The film "Hope" surpassed 1 million moviegoers within three days of its release and is setting box office records, and even Zo In-sung's fashion in the film is drawing attention.
Released on the 15th, "Hope" (director/screenwriter Na Hong-jin, produced by Forged Films, co-produced by Plus M Entertainment, Westworld Co., provided/distributed by Plus M Entertainment) tells the story of Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min), the branch office chief at Hopohang located in the demilitarized zone, who hears from local youths that a tiger has appeared, and as the whole village goes on alert, encounters an unbelievable reality that sets the story in motion.
In the film Zo In-sung plays Seong-gi, a local youth in Hopohang who does any profitable work. Seong-gi heads into the forest with his hunter companions to chase an unknown creature that descended on the village, where they engage in a breath-taking fight to the death with the monster.
When the stills were first released, Zo In-sung drew attention with a fashion that evoked a Western cowboy — a checked shirt, denim jacket and holster. After the film's release, audiences responded unexpectedly to Zo In-sung, calling him "Hopohang Cortis," and the reaction became a hot topic.
Cortis is a five-member multinational group that debuted in August last year. They gained attention for a "slacker core" look that features vintage thrift styles such as sagging fashion originating from 1990s American hip-hop culture, washed-out worn jackets and loose denim pants. Because of this, Cortis is currently regarded among Millennials and Gen Z as a leading representative of "slacker core."
Among young viewers who saw Zo In-sung's fashion were reactions such as "the hunters' outfits are hip," "Zo In-sung wore clothes like Cortis," and "including Zo In-sung, the thrifted hip outfits made me think of Cortis the whole time." The hunter companions chasing the monster with Zo In-sung number four in total, which coincidentally matches the member count of the five-member group Cortis.
When a poster showing Zo In-sung and his companions together was released, netizens began calling them "Hortis," a shortened form of "Hopohang Cortis." They even parodied Cortis's catchphrase "YOUNGCREATORCREW" to create the nickname "Heukkeukkeu," and produced playful adaptations to match the story, such as "Seong-gi won't listen red red," providing amusement with these novel reactions. At the same time, some viewers reported searching for costume information, saying "the fit of the clothes was nice" and "I want Zo In-sung's pants," extending the buzz across multiple fronts.
Meanwhile, according to the Korea Film Council's integrated distribution network on the 18th, "Hope" drew 594,804 viewers on the 17th alone, bringing its cumulative audience to 1,220,512 and continuing to hold the No. 1 spot at the box office.
[photo] Plus M Entertainment, Big Hit Music
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