Actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung celebrated 23 years of friendship by sharing meaningful moments together at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
A midnight screening of the movie 'The Hunt' was held at the Lumière Theater on the 19th at 12 pm (local time).
The Midnight Screening section selects and screens works with both artistic quality and popularity among genre films such as action, thriller, noir, horror, and fantasy.
As the name of the section suggests, it is screened at 12 pm.
Director Lee Jung-jae and actor Jung Woo-sung appeared on the red carpet in front of the Lumière Grand Theater around 11:30.
The two handsome men in black tuxedos and bow ties received fresh baptism from foreign media from the moment they appeared.
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As the midnight screening is the principle, the media attention is less than the morning or afternoon screening.
'The Hunt' was an exception.
If Lee Jung-jae drove popularity in the early stages, foreign media interest and curiosity toward Jung Woo-sung also led to increased topicality for the film.
Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung are actors who know how to enjoy the spotlight.
The two actors, enjoying the media attention and fresh baptism, did not know the awkwardness on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival.
In response to the photojournalists' era names, he showed a photogenic side with various expressions and smiles.
After spending enough time for the two-shot, they turned their backs on each other and had a solo photo time in both directions.
The chemistry of '23 Years Best Friend' continued throughout the red carpet.
After leaving enough two-shots, the two actors called Hong Jeong-in, CEO of Megabox JoongAng Co., Ltd. PlusM, an investment distributor of 'Hunt', and continued a three-shot photo time.
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The two actors have risen to the top stars by reflecting each other like a mirror since their debut.
Lee Jung-jae made his debut in the 1993 SBS drama 'Dinosaur Teacher', and Jung Woo-sung made his debut in the 1994 movie 'Gumiho'.
The two people who debuted at the same time and rose to youth stars at once with their debut film met for the first time in the 1999 movie 'There is no sun'.
The friendship lasted 23 years.
It would be special to present their second collaboration at the Cannes Film Festival, one of the world's three major film festivals.
The two actors expressed their anticipation for the Cannes red carpet two-shot as much as the meaning of the work or the evaluation of foreign media.
It was an impressive moment not only for them but also for the fans.
'The Hunt' is an espionage action drama that unfolds in the face of a huge incident called 'Korea's No. 1 Assassination Operation' in which the National Security Agency agents Park Pyong-ho (Lee Jung-jae) and Kim Jeong-do (Jung Woo-seong), who suspect each other in order to find a hidden spy in the organization, face each other.
'Hunt', which was first released on the same day, received a standing ovation of about 7 minutes from filmmakers around the world.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kim Ji-hye)