‘Lobby’, directed by Ha Jung-woo, which received favorable reviews as a ‘stCrazy, funny, and strange movie’, has settled in at number one at the box office for its opening, and is starting a double-cross between ‘Showdown’ and Korean movie theaters this spring.

According to the integrated computer network for movie tickets on the 3rd, ‘Lobby’, which was released on the 2nd, settled in at number two at the box office, following ‘Showdown’ starring Lee Byung-hun, and is starting the box office race with the highest ranking among movies released at the same time. Accordingly, ‘Lobby’ and ‘Showdown’ are expected to bring forward the spring of Korean movies this spring with their different charms.

‘Lobby’ in particular is expanding the base for the new comedy genre starring Ha Jung-woo, receiving explosive rave reviews from moviegoers in the off-season. The lineup of recommendations from actual viewers is also sweeping the online community. The audience is adding to the word-of-mouth by leaving creative reviews just like the movie itself.

With these favorable reviews, the stage greeting is also receiving favorable reviews as a ‘delicious restaurant’, and it also caught attention by conducting a never-before-seen social media live broadcast with the ‘naming office’ concept. In the stage greeting attended by many of the main actors, all the actors provided fan service by visiting from the front row to the back row. They plan to continue the stage greeting with tiki-taka chemistry until the second weekend stage greeting.

Meanwhile, ‘Lobby’ is about Chang-wook (Ha Jung-woo), a startup CEO who only knows research, starting his first lobby golf in his life to win a 4 trillion won national project.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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