Actress Kim Ko-eun from the 2012 film “Eungyo (A Muse)” received the “Star Asia Rising Star” award on Saturday at the New York Asian Film Festival 2013, held at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York.

“Thank you so much for inviting me all the way here to the New York Asian Film Festival and giving me this honorable award. I’ll come back with good work,” Kim stated after receiving the award.

Kim debuted last year in “Eungyo,” winning several awards, including those at Busan Film Critics Awards, Blue Dragon Film Awards, and Grand Bell Awards. The scandalous film, based on the novel of the same title by renowned author Park Bum-shin, revolves around a 17-year-old girl who awakens the lust of two men, a 70-year-old respected poet and his disciple.

This year’s New York Asian Film Festival raised its curtain on June 28 and will run until July 15.

By Suh Hye-rim (sheren6735@heraldcorp.com)