Since the story of the innocent and lovely campus couple of ‘Jae-yoon’ (Park Jung-min) and ‘Young-joo’ (Ji-soo) was revealed in ‘Newtopia’, the response has been explosive. According to FlixPatrol, an OTT content ranking site, ‘Newtopia’ is continuing the strong ‘Zomcom’ craze overseas, ranking 5th in Prime Video TV series worldwide (as of Sunday, February 23).

Coupang Play series ‘Newtopia’ is the story of soldier Jae-yoon and bear spirit Yeong-ju running towards each other through downtown Seoul attacked by zombies.



In the released trailer for Episode 5, the ‘Yeong-ju’ team finally reaches Tower A where ‘Jae-yoon’ is, and the ‘Jae-yoon’ team escapes from the military unit located on the rooftop of the tower, raising expectations as to whether ‘Jae-yoon’ and ‘Yeong-ju’ will be able to reunite.

‘Jae-yoon’ team enters the tower after fully equipping their guns and military gear, but the tension rises as they immediately engage in a tense fight with a horde of zombies. ‘Yeong-ju’ team also desperately escapes by running on top of cars and exploding Molotov cocktails to avoid the zombies that quickly surround them. ‘Jae-yoon’ team, who were catching their breath to satisfy their hunger for a moment, soon find themselves in a situation where everyone is surprised when ‘Sang-sa’ (Lee Joo-won) seems to have a problem, foreshadowing another unexpected situation.



In the stills that were released together, the ‘Jae-yoon’ team catches the eye as they look determined to escape Tower A. The ‘Yeong-ju’ team, who have lost their smiles, are also captured heading to Tower A while holding weapons such as golf clubs and Molotov cocktails. With the hope that they can meet ‘Jae-yoon’ if they just go a little bit further, the ‘Young-ju’ team is crossing the dangerous downtown Seoul, and it makes us look forward to the next story as to whether they will be able to safely arrive at the tower and join up with the ‘Jae-yoon’ team.

‘Newtopia’, which is fueled by the ‘Zomcom’ syndrome that is getting hotter day by day, will hold ‘‘Watch Newtopia’ Together’ with viewers on Monday, March 3rd at 1 PM. This is the first special event to be held in the Coupang Play series, and there will be a time for viewers to watch ‘Newtopia’ episodes 1 to 5 together and communicate in real time through live chat. This event can be accessed through the main screen of the Coupang Play app, and a prize event will also be held for participants.

The Coupang Play series ‘Newtopia’, which is pioneering a new genre of zombie films with dynamic and exciting fun, is released every Friday at 8 PM on Coupang Play, one episode at a time.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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