Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Jun-han, and Jang Da-ah unite for the movie ‘Salmokji’

MOVIES May 14, 2025

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Photo courtesy of Showbox
Photo courtesy of Showbox
The movie ‘Salmokji’ (tentative title), which had garnered much anticipation from the beginning by announcing the appearance of Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jong-won, has finally broken ground with a fresh cast lineup of seven members, including Kim Jun-han, Kim Young-seong, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan, and Jang Da-ah.

According to distributor Showbox on the 14th, the movie ‘Salmokji’ began full-scale filming on the 10th with the main cast including Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Jun-han, Kim Young-sung, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan, and Jang Da-ah.

‘Salmokji’ is a horror film that depicts the events that unfold as a filming crew heads to a reservoir to update the road view where an unidentified figure was filmed and encounters something deep and black in the water.It is expected to stimulate curiosity by capturing the events that occur in the familiar yet unfamiliar place of a reservoir as a vivid and experiential horror on screen.

The casting of Kim Hye-yoon as Su-in, who experiences a series of unknown incidents at a reservoir while on a business trip, and Lee Jong-won as Ki-tae, who heads toward the reservoir’s mystery with Su-in, has been announced, raising fans ‘expectations even further.Kim Jun-han has joined the drama as Su-in’s superior, Kyo-sik, and is expected to further increase the drama’s mystery.

Here, Kim Young-sung and Oh Dong-min join as brothers who run a road view filming company, adding fresh charm.Kim Young-sung plays the veteran Gyeong-tae who is steeped in mannerisms, and Oh Dong-min plays PD Gyeong-jun who is from the Navy’s Marine Rescue Squadron.

Lastly, Yoon Jae-chan and Jang Da-ah, who are making their screen debuts with ‘Salmokji’, attempt a new transformation as Seong-bin, the youngest employee who follows Soo-in, and Se-jeong, who runs a horror broadcasting channel, respectively.

Director Lee Sang-min, who announced the birth of a new horror film with the next generation of stars, said, “I met great actors and staff members, and every moment was exciting and dreamlike.I will do my best to create a film that will provide a new experience that will make you think it was worth watching in the theater.”


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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