Lead Actress Breaks Down Over Her Movie’s Fate Due To Yoo Ah In’s Scandal

The lead actress of Yoo Ah In‘s latest movie broke down on camera during the premiere recently.

The movie in question, Hi.5, recently held its VIP premiere on May 26 at CGV Yonsan I’Park Mall in Seoul. The event was attended by director Kang Hyung Chul and main cast members Lee Jae In, Ahn Jae Hong, Ra Mi Ran, Kim Hee Won, Oh Jung Se, and Park Jin Young.

Lee Jae In, the lead actress who played Wan Seo in the movie, could barely hold in her emotions while speaking at the event in front of her friends and family members. She greeted them with a deep bow and a deeply sentimental speech while fighting through tears.

They told me this was my screening theater. My mom and dad are here, my younger sibling is here, and all the people I love are here… I’m just so grateful to be able to show them this movie.

— Lee Jae In

Sobbing, she added, “Please enjoy our movie. We worked really hard on it.”

Lee’s emotional moment at the premiere carried a deeper meaning, as Hi.5 is finally set to see the light of day four years after finishing filming. Though the movie was completed in 2021, its release was repeatedly delayed due to post-production problems and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the situation worsened after Yoo Ah In, who is one of the main cast members, got embroiled in a high-profile drug abuse scandal. The film practically got shelved for years before finally securing a theatrical release.

Lee Jae In was in high school when she started filming for Hi.5. But she will be greeting viewers in her very first lead role years later, now as a grown adult.

Hi.5 has already generated quite the buzz, topping all pre-sale charts ahead of its release. As of May 27, KST, the movie held a 20.2% reservation rate, the highest among Korean films and second overall, behind Mission: Impossible— Dead Reckoning. 

After the prolonged wait, Hi.5 will finally hit the theaters nationwide on May 30, KST.