“The funniest thing I’ve ever seen”— Internet reacts as Robert Pattinson’s aegyo moves with director Bong Joon-ho at the Mickey 17 premiere goes viral

Robert Pattinson, the star of the upcoming science fiction film Mickey 17, was in South Korea recently following a press meet and film preview event with director Bong Joon-ho. The event took place in Seoul on January 20. This was the first official press event for the film. It was met with a great response from the press and fans, as is evident from the reactions circulating online.

As tradition goes for press meets in Korea, the Batman actor was asked to do some cute poses for the camera. While he tried his best and laughed while posing, fans lapped up his interaction. Fans took to X to express their excitement and reactions over Robert Pattinson's aegyo attempts. They loved the cute hand gestures and camaraderie shared between the actor-director pair.

For the uninitiated, aegyo is a South Korean cultural term referring to a cute appearance. When one is asked 'to do aegyo,' it means to strike cute poses, including finger heart gestures and making different heart shape gestures, in an attempt to appear cute and adorable.

"this is the funniest thing i've ever seen," reacted a fan to Pattinson's failed finger heart attempt.

"me liking every single robert pattinson aegyo video," wrote a fan.

"love that the mickey 17 press tour is just going to be bong joon-ho hiding behind & showing off robert pattinson for 5 weeks," said a fan expressing their love.

"Robert Pattinson doing aegyo for ‘Mickey 17’ promo in Korea is making me lose it," said another.

Pattinson, who is known for his roles in films like Twilight and Batman, has been away from the screen for quite some time. The actor's public appearances are limited but deemed quirky whenever they happen. As a result, the fans expressed their surprise at the actor's fun approach at the press meet.

"rob being happy and doing ageyo during mickey 17 promotions is one of my new favourite things," quipped a fan.

"baby wake up the first robert pattinson aegyo just dropped," announced a fan to no one in particular.

"Robert Pattinson doing aegyo!! That's it, that's the tweet!!" declared a fan.

Mickey 17 is director Bong Joon-ho's first directorial since the success of the Oscar-winning film Parasite. Back in 2020, during a press meet, he announced that he was working on one Korean horror film and one English script based on a true event from 2016. While there is no news on either project, fans await further updates.

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What is the plot of Robert Pattinson starrer Mickey 17?

Mickey 17 is a science fiction film that tethers to black comedy. Pattinson plays the lead, Mickey Barnes, an "expendable" who is sent to colonize the icy planet Nilfheim. His role is simple—after one body dies, another is regenerated with memories intact.

The seventeenth version, named Mickey 17, survives an expedition and faces off against Mickey 18, the next body in line. The movie is based on the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton.

Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo play pivotal roles in the film. Mickey 17 is slated to premiere at the 75th Berlin Film Festival, followed by a South Korean premiere on February 28. The US release is scheduled for March 7.