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Oscar Winner Youn Yuh-jung Named Among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021

Oscar Winner Youn Yuh-jung Named Among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung, who won an Oscar earlier this year for her role in the immigrant film “Minari,” has been named one of the 100 most influential people of 2021 by American weekly magazine TIME. The 74-year-old screen veteran made the annual list released Wednesday (U.S. time), [...]

From Oscar-winning Youn Yuh-jung to Fashion Guru Milanonna, the Uncommon Grandmas that Young S. Koreans Love

From Oscar-winning Youn Yuh-jung to Fashion Guru Milanonna, the Uncommon Grandmas that Young S. Koreans Love

SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — “Grandma, you’re not a real grandma,” Soon-ja’s grandson David nags in the poignant immigration film “Minari.” “What is a real grandma?” asks the atypical grandma Soon-ja, played by Oscar-winning South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung. Both on the shoots and in real life, the 73-year-old veteran may be far from [...]

Youn Yuh-jung’s Maiden Film ‘Woman of Fire’ Comes Under Limelight

Youn Yuh-jung’s Maiden Film ‘Woman of Fire’ Comes Under Limelight

SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With Youn Yuh-jung winning South Korea’s first-ever acting Oscar, her maiden film “Woman of Fire,” a melodramatic thriller directed by late auteur Kim Ki-young, has come under the spotlight again 50 years after its release. The 1971 film, a remake of Kim’s previous project “The Housemaid” (1960), revolves around [...]

Youn Yuh-jung’s Untraditional Granny in ‘Minari’ Catches Hearts of American People

Youn Yuh-jung’s Untraditional Granny in ‘Minari’ Catches Hearts of American People

SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Youn Yuh-jung won the hearts of Hollywood with her iconic, lovely and foulmouthed grandmother Soon-ja in “Minari,” which follows a Korean immigrant family who starts a new life in rural Arkansas in the 1980s. The movie, directed and written by Korean American Lee Isaac Chung based on his upbringing [...]

S. Korean Youn Yuh-jung of ‘Minari’ Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar

S. Korean Youn Yuh-jung of ‘Minari’ Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar

SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year’s Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film “Minari,” becoming the first South Korean to win an acting Oscar. At the awards ceremony held at Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday (U.S. time), Youn was awarded [...]

Youn Yuh-jung from ‘Minari’ Predicted to Win Best Supporting Actress in 2021 Oscars: Poll

Youn Yuh-jung from ‘Minari’ Predicted to Win Best Supporting Actress in 2021 Oscars: Poll

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean screen veteran Youn Yuh-jung has risen to become a safe front-runner in the race for the 2021 Oscars’ best supporting actress for her role in the immigration film “Minari,” a poll by an American awards prediction website showed Wednesday. As of 10 a.m., the 74-year-old actress garnered [...]