Lovestruck in the City Makes a Splash at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival

Lovestruck in the City, a film that tells the story of an unconventional love between Jae-hee (Kim Go-eun) and Heung-soo (Noh Sang-hyun), has successfully wrapped up its red carpet and world premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival.

The film, which was officially invited to the Special Presentations section of the festival, was revealed to movie fans around the world for the first time through its world premiere. The movie depicts the love between Jae-hee, a free spirit who has no sense of self-discipline, and Heung-soo, who is used to keeping his distance from the world, as they live together and enjoy their unique love.

At the red carpet event held prior to the world premiere on Friday, September 13th (local time), the film’s main characters Kim Go-eun, Noh Sang-hyun, and director Lee Eun-hee received a shower of hot interest from audiences and reporters from all over the world. They responded to the press with relaxed smiles and greetings, and also heated up the atmosphere on site by generously providing fan service and expressing gratitude to global fans.

Kim Go-eun caught everyone’s attention with her unconventional hairstyle on the red carpet. The excitement that filled the Royal Alexandra Theatre, which seats over 1,100, at the world premiere screening that followed made us realize the high interest in Lovestruck in the City.

The audience was immersed in the pleasant energy of Lovestruck in the City that filled the running time with the charming synergy of the three-dimensional characters, the cheerful episodes that added a sense of reality, and the story that gave a wide range of empathy. The cheers and applause poured out immediately after the screening, proving that Lovestruck in the City has captured the global audience by completing a special empathy that crosses borders.

The movie, which has been receiving enthusiastic responses from movie fans around the world even before its release, will bring a warm breeze to the theaters in October with a resonance that spans generations. Opening on October 1st.