From BLACKPINK’s Jisoo to Lovely Runner’s Byeon Woo-seok: Inside the Victory VIP premiere 

On Monday, August 5, the upcoming Korean film Victory, starring Lee Hye-ri, Park Se-wan, Lee Jung-ha, and more, rolled out its premiere. The premiere was held at the Yongsan CGV I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and since it was a VIP Premiere, only a selected crowd of A-list celebrities were invited to the event.

Some of the celebrities who reportedly attended the event included BLACKPINK's Jisoo, Taxi Driver's Lee Je-hoon, Lovely Runner's Byeon Woo-seok, and more. While the movie is scheduled to hit the screens only on August 14, 2024, it received a massive amount of support from other celebrities in the Korean entertainment industry.

Given that several friends of Lee Hye-ri, Victory's female lead, turned up to the event to support her, the actress was also seen shedding tears for the immense support and welcome her upcoming film received. The following article will unravel the attendees and the other details regarding the upcoming film, Victory.

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All you need to know about Lee Hye-ri's upcoming film, Victory, and its VIP premiere

Lee Hye-ri, an actress and idol from K-pop girl group Girl's Day, has added yet another movie to her filmography. The latest film, Victory, is a sports-based coming-of-age movie that was recently premiered.

Here are the reported attendees of the same:

• BLACKPINK's Jisoo
• SEVENTEEN's Seungkwan
• Byeon Woo-seok
• Lee Je-hoon
• Kwon Na-ra
• Jang Ki-young
• (G)I-DLE's Miyeon
• Woo Do-hwan
• Ha Ji-won
• Pyo Ye-jin
• Park Ah-in
• Lee Joo-young
• NANA
• Dex
• Shim Eun-hyung
• Lee Sun-bin
• Kang Hye-won
• ASTRO's Rocky
• SF9's Zuho
• SF9's John Park
• Lee Jung-ha
• Oh Ye-ju
• Girl's Day's Bang Min-ah
• Baseball Player Song Sun-mun
• Former IZONE's Choi Ye-na
• Shin Hyung-seung
• Lee Chan-hyung
• Jung Jae-eun
• Girl's Day's Park So-jin
• Girl's Day's Yura
• Kimg Do-hoon
• Lee Mi-do
• Park Kyung-hye
• Hong Min-gi
• Go Kyung-pyo

Most of the attendees not only cheered for the movie and the actors on the red carpet but also posted Instagram stories in support of the upcoming film. BLACKPINK's Jisoo wrote the following on her story, cheering for her friend Hye-ri:

"@.hyeri_0609 (Hye-ri's Instagram) It was so funnnn!!!!!! You worked hard. Good luck"

The movie, also known as Biktori, has been garnering a lot of attention from netizens. Directed by Park Bum-soo, the movie Victory premiered as the opening film this year for the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) on July 12. Following the same, its cast and intriguing plotline have got several people anticipating the film.

The story is set in 1999 in a small village in Geoje. It narrates the life of two high school best friends who decide to create the school's cheerleading team, Millenium Girls.

The team also includes a newly transferred girl who was a cheerleader at her previous school. As the girls continue their journey as cheerleaders, they also face the ups and downs of their life as teenagers in a small village. According to Maeil Business Newspaper, the director of the film stated:

"I wanted to send a message that I want to cheer for those around me who are close to the time when we need support like now, and I want to cheer for myself. It was a pity that this era was a caricature and consumed. We also had a desire to show that we were cool at that time."

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The movie is expected to be a mix of comedy and drama, and fans of the Korean entertainment industry have been eagerly looking forward to the same.