Director Lee Isaac Jung (Korean name Jeong Isaac) of the movie'Buttercups' shared his feelings, "It seems that the water parsley that my grandmother planted in the water has grown well and has been a blessing to me."



Director Jung said, “I would like to express my special thanks to my mother, father, and sister, who filled the Arkansas farm house with love, for being nominated for'Buttercup' in the six categories of the American Academy this year through a distributor today (17th). I would like to express my gratitude to my more precious wife and daughter.”



'Minari' is an autobiographical story of the second-generation Korean-American director Jung, depicting the process of a Korean family settling in Arkansas in the southern United States.



In relation to Yoon Yeo-jeong, who was the first Korean actor to be nominated for an Academy Acting Award, he also said, "I am grateful to the Korean audience for supporting me to make a history where Yun Yeo-jeong's work is honored on the world stage."



Yoon Yeo-jeong, who finished filming a drama in Canada and returned to Korea on the 15th of the Academy Candidate Announcement, said, "I have to meet you in person and say hello, but I went to filming to make foreign currency."



Yoon Yeo-jung said, "I'm 74 years old and I'm so honored at this age and I have to express my gratitude for your support, but I'm sorry that I can only greet you like this." "Do it".



Stephen Yeon, the first Asian-American actor to be nominated for an acting award, was also delighted, saying, "I am grateful for the academy that gave me the honor to be nominated with great artists."



He added, "I learned that I have to share my life with the movie, and I was happy with the great actors and production crew."



Han Ye-ri and Alan Kim, who are members of the'Minari' family, also expressed their overwhelming hearts.



Han Ye-ri, who played the role of Mom Monica, congratulated Yoon Yeo-jung and Stephen Yeon for the nominations for an acting award, and said, "It feels good to be rewarded as much as the people I like for their efforts." When it's over, I miss the meal time when I gathered together to cheer for each other and read extensively.”



Alan Kim, a child actor who played David's youngest son, said, "Mom and Dad were happy that Minari was nominated, but I was really surprised to hear that there were six." "He gave a cute impression.



(Photo = Parsley provided by North American distributor'A24', Yonhap News)