Korean language in Chinese film
Until Chairman Xi started going after the entertainment world, and especially foreign entertainment, the Chinese people were deeply enamored of Korean soap operas, boy bands, K-Pop girl groups, and so forth. They idolized the Korean stars, watched their performances, and would even go on pilgrimages to important places associated with them. Moreover, as with J-pop, manga, and anime, which inspired many young Chinese to learn Japanese language, so were Chinese youth inspired by Korean pop culture to learn Korean language. So it is not altogether surprising to hear a Chinese film star switch into Korean.
First listen, and see if you can distinguish between the Mandarin and the Korean. Below I'll give a rough account of the background to this scene.
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