Actor Oh Young Soo won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.

At the American Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on January 9th, actor Oh Young Soo was selected as the recipient of the Best Supporting Actor award.

Oh Young Soo was nominated along with Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass for 'The Morning Show', Kieran Culkin for 'Succession' and Baruch Goldstein for 'Ted Lasso'.

Oh Young Soo was honored with the Best Supporting Actor award, beating out prominent nominees.

It is the first time for a Korean actors to be nominated for a Golden Globe, and Oh Young Soo also became the first Korean to receive the Best Supporting Actor award.

On the other hand, 'Squid Game' depicts a story of risking one's life to challenge the game to become the final winner in a mysterious survival game with a prize money of 45.6 billion won.

'Squid Game' was nominated in three categories: Best Picture in TV Drama, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

While the Golden Globe Awards have been criticized for their white-dominated membership, sexism controversy, and internal corruption, this year's Hollywood is receiving a massive boycott. Therefore, 'Squid Game' director Hwang Dong Hyeok, Lee Jung Jae, and Oh Young Soo also did not attend the awards ceremony.

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Actor Song Kang Ho shocked fans by revealing the surprising reason he initially turned down the iconic role in Joint Security Area (JSA).

On February 4, the movie JSA was celebrated as a "Visionary" work at a special GV (Guest Visit) event for CJ ENM’s 30th anniversary at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Seoul. The event was attended by director Park Chan-wook and stars like Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Young Ae, Kim Tae Woo, and Ko Kyung Beom, who shared stories from the making of the film.

Joint Security Area, a groundbreaking film by director Park Chan-wook, tells the story of North and South Korean soldiers caught in a tragic incident at the border, highlighting the human side of the divided nations. The film has been widely praised for changing the perception of inter-Korean relations and is seen as a key moment in Korean cinema.

During the event, Song Kang Ho admitted that he turned down the JSA script at first, saying, "The script was just too perfect. It was so well-written and tightly woven that I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Is this really Korean cinema at this level?’ I felt it was too good, and I figured the movie wouldn’t live up to the script."

He also mentioned that at the time, Park Chan-wook’s previous films hadn’t done well, which made him even more doubtful. "But after meeting the director, I started to trust him," Song Kang Ho added.

Reflecting on the film 20 years later, Song Kang Ho joked, "I was flipping through channels and watched JSA again. I thought, ‘There was a time when I wasn’t envious of Lee Byung Hun,’ but he looked so handsome and cool back then." He continued, laughing, "One thing about Park Chan-wook's films is that they have a depth and elegance that you just can’t forget. It’s probably why his new movie is called I Can’t Help It."

Song Kang Ho also spoke fondly of reuniting with his JSA co-stars after 25 years. He shared, "We didn’t watch the film together, but we had a cozy two-hour dinner. After all this time, it felt nostalgic. It was heartwarming to sit together again and reminisce about the past. It really made me realize how meaningful these moments are."

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