The situation has been chaotic for days, from President Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of emergency martial law on the 3rd to the rejection of the impeachment motion. In the midst of this, movies and TV series depicting modern history set in the martial law era are being broadcast over the air.
On the 9th, Wavve reported that when comparing the time before and after the emergency martial law on the 3rd (1st-2nd and 4th-5th), the first thing to note was that on November 2nd of last year
The number of viewers for the movie "Spring in Seoul" (director: Kim Sung Su), starring Hwang Jung Min and Jung Woo Sung, released on the 2nd, jumped 874.3%, surpassing the 2017 release of the movie starring Song Kang Ho.
The drama "Taxi Driver: The Promise Beyond the Sea" saw a staggering 1,108.7% increase in viewership. The KBS2TV series "Youth in May," starring Lee Do Hyun and Go Min Si, also saw a 347% increase in viewership.
In particular, "Spring in Seoul" attracted a lot of attention. In response, Wavve said, "In particular, sales of "Spring in Seoul" which still requires payment, have increased by 687.3%.
"Spring in Seoul" is set on December 12, 1979, in the capital Seoul, where a tense 9 o'clock emergency occurred in order to prevent a rebellion by the new military forces.
It is a movie that depicts the gap between the two worlds. The movie is based on the 12.12 military coup that actually took place on December 12, 1979, and has been highly praised by critics and audiences.
Even though it was a time when the film was considered a smash hit, "Spring in Seoul" attracted 13.12 million viewers through viral and repeat viewings.
The passionate performances of the actors, including Lee Tae-shin (played by Jung Woo Sung), who tried to stop the rebellion, were also praised. At the 45th Blue Dragon Film Awards held on the 29th of last month, "Spring in Seoul" won the award for best movie.
In addition to the honor of Best Picture, it won four awards, including Best Actor (Hwang Jung Min). In fact, as of the 9th, "Spring in Seoul" was ranked as one of the top three in the Watcha movie purchase rankings, including "How to Love in a Big City" and "A
It is currently ranked 3rd after "Futa Yang". It is also ranked 4th in the overall ranking of Watcha Pedia and major portal trend indicators.
In the Pedia Hot Rankings, "Spring in Seoul" entered 18th place on the 4th, immediately after the lifting of martial law, and then ranked 9th on the 5th, 5th on the 6th, and 9th on the 7th.
"Spring in Seoul" was also ranked 101st in the top Korean films of the year on Netflix. "Taxi Driver" starring Song Kang-ho was released on May 18, 1980.
The film is based on the true story of German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter and taxi driver Kim Sa-bok, who brought the Gwangju Democratization Movement to the world's attention.
It is a movie that attracted 12.18 million viewers. As of the 9th, "Taxi Driver" is also ranked first in the "Watcha Top 10 Movies" category on Watcha Pedia, and is also ranked first in the "Watcha Real Time" category on Watcha Pedia.
It also topped the Top 30 Trending category. The TV series "Youth in May" is set in Gwangju in May 1980. The story revolves around Hee-tae (Lee Do-hee), who is caught in the middle of the whirlpool of history as if by fate.
The film depicts the love story between Jung Joon (played by Jong Suk) and Myung Hee (played by Go Min Si), bringing tears to the viewers' eyes.
