Lee Jae-myung president personally congratulated the film "The King's Warden" for surpassing 10 million viewers.
Lee Jae-myung posted on social media on the morning of the 7th, "I heard the welcome news that the film "The King's Warden" has surpassed 10 million viewers. It is especially meaningful because it is an achievement reached two years after 2024," he wrote.
Jang Hang-jun's "The King's Warden" surpassed a cumulative audience of 10 million as of 6:32 p.m. on the 6th. The work, set in 1457 at Cheongnyeongpo, tells the story of a village head who volunteered for exile to revive the village and a young deposed former king exiled from the throne, and it quickly surpassed 10 million viewers as word of mouth spread amid positive reviews.
The president said, "That so many people sought out a single film suggests that the sincerity the work conveys moved the hearts of the audience and produced a deep resonance. I send my congratulations and thanks to the director and actors who created this precious space of empathy, and to all the staff who worked hard to complete the work."
The president added, "Korean film has steadily grown through creators' passion and challenge and the love of audiences. This milestone of surpassing 10 million viewers is also a valuable fruit created together by filmmakers' outstanding imagination and the power of storytelling and by the public who have wholeheartedly supported it."
Finally, he said, "I hope more stories will meet the world and be loved," and encouraged, "The government will also do its best to make a country where creative freedom breathes and culture becomes a source of national pride. I strongly support Korean film's new challenges and its bright future."
below is the full text of Lee Jae-myung's congratulatory message.
I heard the welcome news that the film "The King's Warden" has surpassed 10 million viewers.
It is especially meaningful because it is an achievement reached two years after 2024.
That so many people sought out a single film suggests that the sincerity the work conveys moved the hearts of the audience and produced a deep resonance.
I send my congratulations and thanks to the director and actors who created this precious space of empathy, and to all the staff who worked hard to complete the work.
Korean film has steadily grown through creators' passion and challenge and the love of audiences.
This milestone of surpassing 10 million viewers is also a valuable fruit created together by filmmakers' outstanding imagination and the power of storytelling and by the public who have wholeheartedly supported it.
I hope more stories will meet the world and be loved.
The government will also do its best to make a country where creative freedom breathes and culture becomes a source of national pride.
I strongly support Korean film's new challenges and its bright future.
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