The movie ‘Shinmyeong’, which heated up the internet with just the trailer, now turns its attention to the president.

If the previously released launch trailer caused an explosive reaction with its meaningful copy, “The night when both God and evil were silent, everything started with her” and actress Kim Gyu-ri’s overwhelming presence, the teaser trailer released this time delivers an even stronger shock by capturing the specific events of the film, more blatant magical elements, and the characters ‘conflicts in greater depth.


In particular, this teaser trailer begins with a decisive interview scene of presidential candidate Kim Seok-il(played by Joo Sung-hwan)saying, “My wife is connected to a shaman? That’s all fake news,” and has been heating up the internet since its release.

This line is reminiscent of the actual former presidential candidate days, and is said to give the audience a strong sense of foreboding and a direct satire of real politics from the first scene of the trailer.

Following this shocking opening, the mood is instantly turned around as Yoon Ji-hee(played by Kim Gyu-ri)sits at the scene of a horrific disaster, along with the creepy copy “The night when darkness(晦) begins to open” and “Someone’s spell distorted reality!” Then, PD Jeong(played by Ahn Nae-sang)’s narration “Reports related to shamanism about her have begun to come in” foreshadows a difficult journey toward the truth, while Yoon Ji-hee’s creepy gut scene and the gruesome line “If I take power, you won’t be safe there” directly reveal her dark ambitions and shamanic powers.

As soon as the teaser trailer was released, various online communities and SNS were flooded with strong and explosive reactions such as, “The satire on reality from the first line is crazy!” , “The launch trailer was just a taste! The teaser trailer is the real thing!” , “Kim Gyu-ri’s good scene, it was brief but gave me goosebumps and I screamed”, “I think I finally understand the meaning of the tagline, ‘I sat in the seat of the dead while alive’”, “A setting that is more real than reality, this is not a simple movie”, “How can I wait until May 28th, I want to reserve a ticket right now”.



Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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