Kim Min-hee Makes First Public Appearance After Giving Birth to Hong Sang-soo's Child: "I Breastfeed on Set"

Actor Kim Min-hee, who gave birth to director Hong Sang-soo's out-of-wedlock child, made her first public appearance in about a year.

The two attended the Locarno Film Festival currently being held in Switzerland, as their film "What Doesn't Have a Place to Look," in which they worked together as director and actor, was invited to the international competition section.

Attending the press conference for the new film, Kim attached significance to it being her first movie since giving birth, mentioning changes before and after childbirth by saying, "The way I used to immerse myself solely in films is gone, and I now finish preparations for my child first before getting ready for film shoots."

She also revealed that she brings her child to the set, sharing her daily routine by saying, "I breastfeed on set and make baby food."

Remarks about director Hong Sang-soo were also made.

Kim said, "I have never said this before, but working with director Hong Sang-soo is such a huge joy and honor," adding, "I think it is a true blessing to be able to act out through my mouth original and beautiful thoughts that I never could have imagined myself."

The two met as director and actor in the 2015 film "Right Now, Wrong Then," but became embroiled in an affair controversy after revealing at a 2016 press conference that they were "in a relationship loving each other."

Director Hong Sang-soo is a married man who wed in 1985 and has a daughter. He filed for divorce against his wife in 2016, but the court dismissed it in 2019, and Hong did not appeal.

Kim Min-hee has continued her de facto marital relationship with director Hong and gave birth to a son last year.

Since revealing her relationship with director Hong, Kim has appeared exclusively in his films.

(Reported by Kim Ji-hye | Video by Kim Bok-hyung | Graphics by Lee Su-min | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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