Lee Jong Won & Kim Hye Yoon Thank Fans for 1.5M Views

Actor Lee Jong-won expressed his gratitude for the movie "Salmokji" surpassing 1.5 million viewers, alongside Kim Hye-yoon. Lee Jong-won posted a photo on his Instagram on the 21st with the caption, "Salmokji 1.5 million!!! Thank you ♥". The revealed photo shows Lee Jong-won and Kim Hye-yoon, who worked together in "Salmokji," making playful expressions while dressed as ghosts. Lee Jong-won is dressed as Dracula, and Kim Hye-yoon is wearing a blood-stained dress, drawing attention.

"Salmokji" is a horror film that unfolds when an unidentified figure appears on road view, and the filming crew, heading to a reservoir for reshoots, encounters something in the dark, deep water. Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jong-won played the roles of ex-lovers, the 'X' couple, in the film.

After its release, updates from people visiting Salmokji in Yesan, South Chungcheong Province, the film's setting, were shared on social media and online communities, garnering attention. Despite the genre limitations of a horror film, it generated word-of-mouth, quickly surpassed its break-even point, and continues its success by attracting 1.5 million viewers.

To celebrate surpassing the break-even point, director Lee Sang-min and actors Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Joon-han, Kim Young-sung, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan, Jang Da-ah, and others held a ghost-themed stage greeting on the 15th to express their gratitude to the audience for the success of "Salmokji."

According to the Korean Film Council's Integrated Network for Cinema Ticket Sales, "Salmokji" surpassed the 1.5 million mark as of the morning of the 21st, recording a cumulative audience of 1,508,824. The film, released on the 8th, reached its break-even point of 800,000 viewers on its 7th day of release and surpassed the 1 million mark on its 10th day, continuing its successful run.