Movie 'Gyeolbaek' Surpasses 500,000 Viewers in 11 Days Amid Theater Slump

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Hee-eun Park] The film Innocence surpassed 500,000 viewers just 11 days after its release.

According to the integrated computer network data from the Korean Film Council on June 21, the film Innocence (director Park Sang-hyun) attracted 58,141 viewers on the 20th, bringing its cumulative audience to 500,507. This marks the milestone of surpassing 500,000 viewers in just 11 days since its release.

Thus, Innocence set a record for the fastest Korean film to reach 500,000 viewers since March, when there were no new Korean releases.

In response, the leads of Innocence, Shin Hye-sun and Bae Jong-ok, expressed their gratitude to the audience through handwritten messages.

In the photo, the two are smiling brightly while making a pose symbolizing 500,000. They celebrated the milestone of 500,000 viewers with phrases written on paper and showed their support for the film’s success.

Meanwhile, Innocence is a proof-of-innocence pursuit drama that tells the story of lawyer Jeong-in (Shin Hye-sun) trying to prove the innocence of her mother Hwaja (Bae Jong-ok), who is accused of murder in a Makgeolli pesticide poisoning case that occurred at her father’s funeral, all while suffering from memory loss.

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