(Herald DB)

EXO’s D.O. (Do Kyung-soo) and Ahn So-hee became the first winners of JIMFF Awards, the newly launched event at the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival.

JIMFF Awards consists of JIMFF Star given to actors who are active in both fields of music and film and JIMFF OST, which award the film soundtrack which received the most attention during the year. The winners are selected by the executive committee of the festival and Korean filmmakers.

Do and Ahn were selected for JIMFF Star award. Do, a member of chart-topping K-pop boy band EXO, starred in “My Annoying Brother” alongside actor Cho Jung-seok. Ahn, a member of now disbanded Wonder Girls, starred in “Singe Rider” alongside actor Lee Byung-hun.

Kim Hong-jip and Lee Jin-hee, the music directors of “The Merciless,” won the JIMFF OST Award.

JIMFF Awards ceremony will be held Saturday at Cheongpung Resort in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province.

By Kim So-yeon (syk19372@heraldcorp.com)