In an interview loaded on the “Buzzfeed Celeb” channel on March 3 (local time), Bong Joon-Ho spoke of himself and also presented his new film “Mickey 17”.
When asked about his favorite K-pop group, the director replied without hesitation, “It’s Blackpink. The group of Rosé, Jisoo, Jennie and Lisa ”, proving to be a real fan by listing the names of the members one by one.
When the staff said, “Recently, Rosé made this interview for puppies”Bong Joon-Ho added, “This is a great show and I’m ruining it here. Thus beautiful people should have been here. “
Previously in various events, including the press conference for the film “Mickey 17”, director Bong Joon-Ho also expressed his admiration for Blackpink and Rosé. He shared, “When the news on the martial law broke out, actor Mark Ruffalo contacted me asking me if I was fine. I talked about it several times before, but in reality I was checking how much the songs of the Blackpink rosé ranked in the standings at that moment after listening to the news. That’s why I was completely surprised by his call. “
In the meantime, “Mickey 17” is the new Bong Joon-Ho project 6 years after the successful film “Parasite”. With the famous Hollywood star Robert Pattinson as a male protagonist, it is a Sf film based on the novel by Edward Ashton “Mickey 7”.
Known as the return of Bong Joon-Ho after a long time, “Mickey 1” attracted enormous attention from its production phase and passed the box office immediately after its premiere. According to reports, the film ranked number 1 in the box office ranking with a series of cumulative spectators of about 250,000 on its first projection date on February 28th.
