Actress Kim Min-hee (42) is reported to be pregnant with the child of director Hong Sang-soo (64), with whom she is maintaining an extramarital affair, and their appearance at last year's Locarno Film Festival is being revisited.
According to entertainment media Dispatch on the 17th, Kim Min-hee naturally conceived Hong's child last summer, with the due date reported to be this spring.
The media also reported that Kim Min-hee was already pregnant when she won the Best Actress Award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival for the film 'In Front of Your Face' in August of last year.
As a result, Kim Min-hee's appearance in a loose-fitting white silk dress at that time is once again drawing attention.
Moreover, when she was announced as a winner at the festival, Kim Min-hee went on stage and confessed, "Thank you, Director Hong, for making such a beautiful film. I love your movies so much." After returning to her seat, she displayed affection by leaning on Hong Sang-soo's shoulder and holding his hand.
Director Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee became involved through the film 'Right Now, Wrong Then' (2015) and developed a romantic relationship, overcoming a 22-year age difference. The two officially acknowledged their affair in 2017 when they attended the premiere of the film 'On the Beach at Night Alone' together, stating they were "in love."
Since then, Kim Min-hee has only appeared in Hong Sang-soo's films. The two have collaborated on films such as 'On the Beach at Night Alone,' 'The Day After' (2017), 'Claire's Camera,' 'Grass' (2018), 'Hotel by the River' (2018), 'The Woman Who Ran' (2020), 'The Novelist's Film,' 'Top' (2022), 'In the Water,' 'Our Day' (2023), and 'In Front of Your Face' (2024).
Director Hong Sang-soo, who married in 1985 and has a daughter, is still legally married to his ex-wife. In November 2016, he filed for divorce against his wife, but the Seoul Family Court dismissed the case in 2019. Hong Sang-soo did not appeal the decision. His wife, referred to as A, stated to entertainment media K-Star News on the 17th, "I had no idea about (Kim Min-hee's) pregnancy."
