The film "The King's Warden" has surpassed 12 million viewers and is a box-office hit, and director Jang Hang-jun personally held a coffee truck event.
Director Jang Hang-jun held a coffee truck event today (the 12th) at noon in the plaza area in front of the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, for the film "The King's Warden" (director Jang Hang-jun, provided/distributed by SHOWBOX, produced by Onda Works·BA Entertainment, abbreviated "Wangsahnam").
"The King's Warden" is a work set in Cheongnyeongpo in 1457 that depicts the story of the young former king Danjong, who was deposed and exiled, and the people of Gwangcheon-gol village who welcomed him. Recently it surpassed about 12 million cumulative viewers, drawing attention as the highest-grossing Korean film in two years.
To commemorate this, director Jang Hang-jun, who directed the work, personally held a coffee truck event. "The King's Warden" boasts such a solid fandom that it has sparked multiple-viewing fever, and it was reported that hundreds of people flocked to the site early. As a result, the waiting line was closed an hour before the event started.
Director Jang Hang-jun said, "What is happening? I am grateful," and added, "All the actors are having days that feel like a dream because of the great love from the audience. I hope our work becomes an opportunity for Korean film to come back to life." He then handed out coffee he had prepared to citizens. He also posed for photos with citizens who requested selfies, not forgetting fan service.
Riding on the success of the work, not only director Jang Hang-jun but also the cast of "The King's Warden" are preparing events. Leading the event are Park Jihoon, who gave a passionate performance as Danjong, and Yoo Hai Jin, who played Eom Heung-do; they will be joined by Yoo Ji-tae as Han Myeong-hoe, Jeon Mi-do as Mae-hwa, Kim Min as Eom Heung-do's son Tae-san, Lee Jun-hyuk as Makdong ajusshi, Kim Su-jin as Makdong eomeom, and Park Ji-yoon as Makdong-i, with the film's principal and supporting cast all gathering to hold a box-office thank-you stage greeting.
The stage greeting will be held on the 17th at the COEX Megabox in Seoul. Meanwhile, on the 11th, tickets for the "The King's Warden" box-office thank-you stage greeting were resold as scalped tickets for as much as 700,000 won per person, surprising many. In response, the production company advised movie fans to be cautious about scalped ticket transactions through SHOWBOX's official social media.
"The King's Warden" is expected to continue its box-office momentum as it keeps showing. Following director Jang Hang-jun's coffee truck event and the actors' box-office thank-you stage greeting, attention is focused on whether further box-office records and events for audiences will unfold. <
[Photo] OSEN reporter Lee Dae-seon.
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