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Yoo Hae-jin pulls out of Buil Film Awards amid ‘Assassins’ controversy
Версия 2: Additional outlets reported the same cancellation, and Hankook Ilbo added that production company Hi Media Corp cancelled its Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony attendance and an Oct. 7 outdoor stage greeting, citing safety and event scheduling.
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Actor Yoo Hae-jin will not attend the 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7 in Busan, even though he is nominated for best actor for a different film, ‘The Man Who Lives with the King’, his agency VAST Entertainment said. With the decision, all of Yoo's scheduled official appearances in Busan have been cancelled, after events for the film ‘Assassins’ at the Busan International Film Festival were also called off. The backdrop is the historical-distortion controversy over ‘Assassins’, based on the 1974 shooting of Yuk Young-soo, and the agency has warned of a strong response to threats and false information.
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Actor Yoo Hae-jin will not attend the 35th Buil Film Awards, his agency VAST Entertainment said on Oct. 6, according to Maeil Business and Hankook Ilbo. Yoo had been due at the ceremony on Oct. 7 at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom, Maeil Business reported. With the decision, all of his scheduled official appearances in Busan have been cancelled, the reports said. Seoul Shinmun, Newsis, Seoul Economic Daily and Chosun Ilbo also reported the cancellation. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
Yoo was nominated for best actor for ‘The Man Who Lives with the King’, a film unconnected to the controversy, competing against Koo Kyo-hwan for ‘If We’, Lee Byung-hun for ‘I Can't Help It’, Park Ji-hoon for ‘The Man Who Lives with the King’ and Zo In-sung for ‘Hope’, according to Maeil Business and Hankook Ilbo. Maeil Business noted that the nomination was for a different work than the disputed ‘Assassins’. The agency told Maeil Business it had decided after deliberation not to attend. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]
The backdrop is the controversy over ‘Assassins’. According to Maeil Business and Hankook Ilbo, the film, directed by Hur Jin-ho, is based on the shooting of then-first lady Yuk Young-soo at an Aug. 15, 1974 ceremony, and traces suspicions and possible backers around the case. Hankook Ilbo said the film was released on Sept. 23 and that criticism over historical distortion followed. Hankook Ilbo also reported that production company Hi Media Corp cancelled its attendance at the Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony and an Oct. 7 outdoor stage greeting, saying it considered the safety of audiences and attendees and the smooth running of the event. [ 1 , 2 ]
Criticism has moved from the film to its lead actor. Maeil Business reported that on Oct. 4 conservative civic groups held a rally in front of a house identified as Yoo's home in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, demanding that screenings stop and that the production and cast apologise. A rally urging companies to cancel advertising contracts with Yoo was also announced, the outlet said. [ 1 ]
On Oct. 5, VAST Entertainment said it views the creation and spread of false information, malicious personal attacks and insults, as well as any intrusion into the actor's private life, threats to his safety and damage to his reputation, as very serious, and that it will take all possible measures, according to Maeil Business and Hankook Ilbo. Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily also reported the agency's strong-response stance. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]
Maeil Business reported that the dispute has also entered politics: it said the People Power Party has moved to ask the Singapore International Film Festival, which selected ‘Assassins’ as its opening film, to cancel the screening, and that questions have been raised about funding from a state-run bank that invested in the production and about portal film ratings. No other document in this set reports those items. [ 1 ]
The Buil Film Awards is due to be held on Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m. at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom. Maeil Business reported that ‘I Can't Help It’ has the most nominations with nine categories, followed by Na Hong-jin's ‘Hope’ with eight, and that best picture nominees include ‘Third Year, Second Semester’, ‘People and Meat’, ‘Master of the World’, ‘I Can't Help It’ and ‘Hope’. [ 1 ]
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The dispute has moved from film criticism to an actor's public schedule and safety, with protests outside his home and an agency warning of legal action, according to Maeil Business. Maeil Business also reports political involvement, including a move to ask the Singapore International Film Festival to withdraw ‘Assassins’ and questions about a state-run bank investment and portal ratings. How far the fallout spreads to other cast members, festivals and advertisers is not settled in the documents.
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- Actor Yoo Hae-jin will not attend the 35th Buil Film Awards on Oct. 7 in Busan, his agency VAST Entertainment said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Yoo was nominated for best actor for ‘The Man Who Lives with the King’, competing with Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Byung-hun, Park Ji-hoon and Zo In-sung. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- With the decision, all of Yoo's scheduled official appearances in Busan have been cancelled. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The controversy concerns the film ‘Assassins’, based on the Aug. 15, 1974 shooting of Yuk Young-soo, which drew historical-distortion criticism after its Sept. 23 release. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Production company Hi Media Corp cancelled its Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony attendance and an Oct. 7 outdoor stage greeting, citing audience safety and smooth event operations. [ 2 ]
- Conservative civic groups held a rally outside Yoo's home in Seoul's Seongbuk-gu on Oct. 4 demanding screenings be halted and apologies from the production and cast, and a rally over advertising contracts was announced. [ 1 ]
- VAST Entertainment said on Oct. 5 that it views false information, insults, privacy intrusions and threats against the actor as serious and will take all possible measures. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- The 35th Buil Film Awards is scheduled for Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m. at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom, with ‘I Can't Help It’ leading nominations at nine categories. [ 1 ]
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- Yoo Hae-jin will not attend the 35th Buil Film Awards, according to his agency VAST Entertainment. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- All of Yoo's scheduled official appearances in Busan have been cancelled. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Yoo was nominated for best actor for ‘The Man Who Lives with the King’. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- VAST Entertainment said it will take all possible measures against false information, insults, privacy intrusions and threats to the actor. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The film ‘Assassins’ is based on the Aug. 15, 1974 shooting of Yuk Young-soo and faced historical-distortion criticism after its release. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The 35th Buil Film Awards is scheduled for Oct. 7 at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
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- Whether the Buil Film Awards cancellation is a direct result of the ‘Assassins’ controversy. VAST Entertainment cited only a decision after deliberation; Maeil Business frames the wider Busan cancellations as tied to the controversy, while Hankook Ilbo says the move is ‘interpreted’ as fallout, a single-outlet reading.
- Political involvement, including moves to ask the Singapore International Film Festival to withdraw ‘Assassins’ and questions over a state bank's investment in the production and portal film ratings. Only Maeil Business reports these items, and no outcome is given.
- Whether further protests, including one announced against companies using Yoo as an advertising model, go ahead. Maeil Business says such a rally was announced, but no document reports whether it took place.
- The specific threats against Yoo that the reports refer to. The documents mention threats to personal safety but do not describe them or say who made them.
- Production company Hi Media Corp cancelled its Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony attendance and an Oct. 7 outdoor stage greeting, citing audience safety and smooth event operations. Reported by a single source so far
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- Maeil Business reports that VAST Entertainment said Yoo Hae-jin decided not to attend the Buil Film Awards, leaving him with no official Busan schedule. [ 1 ]
- Hankook Ilbo reports the agency's confirmation that Yoo will not attend the awards ceremony, following the cancellation of ‘Assassins’ events at the Busan International Film Festival. [ 2 ]
- Seoul Shinmun reports the sweeping cancellation of Yoo's schedules, citing threats to his personal safety, and the ‘Assassins’ controversy. [ 3 ]
- Newsis reports Yoo will not attend the Buil Film Awards after the Busan International Film Festival, and that his agency promised a strong response to threats and false information. [ 4 ]
- Seoul Economic Daily reports the same cancellation and background, citing the agency's strong-response stance. [ 5 ]
- The 35th Buil Film Awards is due to be held on Oct. 7 at the Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom, with Park Chan-wook's ‘I Can't Help It’ leading nominations at nine categories. [ 1 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reports Yoo's cancellation of the Buil Film Awards amid the ‘Assassins’ controversy. [ 6 ]