Song Joong Ki, co-stars and the crew of the movie "Bogota" returned to South Korea after three months of stay in Colombia. They traveled last January to start filming the upcoming movie.
"Bogota" is a popular place and story of a Korean man who landed on a new country. The whole story is set to film at a location in Colombia. Song Joong Ki made a lot of preparations before the filming date. He made personal trips to Colombia to check the place and familiarize himself with the country's culture. His agency made all confirmed commitments for his departure in January.
Song Joong Ki's new talent agency is History D & C and "Bogota" is their new project for the actor. The scheduled production for the movie is for three months. He is joined with actor Lee Hae Joon and Kwon Hae Hyo to appear as well.
The international co-star Juana Del Rio with Song Joong Ki made headlines earlier as well. Recently, a picture of the two actors was posted in Juana Del Rio's social media on the first day of filming. This has been the first time that the actor is seen on social media with a selfie of a lady after he divorced. Song Joong Ki looks forward to this new movie since he is holding the entire film production in a foreign country.
The production team, after a thorough consideration, came up with a decision to stop filming, based upon Colombia's fight against strict measures of COVID-19. The country already closed its borders for any incoming arrivals by sea or land across its borders. The Colombian government released an order that Colombians who are stranded from other countries may not be able to return as well. This recent advisory will be implemented within 30 days or more.
At the same time, the South Korean government made follow-up recommendations to ensure Korean actors abroad return to their country for safety. According to the source, the management made future plans to continue and finish the film while they return to South Korea.
"We are fully preparing to try and prevent any disruptions in the movie's production. Since this is a difficult situation for everyone involved, we are planning to try and find an alternative so we can wisely solve the problem," it said.
The production team and actors arrived in South Korea with different flight schedules. The cast and crew, in a total of 100, arrived safely. The actors' arrival came in separate dates: actor Lee Hee Joon on March 22 and Song Joong Ki on March 24. Everyone had a hard time securing early and same flight schedules due to limited airline availability.
Song Joong Ki went straight to his home as he submitted for voluntary self-quarantine. The actor's agency History D & C said in an official statement that there are no issues in Song Joong Ki's health, adding that they will be observing him while he is in quarantine.
"Currently, there are no issues with Song Joong Ki's health. He will return home and take a rest, and we will be monitoring him as much as possible during his 2 weeks of self-quarantine".
