Actor Koo Kyo-hwan is going viral after an unexpected onstage mishap during a stage greeting.
At the June 6 stage greeting for the film colony, Koo went in for a high-five with a fan but accidentally struck them. Startled, he immediately pulled the fan in for a warm hug and offered a heartfelt apology. The moment, captured on video, is spreading quickly across online communities and social media, drawing massive attention.
Netizens reacted with comments like, "I want to get hit and hugged too," "He handled it so perfectly that my heart fluttered," "A once-in-a-lifetime memory for that fan," "A legendary stage-greeting episode," "A complete 180 from his character Seo Young-chul," and "How can someone this sweet play such a convincing villain?"
The well-made thriller colony, starring Koo Kyo-hwan, follows survivors trapped inside a building locked down by a mysterious outbreak as they fight for their lives against infected beings that evolve in unpredictable ways.
Meanwhile, according to the Korean Film Council's box office data (KOBIS) on the 8th, colony drew 603,868 moviegoers over the three-day weekend from the 5th to the 7th, topping the weekend box office and continuing its unstoppable run.