The movie ‘Match’ is drawing attention by ranking first at the overall box office for 7 consecutive days.

The movie ‘Match’ is the story of South Korea‘s greatest Go legend, Cho Hun-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), who uses his innate competitive spirit to once again challenge for the top after losing a match against his student. The movie ‘Match’ has been ranked first at the overall box office for 7 consecutive days since its release, and is on the road to becoming a box office hit, drawing 1 million cumulative viewers.

More than 80% of ‘Match’’s box office success is due to favorable reviews from the audience, just like the famous line, “In a real match, momentum is 80%. Based on the favorable reviews from the audience, the movie ‘Match’ is releasing stills of famous scenes that depict Cho Hun-hyun‘s (Lee Byung-hun) life of playing Go in the form of a rise, development, climax, and conclusion. First, the still cut of Cho Hun-hyun, who made history in the Korean Go world by becoming the first Korean Go player to win a world championship at the Eungchanggi Cup, shows Cho Hun-hyun enjoying the joy of victory.

The still cut of Cho Hun-hyun smiling brightly while holding a trophy and a bouquet of flowers reminds us of the opening of the movie ‘Match’’, and the still cut of the match between Cho Hun-hyun and Nam Ki-chul (Cho Woo-jin) captures him in his prime. Lastly, the still of Cho Hoon-hyun in agony in front of the Go board captures his expression of mixed emotions after his first loss to Lee Chang-ho, leaving viewers who have seen the movie with a deep resonance about Cho Hoon-hyun’s emotions, and arousing curiosity in viewers who have yet to see the movie about how he will bounce back, which will make viewers head to the theaters again this week.

Meanwhile, the movie ‘Gungbu’, which has firmly maintained its number one spot at the overall box office thanks to rave reviews from actual viewers, is currently showing in theaters nationwide.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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