdie posts. Poor man LBH, his healthy teeth joke will never leave him alone. [TRANS] Fan: Wow! I am also on my 2nd pregnancy, and my first was also son and now a daughter. I will send you all the good wishes for your daughter. LMJ: Oh, yes please! Fan: When I get pregnant, I am also thinking “Eagle, Birdie, or Even” (All golf score terminologies) haha. As expected your wit is next level. LMJ: ‘Even’ also sounds pretty. Fan: Wow, Congratulations. Birdie, grow and be healthy. How pretty Birdie is going to be TT. Let’s see if Birdie will bring more Birdie (Golf score), or will she bring another sigh out of Lee Byung Hun nim. (referring to the ‘Aigooo’ clip of LBH watching LMJ miss her score before lol ) LMJ: Hoho!(Playfully saying how dare you?) I am the one sighing now. Stylist: Daughter!!! Big congratulations! Oh she is going to be sp pretty! LMJ: Unnie, I will leave her styling to you. LMJ’s Golf mate: It seems like Birdie baby is going to score a lot of Birdie later on, because her mom is so good at putter.(Another golf term) Good care~ LMJ: It is all thanks to you, teacher. Fan: Congratulations. Your husband’s mouth is going to rip(grinning with happiness) LMJ: I wonder how many teeth will show when he smiles now. (Lmao she is so unserious ) Fan: Oh my! Congratulations from the bottom of my heart. I think you’ll be very happy, Unnie. LMJ: If it was son again, it will be too exhausting with all the kicking and running around. Commenter: Mam, it is also a fact that even daughters are as good as man.(Sarcastic) LMJ: I will pretend I did not read/hear that! LMJ and her witty comebacks will always lighten up my mood. There is just no sugar coating in her replies….Imagine Princess Birdie inheriting her parents’ wit, sense of humor, with her mom’s beauty and fathers enchanting aura. She looking so pretty in pink!

November 9, 2023 Comment Fairy LMJ with her witty comebacks on fans comments on her latest Princess Birdie posts. Poor man LBH, his healthy teeth joke will never leave him alone. [TRANS] Fan: Wow! I am also on my 2nd pregnancy, and my first was also son and now a daughter. I will send you all the good wishes for your daughter. LMJ: Oh, yes please! Fan: When I get pregnant, I am also thinking “Eagle, Birdie, or Even” (All golf score terminologies) haha. As expected your wit is next level. LMJ: ‘Even’ also sounds pretty. Fan: Wow, Congratulations. Birdie, grow and be healthy. How pretty Birdie is going to be TT. Let’s see if Birdie will bring more Birdie (Golf score), or will she bring another sigh out of Lee Byung Hun nim. (referring to the ‘Aigooo’ clip of LBH watching LMJ miss her score before lol ) LMJ: Hoho!(Playfully saying how dare you?) I am the one sighing now. Stylist: Daughter!!! Big congratulations! Oh she is going to be sp pretty! LMJ: Unnie, I will leave her styling to you. LMJ’s Golf mate: It seems like Birdie baby is going to score a lot of Birdie later on, because her mom is so good at putter.(Another golf term) Good care~ LMJ: It is all thanks to you, teacher. Fan: Congratulations. Your husband’s mouth is going to rip(grinning with happiness) LMJ: I wonder how many teeth will show when he smiles now. (Lmao she is so unserious ) Fan: Oh my! Congratulations from the bottom of my heart. I think you’ll be very happy, Unnie. LMJ: If it was son again, it will be too exhausting with all the kicking and running around. Commenter: Mam, it is also a fact that even daughters are as good as man.(Sarcastic) LMJ: I will pretend I did not read/hear that! LMJ and her witty comebacks will always lighten up my mood. There is just no sugar coating in her replies….Imagine Princess Birdie inheriting her parents’ wit, sense of humor, with her mom’s beauty and fathers enchanting aura. Another baby shower, Birdie omma looking radiant as ever in pink. Happiness looks so good on her.

November 8, 2023 Lee Min Jung shared more pictures and videos on her IG from her surprise baby shower She wrote, “I was very surprised by my friends’ surprise event that the way I walked in looked like I am still a mother of a son, but yes, our second child is a daughter ^^. I still cannot believe it. I will confirm and let you guys updated. Feat. Nickname is ‘Birdie’….. it’s a double meaning as Birdie and Buddy.” (Note: Both pronounced and written as the same way in Korean ‘버디‘ ) 원본보기 https://www.instagram.com/p/CzYp3gBLV2T/?igshid=Y2NkYjk0MDhjYg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CzYpjHCL_om/?igshid=Y2NkYjk0MDhjYg==

November 8, 2023 2023 Marie Claire Asia Star Awards Winner Portrait ACTOR OF THE YEAR - LEE BYUNG HUN His award acceptance speech: Merci. Since there seemed to be many guests here from France, I tried to convey my acceptance speech in French. Then I realized that I couldn’t speak French. When I tried to give my acceptance speech in English, I heard Yoo Tae-oh’s speech in English, so I changed my mind. From now on, I would like to speak in Korean. Thank you! I think this is already the fourth time that I’ve been invited to a film festival event hosted by Marie Claire, including the Marie Claire Film Festival. I think it is the most atmospheric, comfortable and enjoyable event at the Busan International Film Festival. I will work hard to show good acting next year, so I hope you’ll invite me again. Source: Marie Claire [2030 Busan World Expo] LBH with Actor Daniel Henney and Former Football Player Park Ji Sung in Paris While we thought he was probably busy filming SG2 since he didn’t attend his regular LACMA GALA this year, LBH was actually attending one of the promotional event of 2030 Busan World Expo in Paris. Hehe. South Korea is one of the candidates this year along with Italy and Saudi Arabia bidding for hosting World Expo 2030. 173rd General Assembly of BIE will be held on 28th November for the selection. Well…All the best to South Korea! Fighting! Pic: Daniel Henney IG A different angle but Birdie Appa also posted similar picture from the Busan World Expo event in Paris with the caption, “Busan is ready!” https://www.instagram.com/p/CzaJnUnJ8Sa/?igshid=Y2NkYjk0MDhjYg==