<p class="bodytext"><em> Parasite</em> director Bong Joon-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 300 reporters and fans were waiting to greet Bong as he arrived at the Incheon International Airport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I will join the effort to overcome the corona by washing my hands diligently. Happy to be home."</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em>Parasite</em> became the first foreign-language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards on Feb 9.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It won a total of four Oscars, including best director and original screenplay for Bong Jun-ho and best international feature film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film is a tale of two South Korean families - the wealthy Parks and the poor Kims - that mirrors the deepening disparities in Asia's fourth-largest economy and has struck a chord with global audiences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koreans have been celebrating for the past week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local cinemas and TV channels began a rerun of the film, as well as showing Bong's other films including <em>Snowpiercer</em> and <em>Memories of Murder</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bong and the cast of <em>Parasite</em> are scheduled to hold a press conference on Wednesday. </p>
<p class="bodytext"><em> Parasite</em> director Bong Joon-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win.</p>.<p class="bodytext">About 300 reporters and fans were waiting to greet Bong as he arrived at the Incheon International Airport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I will join the effort to overcome the corona by washing my hands diligently. Happy to be home."</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em>Parasite</em> became the first foreign-language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards on Feb 9.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It won a total of four Oscars, including best director and original screenplay for Bong Jun-ho and best international feature film.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film is a tale of two South Korean families - the wealthy Parks and the poor Kims - that mirrors the deepening disparities in Asia's fourth-largest economy and has struck a chord with global audiences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Koreans have been celebrating for the past week.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Local cinemas and TV channels began a rerun of the film, as well as showing Bong's other films including <em>Snowpiercer</em> and <em>Memories of Murder</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bong and the cast of <em>Parasite</em> are scheduled to hold a press conference on Wednesday. </p>