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The “Salmokji” Legend: What Was Added During the Film Adaptation Process

The “Salmokji” Legend: What Was Added During the Film Adaptation Process

The chilling folktale “Salmokji,” which had audiences fired up across broadcasts including the MBC horror talk show 〈Midnight Spook Talk〉 and various horror channels, has been reborn as a movie. Director Lee Sang-min, who has steadily immersed himself in the horror genre—through shorts such as...
| Chua-young
Traveling Through Korea in a Fresh New Way with “XO, Kitty”: The Korean Places Inside “XO, Kitty”

Traveling Through Korea in a Fresh New Way with “XO, Kitty”: The Korean Places Inside “XO, Kitty”

When you start each day by riding the “hell train” in the morning and crossing the colorless concrete jungle from one place to another, living through days that feel utterly lifeless can suddenly make you crave a fantasy to escape reality.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Kim Hye-yoon’s “Sal-mok-ji” Takes #1 at the Box Office… Best Horror Opening Since “The Wailing”

Kim Hye-yoon’s “Sal-mok-ji” Takes #1 at the Box Office… Best Horror Opening Since “The Wailing”

Horror Sensation That Knocked Out Ryan Gosling and Jang Hang-jun… Draws 89,000+ on Day One
The horror film 〈Sal-mok-ji〉, starring actress Kim Hye-yoon, has claimed the top spot in the overall box office right upon release, causing a major stir in the horror genre as it spreads nationwide theaters in April.
| Chua-young
[Interview] What’s It Like to Step Into Kim Hye-yoon’s Genre Roles? Kim Hye-yoon on ‘Salmokji’ ②

[Interview] What’s It Like to Step Into Kim Hye-yoon’s Genre Roles? Kim Hye-yoon on ‘Salmokji’ ②

“〈Salmokji〉, it’s a 10/10 movie—but if you say it’s too scary, I feel like audiences won’t come. So I’ll give it a 9.5.”
▶〈Salmokji〉 actor Kim Hye-yoon’s interview continues from Part 1. 〈Salmokji〉 is a horror film built around “experiential” scares. From the perspective of filming an “experiential” movie, was there anything that made this set different from other productions.
| Kim Ji-yeon
[Interview] What Does Kim Hye-yoon’s Genre Side Look Like? “Salmokji” Kim Hye-yoon ①

[Interview] What Does Kim Hye-yoon’s Genre Side Look Like? “Salmokji” Kim Hye-yoon ①

“Acting that communicates just with eye contact and breathing—this feels like I’m doing a whole new kind of acting.”
Should we believe it. Or should we not believe it until we’ve seen it for ourselves. The character Suin (Kim Hye-yoon) in 〈Salmokji〉 also hesitates at that same crossroads. After sensing a secret she didn’t believe in with her own body, she gradually gets swallowed by the fear inside.
| Kim Ji-yeon
“Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair” Unveils Behind-the-Scenes Details from the Fully Uncut Version After 15 Years — Quentin Tarantino

“Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair” Unveils Behind-the-Scenes Details from the Fully Uncut Version After 15 Years — Quentin Tarantino

Production was paused due to Uma Thurman’s pregnancy, and 1,700 liters of fake blood were used
The film 〈Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair〉, long admired by movie lovers since its release, has revealed three bold behind-the-scenes details that deepen the movie’s immersion. Unveiled after 15 years, this fully uncut version brings together the previously separated Part 1 and Part 2 storylines...
| Chua-young
Yoo Yeon-seok’s presence brings chaos... E-som in “Phantom Lawyer,” highlighting interesting shifts in emotion

Yoo Yeon-seok’s presence brings chaos... E-som in “Phantom Lawyer,” highlighting interesting shifts in emotion

From indifference to confusion, “Ghost Collaboration” with Han Na-hyun’s stronghold brought down by Yoo Yeon-seok (Yoo Yeon-seok)
Actress E-som knocks down a wall of cold logic and tumbles into a whirlwind of emotions.In SBS Friday-Saturday drama 〈Phantom Lawyer〉, E-som—playing cool-headed attorney Han Na-hyun—pulls viewers in with a subtle emotional arc that shifts from indifference to suspicion, then to bewilderment, and...
| Kim Ji-yeon
[Theater News] Summer Exclusivity Is Over…‘Scream 7’ and ‘Salmokji’ Square Off in April’s Horror Lineup

[Theater News] Summer Exclusivity Is Over…‘Scream 7’ and ‘Salmokji’ Square Off in April’s Horror Lineup

Neve Campbell in ‘Scream 7,’ Kim Hye-yoon in ‘Salmokji,’ and Blumhouse’s new ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.’ April’s horror lineup that brings an end to the “summer-only” era.
[Planning] Summer exclusivity is over—An April lineup of ‘horror films’ takes over the theater scene‘Horror films’ are no longer considered “summer-only. ” In the upcoming April theater season, chilling ‘horror films’ are rolling out one after another, right in the spotlight.
| James choi
So, How Scary Is It? “Salmokji” — Seen in Advance at a Press Screening

So, How Scary Is It? “Salmokji” — Seen in Advance at a Press Screening

After a long while, a horror film that still has bite has arrived. If, while watching a horror movie, you find yourself thinking, “Ugh, come on,” then that’s basically the end of it. If the emptiness at the finish of something eerie arrives and the fear doesn’t quite live up to expectations, all...
| Kim Ji-yeon
“Yeon-jigu” In-Depth Review ② : A Touching Moment When Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung Were Playing Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in “The Butterfly Lovers”

“Yeon-jigu” In-Depth Review ② : A Touching Moment When Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung Were Playing Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in “The Butterfly Lovers”

〈Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai〉 are also known as the “Chinese version of 〈Romeo and Juliet〉,” but they are also the original inspiration for 〈Forbidden Love〉 (1994) starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Yu Wen-yi.
※ 〈Yeon-jigu〉 In-Depth Review continues from the first article. The final third act is 〈Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai〉, a Yue Opera performance that Huayeh watches on the street. Director Yihanxang made a film adaptation of this story in 1962, and it became a huge hit.
| Joo Seong-cheol