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[Photo] Lee Min-ho’s Charming Smile

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Actor Lee Min-ho attends a showcase for the film ‘Assassins’ in Seoul.
  • The film follows an investigation into the suspicions and alleged forces behind the 1974 shooting of South Korean first lady Yuk Young-soo.

Lee Min-ho appeared at a Seoul showcase for ‘Assassins’, a film built around one of South Korea’s most shocking political incidents.

The event took place at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam, ahead of the movie’s planned Chuseok release. Lee Min-ho participated in a press discussion for the film.

‘Assassins’ traces the suspicions and forces behind the shooting of Yuk Young-soo, the wife of then-President Park Chung-hee, on Aug. 15, 1974. The film is based on the assassination incident and revisits the questions surrounding it.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.