From the novelty sized cake to a giant samurai sword to cut it with and thousands of screaming fans, almost everything seemed in place at the South Korean premiere of Iron Man 3 and Robert Downey Jr.'s birthday celebration - except his fly.
The star narrowly missed exposing himself on Thursday night after he forgot to pull up the zipper of his trousers.
Coming
undone: Robert Downey Jr. forgot to zip his fly before hitting the red
carpet for his birthday and the premiere of Iron Man 3 in Seoul, South
Korea on Thursday
Celebrating his 48th birthday, the
star walked the red carpet meeting fans, doing interviews and even
dancing Gangnam style but Robert failed to notice his zipper was down.
Wardrobe malfunction: The star failed to notice his zipper was down
The
birthday boy went for a black tuxedo with a modern twist that featured
no bow tie but a white shirt with a black collar giving the illusion he
was wearing one.
The Iron Man star teamed the unusual shirt with a black suit jacket with a satin lapel, and non-zippered suit pants with satin panels down the side.
Giving his look an over the top feel - just as his eccentric millionaire character Tony Stark would do - Robert added some serious pumped up kicks.
Even though he clearly put a lot of thought into his look, somehow the Avengers star forgot to zip his fly.
But the wardrobe malfunction hardly marred his birthday celebrations.
Thousands of fans flocked to the airport for the actor's touch down in Seoul late Wednesday and even more lined the red carpet with banners and gifts for their idol.
South Korea is fast becoming a very important box office for action films in particular and to recognise this those behind the third installment of the Iron Man series held a premiere in the capital.
The film will even open in threatres in South Korea on April 25 - a week before the United States.
Massive
fan base: Thousands of fans flocked to the airport for the actor's
touch down in Seoul late Wednesday and even more lined the red carpet
with banners and gifts for their idol
Hero
pose: Robert will reprise the role of Tony Stark, billionaire turned
action hero, for the fourth time as while it is the third installment of
Iron Man he also played the bionic man in the Avengers
Speaking to reporters at the event, Robert said he could have never imagined the story about a selfish millionaire turned bionic hero could have become so popular with fans.
The film's star told reporters: 'Five years ago, I had really no idea whether it was going to be embraced by the public or not.'
'I find myself looking at this poster and still sometimes wondering how this would happen. So my relationship over the years has become one of, a kind of increasing humility and a lot of gratitude.'
Cheer up: The actor looked a little glumly at his cake, perhaps feeling a bit sad about eating the mini version of himself
Show no mercy: The star cut his giant cake with an equally large sword
This instalment will see Stark's girlfriend, longtime associate, and personal assistant, Pepper Potts played by Gwyneth Paltrow, steps into heavy action.
Iron Man 3 unfolds as billionaire playboy and engineer's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin.
Urging fans to go see the Shane Black film, Robert added: 'I'm a pretty tough critic on these things and I think this third one is really worth a couple of hours to spend to go to see at a theatre.'
Back
together: Robert once again stars alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays
Stark's girlfriend, longtime associate, and personal assistant, Pepper
Potts
From the novelty sized cake to a giant samurai sword to cut it with and thousands of screaming fans, almost everything seemed in place at the South Korean premiere of Iron Man 3 and Robert Downey Jr.'s birthday celebration - except his fly.
The star narrowly missed exposing himself on Thursday night after he forgot to pull up the zipper of his trousers.
Coming
undone: Robert Downey Jr. forgot to zip his fly before hitting the red
carpet for his birthday and the premiere of Iron Man 3 in Seoul, South
Korea on ThursdayWardrobe malfunction: The star failed to notice his zipper was downThe Iron Man star teamed the unusual shirt with a black suit jacket with a satin lapel, and non-zippered suit pants with satin panels down the side.
Giving his look an over the top feel - just as his eccentric millionaire character Tony Stark would do - Robert added some serious pumped up kicks.
Even though he clearly put a lot of thought into his look, somehow the Avengers star forgot to zip his fly.
But the wardrobe malfunction hardly marred his birthday celebrations.
Thousands of fans flocked to the airport for the actor's touch down in Seoul late Wednesday and even more lined the red carpet with banners and gifts for their idol.
South Korea is fast becoming a very important box office for action films in particular and to recognise this those behind the third installment of the Iron Man series held a premiere in the capital.
The film will even open in threatres in South Korea on April 25 - a week before the United States.
Massive
fan base: Thousands of fans flocked to the airport for the actor's
touch down in Seoul late Wednesday and even more lined the red carpet
with banners and gifts for their idolSpeaking to reporters at the event, Robert said he could have never imagined the story about a selfish millionaire turned bionic hero could have become so popular with fans.
The film's star told reporters: 'Five years ago, I had really no idea whether it was going to be embraced by the public or not.'
'I find myself looking at this poster and still sometimes wondering how this would happen. So my relationship over the years has become one of, a kind of increasing humility and a lot of gratitude.'
Cheer up: The actor looked a little glumly at his cake, perhaps feeling a bit sad about eating the mini version of himselfShow no mercy: The star cut his giant cake with an equally large swordThis instalment will see Stark's girlfriend, longtime associate, and personal assistant, Pepper Potts played by Gwyneth Paltrow, steps into heavy action.
Iron Man 3 unfolds as billionaire playboy and engineer's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin.
Urging fans to go see the Shane Black film, Robert added: 'I'm a pretty tough critic on these things and I think this third one is really worth a couple of hours to spend to go to see at a theatre.'
Back
together: Robert once again stars alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays
Stark's girlfriend, longtime associate, and personal assistant, Pepper
Potts
