We’re a little late on this — hey, as you’d expect, our main focus is on Japan! — but it’s a fun story about Korean ladies, so allow us to indulge.
When we blogged recently about gorgeous Korean actress Oh In-hye stripping off for yet another explicit sex scene in Korean film The Plan, we were reminded of her antics at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) back in 2012. On the red carpet she wore a suitably red dress, though a Grecian one that plunged down to her stomach and revealed her braless, amazing bust juggling around as she walked.
The smiling Oh In-hye knew exactly what she was doing; the stunt made her a star (think Liz Hurley back in the 1990′s when she wore “that dress” by Versace), but it also drew criticism for being too provocative.
As we know, Korean actresses, even respected and famous ones, are much more willing to shed their clothes for their art than their Japanese peers.
But eye-brow-raising dresses by ravishing actresses in recent years have caused the organizers of BIFF to lash out. They told The Korea Times that they will be policing the event in the future for “over-exposed flesh”.
“We’ve decided to switch the atmosphere in order to shift the spotlight to the directors, actors and actresses instead of some female celebrities who are new and receive more attention because of their revealing dresses,” BIFF public relations manager Kim Jung-yoon said.
To enforce this rebalancing act, the organizers have called off the troublesome “Blue Carpet” affair, the venue for photo-ops under the sponsorship of talent agencies, which are suspected of doing what it may take to promote their proteges.
In addition to the lovely Oh In-hye, other actresses who have got into trouble over their semi-naked appearances include Han Soo-ah (in white below) and Kanga Han-na (in black) in BIFF in 2013.
Both tried to boost their careers with the revealing dresses, though the viral effects weren’t as impressive as Oh In-hye’s in 2012.
And actually, this isn’t such a recent trend. Kim So-yeon also wore an eye-catching white number at BIFF back in 2007 that left little on her chest to the imagination.
Man, does this make the Tokyo International Film Festival look boring. There, far from stars wearing clothes that make headlines, the press is often told they cannot even take photographs of the celebrities due to the ridiculous rules of their agencies!
If you are worried about BIFF becoming an event “only” about films in the future, fear not. The “red carpet” event is staying and the organizers ultimately cannot do anything if an actress turns up with a plunging neckline.
“We can’t dictate the participants what to wear or what not to wear,” Kim said.
