Kang HaNeul's film ”Yadang” tops box office on opening day

"Yadang," starring Kang HaNeul, topped the box office on its first day of release. "Yadang," starring actors Kang HaNeul and Yoo HaeJin, topped the box office on its first day of release.
According to the Film Council of Japan's integrated cinema ticketing computer network on the 17th, "Yadang" attracted 85,661 viewers on the 16th, beating out "Seobu" and taking the top spot.
Despite the handicap, the film managed to attract 80,000 viewers on a weekday. It also ranked first in the presale rate. As of 8 a.m. on the 17th, the presale number for "Yadang" exceeded 70,000, an overwhelming figure.
With no clear competition other than "Holy Night: Demon Hunters" starring Ma Dong Seok, which will be released on the 30th of this month, "Yadang" is expected to be the top-selling film at the box office for the time being.
It is expected that the popularity will continue. In second place was "The Battle." During the same period, "The Battle" attracted 13,639 viewers, bringing the total number of viewers to 1,879,776. It has maintained the top spot since its release on the 26th of last month.
The "Battle" missed out on first place for the first time due to the offensive of "Yadan". In third place was the movie "Attack on Titan: The Last Final Chapter"
Attack", 4th place was Bridget Jones's Diary: A New Chapter, 5th place was
"Yadang" is the first film to feature the "Yadang" brokers who orchestrate the Korean drug world, and is a vivid depiction of the underground dealings of Korean drug investigations.
The film is produced by Hive Media Corp, which also produced films such as "Spring in Seoul" and "Harbin." The cast includes Kang HaNeul, Yoo HaeJin, Park Hae Joon, Ryu Gyeong Su, and Ji Hyun.
The film is expected to attract attention with its star-studded cast, including Lee Hyun-soo and Won Bin. It is directed by Hwang Byung-guk, who is both an actor and a director.
"Yadan" is an actual slang used in drug crime investigations, and is used to reduce sentences and other conditions.
The term refers to brokers who provide investigative agencies with important information about suspected drug offenders.