K-Drama Star Koo Kyo-hwan & Lee Ok-seop Attend Event Together After 13 Years

Actor Koo Kyo-hwan and director Lee Ok-seop are drawing attention by attending a "Meet the Director" (GV) event for the movie 'The Nest' together. The two are a representative long-term celebrity couple who have been dating for 13 years since 2013, making their joint appearance at an official event even more welcome.

This GV was hosted by the distributor of the movie 'The Nest', Showbox, and director Yeon Sang-ho, actor Koo Kyo-hwan, and director Lee Ok-seop attended to share various stories about the film with the audience. The three people in the released photos exuded a warm atmosphere, adding to the heartwarming scene.

Koo Kyo-hwan and director Lee Ok-seop are alumni of the Seoul Institute of the Arts and are known not only as a couple but also as cinematic comrades and long-time creative partners. The two have built a unique creative world by working together on numerous projects such as 'Fourth Year Bo-kyung', 'Love Documentary', and 'The Fish'.

Actress Han Sun-hwa also sent her support, commenting, "Director Ok-seop is beautiful... Senior Kyo-hwan is cool."

The movie 'The Nest' is a story about survivors fighting against infected individuals who evolve in unpredictable ways within a building sealed off due to an unknown infection outbreak. It is currently being acclaimed in theaters nationwide and has received recognition for its artistic merit, including an invitation to the Midnight Screening section of the Cannes International Film Festival. Furthermore, it was a large-scale production with a budget of 20 billion won, and it succeeded at the box office, surpassing the break-even point and drawing over 5.3 million cumulative viewers.