Actor Yoo Hae-jin is aiming for ‘three consecutive box office hits’.

Yoo Hae-jin, who added ‘10 million movie’ to his resume with ‘The Graveyard’ which attracted 11.91 million viewers last year, is continuing the momentum with ‘Opposition Party’ which is running at the top of the box office.In June, he is scheduled to open the summer theater season with ‘Soju War’.

‘Opposition Party’ starring Yoo Hae-jin, released on the 14th, is a crime film about a ‘drug broker’ who negotiates reduced sentences in exchange for handing over information on a drug supplier called ‘Opposition Party’ to investigative authorities.Yoo Hae-jin plays the role of prosecutor Gu Gwan-hee, who is full of desire and ambition.

He is a character who started from the bottom, is not satisfied with his current position, and is consumed by a twisted desire to seek a higher position.He acts as a servant of those in power in order to succeed, and even instigates the death of those who truly believe in and follow him, effectively playing the role of the ‘main villain’ of this film.

Thanks to the excellent performances of the main actors including Yoo Hae-jin, Kang Ha-neul, and Park Hae-joon, the movie went straight to the top of the box office immediately after its release despite its youth viewing restriction, and maintained the top spot for six days.In its first weekend of release, it monopolized the audience, recording 70% of the total theater sales, and it is also receiving favorable reviews, recording a 97% CGV Golden Egg Index, which is a rating from actual viewers.

Following ‘Opposition Party’, Yoo Hae-jin will be releasing another leading role, ‘Soju War’, in theaters on June 3rd, the beginning of the summer peak season when many highly anticipated films are released.’Soju War’, which has an unusual title, is IMF period drama that depicts the story of Jong-rok(Yoo Hae-jin), a financial director whose life depends on his soju company, and In-beom(Lee Je-hoon), 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.

As Yoo Hae-jin is well known as the ‘celebrity industry’s leading drinker’, curiosity about the movie is growing, and a still cut of Yoo Hae-jin holding a glass of soju, the representative liquor that has shared joys and sorrows with the people of South Korea, and smiling with a friendly smile has been released, drawing attention.

Yoo Hae-jin described this character as “a person with strong convictions, who is not always loyal to his superiors but is also capable of criticizing them at times,” adding, “He is attractive because he cares deeply for his company and colleagues.”


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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