"Ready to Drink All Night"… Bong Joon-ho's Viral English Phrase

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] "I'm ready to drink tonight."

On the 9th (local time), U.S. media reported that director Bong Joon-ho's acceptance speech after winning the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film has gained popularity.

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Director Bong expressed in Korean that "the name of this category changed starting this year," and "it is even more meaningful to receive the first award after the name changed from Best Foreign Language Film to Best International Feature Film." He then mentioned the names of the cast and staff one by one and asked for applause.

Near the end of his acceptance speech, he said in English, "I am ready to drink tonight, until next morning."

Newsweek quoted a Twitter post regarding this, saying, "'I'm ready to drink tonight, until next morning' was the only English Bong knew, but it was all he needed."

At the ceremony that day, Director Bong swept not only the International Feature Film award but also Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture.

The magazine also introduced that "Parasite won the Palme d'Or unanimously at last year's Cannes Film Festival."

Regarding Bong's consecutive achievements that day, major U.S. newspapers also praised him.

The Washington Post (WP) reported that Parasite was the first foreign language film to win Best Picture. The newspaper noted that this was the first time a Korean film was nominated for an Academy Award.

The New York Times (NYT) commented on Parasite's Best Picture win, stating, "A foreign language film finally won an Oscar," and added that "Hollywood has finally reached a starting point to move beyond its excessive reliance on white filmmakers telling white stories."

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