'Mole Whacking' Installed in Front of Theater... Jo Guk "Did You Accept My Suggestion?^^"

Jokuk "Please install a punch bowl," previously suggested

In front of a theater currently screening the movie Seoul's Spring, a free "Whac-A-Mole" arcade game has been installed, attracting much attention. Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk commented on the news, saying, "Did they take my suggestion?"

A mole game installed in a movie theater currently screening "Spring in Seoul."
[Photo by X (formerly Twitter)]

On the 14th, former Minister Cho posted a photo of the Whac-A-Mole arcade game installed inside the Megabox cinema located at COEX in Seoul on his social media (SNS).

The promotional text on the arcade game in the photo reads, "Catch the stress from over-immersion in Seoul's Spring for free." It also instructs, "One chance per person, please take turns and use it once each," "Only hit the moles for stress relief; do not hit anything else," and "Press the red button to start the game immediately." The game machine itself is also marked as "Free to use."

The arcade game involves hitting rubber mole figures that pop up with a hammer. The more moles you hit with the hammer, the higher your score. It is known as a representative stress-relief game because players can swing the hammer freely to strike.

On April 27, 2020, when former Minister Cho appeared in court on charges of defaming the late Father Cho Bi-o related to helicopter shootings during the May 18 Democratic Uprising, the families of the May 18 victims made headlines by hitting a so-called "Jeon Du-hwan Humiliation Statue" with a toy hammer in front of the Gwangju District Court main gate.

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk shared that a mole-catching device was installed at the screening venue of 'Spring in Seoul' and asked, "Is this in response to my public proposal?"
[Photo by Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk Facebook]

Sharing the photo, former Minister Cho wrote, "Did this cinema take up my previous public suggestion?" followed by a smiling (^^) emoticon.

Earlier, on the 10th, former Minister Cho had requested the Seoul's Spring production company, distributor, and cinema chain to install a punch ball with Jeon Du-gwang’s face engraved on it at the cinema exit for audiences leaving the movie.

Seoul's Spring Surpasses 7 Million Cumulative Viewers... 'Heart Rate Challenge' Remains Popular

The film "Hostage," featuring actor Hwang Jung-min in the role of Jeon Du-kwang, who is kidnapped and suffers hardships in the story, is being re-screened.
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Meanwhile, Seoul's Spring, which premiered on the 22nd of last month, recorded a cumulative audience of 7,551,382 as of the 13th, maintaining the top spot at the box office for 22 consecutive days. If this momentum continues until the end of the year, it is expected to surpass 10 million viewers.

Directed by Kim Seong-su and starring Hwang Jung-min and Jung Woo-sung, Seoul's Spring depicts the tense nine hours on December 12, 1979, in Seoul, the capital, when a new military faction attempted a coup.

Even before its release, Seoul's Spring gained a reputation as a film that raises viewers' heart rates. The audience’s heart rates naturally increase due to anger over the actions of the coup participants, including Jeon Du-gwang, who suppresses Lee Tae-shin (played by Jung Woo-sung), a figure who tries to stop the coup after it nearly fails and then succeeds. Viewers verify and share their elevated heart rates using smartwatches worn on their wrists, creating a kind of "Heart Rate Challenge"?a marketing trend where participants certify their actions and nominate the next person.

A cinema also re-screened the film Hostage, released about two years ago. This movie stars Hwang Jung-min, who plays Jeon Du-gwang in Seoul's Spring, as a character who is kidnapped and held hostage. The theater promoted it with the phrase, "Meet again through vicarious satisfaction re-screening."

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