'Hwaran' Song Joong-ki "I fell in love with Hong Sa-bin, and she was so pretty that I wanted to help her."

Actor Song Joong-ki expressed his crush on his junior Hong Sa-bin.

At 2 p.m. on the 7th, an open talk about the movie ‘Hwaran’ (directed by Kim Chang-hoon) was held at the outdoor stage of the Busan Cinema Center in Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan. Director Kim Chang-hoon, Hong Sa-bin, Song Joong-ki, and Kim Hyeong-seo were present.

On this day, Song Joong-ki said, "I really liked Hong Sa-bin. I've only met her not long ago, but I liked the way she was trying to express this well. Just like Cheegeon tried to help Yeon-gyu, as a senior, of course, there are no seniors or juniors in acting, but as an older brother, I helped her as much as I could. He said, “I wanted to give it to you,” drawing attention.

After hearing this, Sabin Hong smiled and said, “It was truly the best scene for me as a newcomer.”

The story unfolds when a boy, Yeon-gyu (Hong Sa-bin), who wants to escape from the hellish reality, meets the organization's mid-level boss, Chi-geon (Song Joong-ki), and joins him in a dangerous world. 'Dwarf' was officially invited to the Un Certain Regard section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival and received favorable reviews.

Meanwhile, a total of 269 films will meet the audience at this year's Busan International Film Festival, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings. The opening film was 'Because I Hate Korea' (director Jang Geon-jae) starring Go Ah-seong, Kim Woo-gyeom and Joo Jong-hyuk, and the closing film was 'The Emperor of Movies' starring Yu Deok-hwa (director Ning Hao).

Busan Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr