The film ‘Soju War’ starring Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Je-hoon has confirmed its release date for June 3, opening the door to the summer peak season at theaters.

‘Soju War’ depicts the story of Jong IMF rok, a financial director whose soju company is his life, and In-beom, an employee of a global investment company who only pursues profit, facing off against each other for the fate of the Korean people’s soju during the 1997 IMF foreign exchange crisis.

The first poster released features South Korea’s national treasure actors Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Je-hoon, as well as Soju, another main character in the “Soju Wars.” In 1997, when foreign capital began to flow into South Korea due to the IMF, Gukbo Soju, which had conquered the nation with its unique taste, was on the verge of bankruptcy.Choi In-beom(Lee Je-hoon), a Korean employee of a global investment company who had been keeping an eye on this timing, approaches the company with the aim of selling Gukbo Soju, and Pyo Jong-rok(Yoo Hae-jin), the financial director who has devoted his life to the soju company, moves with a firm determination to save the company.

The poster captures the attention of the attractive combination of Pyo Jong-rok(Yoo Hae-jin)who tries to protect the soju company and Choi In-beom(Lee Je-hoon)who hides his ambition and tries to swallow up the soju company.In addition, it stimulates curiosity about how soju, a companion that has shared the joys and sorrows of the Korean people, will play a role as a medium in the movie.


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