'Thank you for the applause, I would like send a round of applause back to you all for coping so well with the coronavirus.'
Director Bong Joon-ho arrives at Incheon International Airport on February 16, 2020 in Incheon, South Korea. South Korean director Bong's film"Parasite" is the first non-English film to won best pictures and three other categories at the 92nd Academy Awards. "Parasite" director Bong Jun-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win.
About 300 reporters and fans were waiting to greet Bong as he arrived at the Incheon International Airport. "Thank you for the applause, I would like send a round of applause back to you all for coping so well with the coronavirus," Bong said."Parasite" became the first foreign-language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards on Feb 9.
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