KBS News (video at link)

By O Seungmok

Bong Joon-ho has returned home. Having been honoured with four prizes by the Academy Awards, he expressed thanks to fans and said that he was looking forward to creating again. He was [also] pleased pleased to greet reporters and fans when his airport arrival gate opened. Bong – who has rewritten Korean cinema history, calmly showed off his award and talked about his feelings of returning home.Even after a long flight of more than 10 hours, he was worried about the Coronavirus situation in Korea, and he did not skimp on his typically eccentric language.

Parasite is the first non-English-language film in history to win “Best Picture” at the Academy Awards. It was recognised for its popularity and social commentary as it swept the Best Screenplay, Best International Film, Best Director and Best Picture awards. The film principally deals with the universal and serious theme of societal polarisation, and was lauded for its incisive depiction and satirical viewpoint.

On the 20th, Bong will have lunch with President Mun Jaein at the Blue House.

Analysis: Koreans are, quite rightly, immensely proud of Parasite’s achievements at the Oscars. Koreans take a sincere, unifying pride in achievements by other Koreans on the international stage, and Parasite’s four wins will further cement Bong’s place as Korea’s preeminent film figure. Even the phrase used in the article’s title – gwuiguk 귀국, “returning to one’s homeland,” contains a kind of shared assumption of experience, as it doesn’t explicitly refer to “Korea” at all – but readers will know exactly what homeland is being referred to.