The premieres in Seoul this Summer keep getting bigger and bigger and this is one of the most star-studded to date what with the melding of Hollywood and a Korean directorial super star. Seoul was the location chosen for the world movie premiere of the upcoming Snowpiercer since its directed by South Korean wunderkind Bong Joon Ho, who has helmed three of the most talked about Korean dramas in the last decade in Memories of Murder, The Host, and Mother. Snowpiercer is his most ambitious large scale movie to date, based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jean-Marc Rochette published in 1982. Bong Joon Ho read the graphic novel in 2004 at his local comic book store in Hongdae and it really spoke to him. It’s yet another post-apocalyptic story, this time Earth is frozen over and the only surviving humans reside on a perpetual motion train that circles the circumference of the planet once a year. It’s been eighteen years since the survivors have been living on the train which is highly segregated. The farther away from the sacred engine located at the very front of the train, more dire the poverty and more harrowing the living conditions. Those who live in the back are told to maintain their positions while those in front live in comfort and security. The downtrodden eventually rise up and a rebellion to overtake the front of the train occurs, led by Chris Evans and assisted by Song Kang Ho and his daughter played by Go Ah Sung, while Tilda Swinton plays one of the overlords in the front trying to maintain control. Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton arrived in Seoul over the weekend to participate in press for this movie and attend the VIP premiere held on July 29th. It was a veritable who’s who of Korean entertainment who attended, ranging from top star Lee Byung Hun down to lots and lots of pretty idol boys and girls. The outfits were hit and miss, though with one of the craziest dressers in Hollywood Tilda Swinton around no one could possibly out-weird her. But I have to say that No Min Woo gave it his best shot and got real close. I’m thrilled director Bong Joon Ho has successfully completed his first cross-over movie and the trailer looks absolutely fantastic. Here’s hoping the first reviews for Snowpiercer validate all his talent and hard work. Check out the VIP premiere pictures below and get ready for tons of chuckles. It confirms once again that being pretty does not equal having a sense of style.
Lee Byung Hun
Jung So Min
Song Kang Ho
Bong Joon Ho with Tilda Swinton
Go Ah Sung
Han Ye Seul
Shim Eun Kyung and Lee Jin Wook
Jung Seok Won
Nam Gyu Ri
Seo Woo
Some Super Junior boys including Choi Siwon and Lee Donghae
Kim Soo Hyun
Jo Jung Seok
Jung Ryeo Won
Kim Ji Hoon
Lee Hyun Woo
Sooyoung and Yuri of SNSD
Suzy
Two boys from SHINEE that are not Minho
Chris Evans
Choi Jin Hyuk
No Min Woo
Trailer for Snowpiercer:
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wtfff is No Min Woo wearing?! -___-
LOL i thought it was g-dragon for a quick second there.
i thought it was a girl
Thanks for the warning about chuckles. Could. Not. Refrain. From. Cracking. Up. So many uglifying outfits.
Has Jang Geun Seok contaminated Min Woo with his poor fashion taste? *shivering*
NO.MIN.WOO. whaaattttt is THAT??????
Hahahahahahahaha
Dear Ms. Koala,
I think it's SNSD's Seohyun with Sooyoung :)
OMG....Is that an ahjumma dress -NMW???? Speechless. And the hair...speechless. I actually think Tilda looks kinda cool whereas NMW is plain weird.
No min woooooooo, what a weird fashion style he wore...
Wait is that no min woo as in the no min woo in full house 2 and gumiho or some other no min woo :O? I hope it's not that one.
It's that one... I'm forever deleting this picture from my head. He will ONLY be the miho hunter for me (in my delusional world)
Oh boy, that was hilarious...Is that a message for No Min Woo that he's ready to come out?
I actually gasped out loud when I saw No Min Woo. Now that is bad.
I guess Suzy looks good? And Go Ah Jung's dress is super cute. Apart from that, nahhhh.
Looove Tilda (which is pretty much the only reason that I'm interested in this film).
Most of the clothes here are... a little boring?
Kinda like Yuri's dress.
Strangely, I don't mind No Min Woo's get up that much (though I don't know who he is). I'm all for guys in skirts, it's underexplored...
I agree with you. Some guys can actually pull of the skirt look if the length is right and if they have the body for it. Some look straight up hot in 'em, or maybe it's the confidence that makes it.