The film "Salmokji" has sparked a box office craze, creating an unusual scene where the actual filming location has become a nighttime hot spot.
According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing system on the 13th, "Salmokji" ranked first at the box office last weekend and, as of that morning, maintained first place in advance ticket sales, continuing its box office momentum. This is an unusual rise for the horror genre.
Salmokji, a film that will color theaters with horror that is indescribable, irresistible, and inescapable, depicts a story in which an unidentified figure appears in a road view, and a film crew heading to a reservoir for reshooting encounters something in the black, deep water.
In particular, thanks to its recent popularity, visitors have been flocking to the reservoir "Salmokji" in Yesan, South Chungcheong Province, which serves as the film's backdrop. Even late at night, the stream of visitors has not stopped, and it has emerged as a so-called "nighttime sacred site."
In fact, as of 2 a.m. on the 13th, eyewitness accounts shared online noted that more than 20 vehicles heading to the area were spotted, drawing attention.
Some have even suggested a "yanggi exorcism theory" over the situation of dozens of cars gathering. They say that the crowd gathered for the horror experience is instead offsetting the atmosphere.
Netizens have poured out various reactions to this phenomenon. "At this rate even ghosts wouldn't be able to stay and would be exorcised," "Hasn't it become Salri-dang-gil?", "Why go there at this hour?", "At this point it's definitely a hot place," and other reactions mixing laughter have followed.
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