The movie 'The King's Warden' (director Jang Hang-jun) has sparked a Danjong syndrome, and intense interest in actor Park Jihoon, who gave a fiery performance as Danjong in the film, has led to a resurgence of his leading work 'The Weak Hero'.
With 'The King's Warden' approaching 7 million viewers, 'The Weak Hero', which starred Park Jihoon, is experiencing a resurgence on Netflix.
On the 25th, 'The Weak Hero' entered Netflix's top 10, and on the 26th it shot up to third place. Today (27th) it is ranked sixth.
In response, Seopass, one of the original webtoon authors of 'The Weak Hero', on the 26th said, "The effect of 'The King's Warden' is huge, Yeon Si-eun is going to reach 10 million," cheering on Park Jihoon.
The King's Warden, featuring Park Jihoon, is a film set in 1457 at Cheongnyeongpo that tells the story of a village headman who volunteered for exile to revive his village and a young dethroned former king who was exiled.
According to the Korea Film Council (KOFIC) integrated cinema network on the 27th, 'The King's Warden' drew 204,929 moviegoers nationwide on the 26th. That brought the cumulative audience for 'The King's Warden' to 6,733,443. Even on weekdays it has been attracting more than 200,000 viewers a day, putting it on the verge of surpassing 7 million viewers.
If 'The King's Warden' surpasses 7 million viewers, it will be the first to do so in about 1 year and 5 months since the film 'I, The Executioner' opened in September 2024. Last year the top-grossing Korean film was 'My Daughter is a Zombie', which drew 5,639,963 viewers. Attention continues to focus on the box office momentum of 'The King's Warden', which is well beyond that and on the brink of surpassing 7 million.
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