MONSTA X‘s Shownu and Joohyun attend the VIP premiere of ‘The Exorcist’ “Overflowing with excitement”

The movie ‘The Exorcist’ has successfully concluded its press/distribution preview and VIP preview amidst enthusiastic responses.

‘The Exorcist’ is an occult blockbuster that contains the beginning of a grand epic in which exorcists with special abilities fight against absolute evil. Ahead of its release on February 21, the film successfully held its press/distribution preview and VIP preview on the 4th.

Following the press/distribution preview held at CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall that day, the VIP preview was held at Lotte Cinema World Tower that evening. The event featured a photo wall event with the original author Director Lee Woo Hyuk, Director Kim Dong Chul who made his feature-length film debut with this work, voice actors who were perfectly transformed into exorcists, Monsta X Jooheon and Shownu who participated in the ending song, and celebrities who support ‘The Exorcist Record’.

The photo wall event was attended by many celebrities who are famous for being fans of [The Exorcist Record], including Monsta X‘s Jooheon and Shownu who performed the ending song ‘Beast Mode’, broadcaster Jang Sung Kyu, models Song Hae Na and Jung Hyuk, and popular figures Ham Soo Hyun and Lee Gun Joo, drawing attention. Monsta X’s Jooheon said, “A movie that overwhelms the audience with its thrilling and magnificent sound!” and Monsta X‘s Shownu said, “It’s a movie you won‘t regret watching! He said, ”I was amazed by the spectacular battle scene.“

In addition, ”A work that any occult fan can enjoy has come out“ (Director Kim Tae-yong of ”Wonderland“), ”The energy was delivered well from the opening to the ending because it was solid“ (Director Shim Hyung-joon of ”Hello, Installment“), ”I was fascinated by the overwhelming scale when I saw the completed version in the theater“ (Voice actor Nam Do-hyung), ”A work that maximizes the advantages that animation can provide. A masterpiece has been born!“ (Broadcaster Jang Sung-kyu), ”My heart rate soared to 5,000 at the magnificent scenes!“ (Lee Jun-soo), ”The [Exorcism Record] that I encountered in the book seems to have come back in a cool and powerful way“ (Shaman Lee Geon-joo), ”Religious unification! Family unification! “A movie you can do” (model Jeong Hyeok), “As someone who usually likes occult stuff, I had high expectations for this work, and the chemistry between the voice actors was so good that I got really into it” (model Lee Hyo-joo), “I enjoyed the magnificent action scenes, and I was nervous until the end. A movie that can exorcise stress” (model Song Hae-na), etc.

The movie ‘The Exorcist’, which has successfully concluded its press preview and VIP preview and is raising expectations even more with its rave reviews, is scheduled to be released on Friday, February 21, 2025.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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