The main creation of ＂Camellia＂ appeared in Busan, and the same-sex kiss in Jin Minjun was very professional.

Min – Jun Kim

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　　The closing film Camellia of the 15th Busan International Film held a press conference and a media screening in Haeundae, Busan on October 14th. Except for Song Hye Kyo and Jiang Dongyuan, all the other creators of the film appeared, which triggered a news battle for Haeundae.

　　The film Camellia is a short film series jointly created by three famous directors: Jun-hwan Jeong of South Korea, Wei Xi-Shazam Nating of Thailand and Isao Yukisada of Japan. With Busan as the background, the film tells three love stories that happened in the past, present and future.

　　The short film "Iron Push" directed by Wei Xi-Shazam Nating tells the story of a Thai agent disguised as a woman who falls in love with an unidentified local man while performing his duties. The Memory Card directed by Isao Yukisada tells the surreal encounter between a cinematographer and a woman in the camera during the video recording, and the story is full of romantic fantasy. The short film "Love For Sale" directed by South Korean director Jun-hwan Jeong tells the story of a man who is constantly pursuing sincere love in Busan in the future when love memories can be used for trading.

Jiang Dongyuan Song Hye Kyo was absent from the press conference. Director Jun-hwan Jeong named the role after his wife

　　Due to the gathering of two first-line popular artists, Jiang Dongyuan and Song Hye Kyo, the film directed by Jun-hwan Jeong also attracted much attention. Unfortunately, neither of the two leading actors appeared at the press conference that day. According to director Jun-hwan Jeong, he didn’t think about using stars to star in the film before it started shooting. It was just luck that the two stars were able to join in the film.

　　He said that before the filming began, he had heard that the filming just finished in Jiang Dongyuan happened to be free. After the invitation, Jiang Dongyuan expressed his interest in the film and took part in the filming. At that time, Song Hye Kyo, who was filming "The Grand Master" in China, also adjusted the schedule to complete the filming under the kind invitation.

　　It is reported that director Jun-hwan Jeong’s wife, Wen Suli, also made a special appearance in the film, to which director Jun-hwan Jeong explained: "I was thinking of commemorating this film in a special way when I was writing the script. Later, I thought of naming the role after Wen Suli. "

Isao Yukisada, Yoshitaka Yuriko and Xue Jingqiu (from left to right)

Isao Yukisada’s gratitude works repay Busan Yoshitaka Yuriko’s language barrier and make jokes.

　　At the press conference, Director Isao Yukisada told reporters that Busan Film Festival is like his benefactor, because the fact that his film won the prize at Busan Film Festival gave him infinite courage. He also said that he came to Busan to shoot "Memory Card" with gratitude in his arms, and his words always revealed his gratitude to Busan.

　　He also revealed that the heroine in his film is a girl who grew up in Busan before the age of 5, then moved to Japan and returned to Busan 15 years later. This setting is reminiscent of Busan Film Festival, which has gone through 15 years. He also said that he hoped that Japanese people would have a special feeling when they came to Busan, so he showed all the inspiration he got through Busan Film Festival in the film.

　　South Korean actor Xue Jingqiu, who worked with Isao Yukisada, expressed regret that Dong-ho Kim, the producer of the film and the executive chairman of Busan Film Festival, had left office. He said that the film he starred in was the opening film of the 4th Busan Film Festival, and that Chairman Dong-ho Kim, who chose the film at that time, was about to step down after this film festival, which made him deeply touched.

　　Japanese actress Yoshitaka Yuriko revealed an interesting story when she was filming on the set. She said that it was her first time to film in Korea, so she didn’t know Korean at all. Under the "teaching" of her partner Xue Jingqiu, she often made jokes with chickens and ducks, so she was teased by the staff. However, she also said that the cast members are very hardworking and loving, and she also cherishes the memories of this filming.

The professionalism of same-sex kissing in Jin Minjun’s play was appreciated by the partner.

　　Jin Minjun, a Korean actor who cooperated with director Wei Xi, said in an interview that he was very excited that the film he first entered Busan Film Festival was selected as the closing film. He also said that he had been looking forward to performing the works of director Wei Xi, and he finally got it this time.

　　Jin Minjun’s Thai actor Michael Shaowanasai will play a spy disguised as a woman in the film. At the press conference, he praised Jin Minjun’s professionalism, especially the touching kiss between two people in the film. Jin Minjun had no obstacles in shooting and performed very well.

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