The film "Salmokji" has surpassed 1.5 million viewers and is maintaining its box-office momentum, and the actual Salmokji that inspired the movie itself seems poised to become a tourist attraction.
Recently, posts titled "Salmokji update" on social media and online communities showing scenes near the Salmokji reservoir in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province, have been drawing laughs. At first Salmokji was talked about as a notorious spot from urban legends and was seen as a place people avoided visiting. However, recently it has been highlighted as a notable location from the hit film and has even become lined with guide banners as if it were a tourist site.
Near the actual Salmokji there are arrow signs reading "way to Salmokji," banners, and even banners stating that nighttime visits are restricted for the safety of visitors who gather at night. All of this is the result of the box-office impact of the film "Salmokji" (director Lee Sang-min, distributed by SHOWBOX, produced by The Lamp).
The film "Salmokji" is a horror movie in which an unidentified shape appears in a road-view image, and the crew sent to the reservoir for reshoots encounters something in the black, deep water. It was made into a film using the Salmokji urban legend, which was also featured on MBC variety show "Midnight Horror Club," as its motif. In particular, the film draws attention as the first time actress Kim Hyeyoon, who gave notable performances in many works such as "SKY Castle" and "Lovely Runner," has taken on the challenge of becoming a horror queen.
"Salmokji" is receiving praise as a top-notch Korean horror film for its extreme jump scares and inventive compositions using 360-degree road-view cameras, and it has been drawing audiences recently. Riding that success, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) integrated box-office system reported on the 21st that the cumulative audience reached 1,508,823, marking its ongoing success. Word of mouth about the film has even drawn travelers heading to Salmokji, creating a spectacle. <
[Photo] Source: social media, provided by SHOWBOX.
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