During the press conference for the film 'Hope' at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival held on the 18th (local time), a foreign reporter sparked controversy by making dismissive comments toward South Korean actors Jo In-sung and Hwang Jung-min. While Na Hong-jin, Jo In-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Jung Ho-yeon, and Hollywood actors Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Taylor Russell were in attendance, the reporter openly questioned who the Korean actors were. This remark and subsequent questioning regarding the casting process were perceived as rude and racially discriminatory, leaving the actors and the audience visibly uncomfortable. | During the press conference for the film 'Hope' at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival held on the 18th (local time), a foreign reporter sparked controversy by making dismissive comments toward South Korean actors Jo In-sung and Hwang Jung-min. While Na Hong-jin, Jo In-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Jung Ho-yeon, and Hollywood actors Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Taylor Russell were in attendance, the reporter openly questioned who the Korean actors were. This remark and subsequent questioning regarding the casting process were perceived as rude and racially discriminatory, leaving the actors and the audience visibly uncomfortable.