On August 23, 2024 (KST), the 29th (BIFF) announced that it will honor the late actor with a special screening and a dedicated award. The special screening, announced to have been titled “Beautiful Person, Lee Sun Kyun,” will feature six of Lee’s most remarkable works—including the 2018 K-Drama and the 2019 Oscar-winner —all aimed at Lee will also be awarded 2024’s “Korea Cinema Award” at the opening ceremony. The award is generally given to film industry professionals who have elevated the status of Korean cinema and contributed to its global growth.
Following BIFF’s announcement, backlash out of Korea has grown fierce. While some agreed that Lee’s contribution to Korean cinema was monumental, others were taken aback by the title referring to him as a given the scandalous nature of his investigation and eventual suicide death. “.
..? Has ‘beautiful’ come to mean something else? I’m baffled.
” “?” “The title of the screening is hilarious. He pretended to be a loving husband on camera, but went off to have an extramarital affair with a prostitute. He was investigated for drug use.
” “Insane.” “But he did, in fact, contribute a lot to the Korean cinema and helped its growth. That’s a fact.
Stop disrespecting the deceased. Like, let him rest in peace now.” “I don’t know about , though.
..” “Yes, the title is sh*t.
But let’s admit that he did have a huge impact in elevating Korean cinema. I wish BIFF would have gone with somet.