The identity of the long-haired alien in "Hope," which surpassed 3 million, has been revealed and is drawing attention.
On the 25th, the official account of Hope's production company, Forged Films, posted several photos with the caption "The alien lifeforms of HOPE. A guide to who's who" and the line "A chart to view the alien lifeforms of 'Hope' at a glance."
The released photos contained an image chart showing the relationships among the aliens appearing in "Hope." Image cuts of empress Jor, warrior Maveyo, and Prince Kali, the "baby alien" who started all the conflicts, drew attention. In addition, Kali's nanny Aido-bor and pet Krusini also piqued interest.
In particular, the name and occupation of the alien who first appeared while engaging in a fierce fight with Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min) — the head of the Hopo Port branch office in "Hope" — surprised audiences. The name is Bamigir and the occupation is kitchen assistant, and the character was not the baby alien's parent or guardian. When Bamigir fought with Beom-seok and a tear was briefly seen at the corner of his eye, early on some speculated, "Could it be the mother?" But when the unexpected identity of kitchen assistant was revealed, reactions such as "funny," "shocking" and "surprising" appeared.
Internet users reacted with comments such as "Is Bamigir a kitchen assistant, so does he keep showing up near the market?", "Not even a chef, just a kitchen assistant lol", "Seems like Aido-bor since they take care of kids", "Why did they bring a kitchen assistant.. looks like they also cook", "Jor and Maveyo are my favorite designs", "Since they're a kitchen assistant they must have taken the ox leg. They know how to make jokbal seolleongtang" and various other responses.
Meanwhile, according to the Korea Integrated Ticketing System, "Hope" surpassed 3 million cumulative viewers on the 25th, its 11th day since release. It reached the 1 million and 2 million marks at the fastest pace among films released this year and then quickly exceeded 3 million. It also firmly held the No. 1 box office spot for 10 consecutive days, proving it is the biggest talking point in theaters this summer. This record ties as the fourth film released this year to surpass 3 million viewers, following "The King's Warden," "Colony," and "Salmokji: Whispering Water".
[Photo] Forged Films official account
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