Following (2024 film)
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| Hangul | 그녀가 죽었다 |
| Literal meaning | She died |
| Revised Romanization | Geunyeoga jug-eossda |
| Directed by | Kim Se-hwi |
| Written by | Kim Se-hwi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Park Seong-ju Kim Ji-hoon |
| Edited by | Kim Jung-hoon |
| Music by |
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Production company | Engine Film Inc. |
| Distributed by | Content Zio Inc. Artist Studio Moving Pictures Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩4 billion[1] |
| Box office | US$8.8 million[2][3] |
Following (Korean: 그녀가 죽었다) is a 2024 South Korean mystery thriller film written and directed by Kim Se-hwi, starring Byun Yo-han, Shin Hye-sun, and Lee El. The film follows a realtor who habitually sneaks into his clients' homes and becomes obsessed with a deceptive social media influencer. It was released theatrically on May 15, 2024.[4]
Plot
[edit]Gu Jeong-tae is a real estate agent with a hobby of peeping into other people's lives by entering their homes using keys entrusted to him by customers. He becomes interested in and begins to observe Han So-ra, a social media influencer who posts photos of vegan salads while eating convenience store sausages. One day, Jeong-tae found So-ra lying dead on her sofa when he visited her house. Soon after, someone who knows that he entered So-ra's house starts threatening him. To make matters worse, Oh Young-joo, a homicide detective, starts an investigation with all evidence pointing to Jeong-tae as the criminal. Jeong-tae searches for people around him through So-ra's SNS to find the real culprit.
Cast
[edit]- Byun Yo-han as Gu Jeong-tae
- Shin Hye-sun as Han So-ra
- Lee El as Oh Young-joo
- Yoon Byung-hee as Lee Jong-hak
- Park Ye-ni as Holugi
- Ji Hyun-joon as Detective Jang
- Jang Sung-bum as Seong-yeol
- Shim Dal-gi as Ji-hee
- Park E Hyun as Jo Hye-ran
- Han So-ha as a female police officer
- Lee Se-rang as Jeong-tae's mother
- Park Myung-hoon as a detective team leader
Production
[edit]Background
[edit]The film was originally scheduled to be released on September 7, 2022, but the release date was postponed and eventually confirmed to be May 15, 2024.[5] This film marks the reunion of Byun Yo-han and Shin Hye-sun after 7 years since starring in the film A Day. Shin said in an interview that her acting chemistry with Byun matched so well that "there are times when I feel like the wheels are falling into place".[6]
Filming
[edit]Principal photography began in November 2020 and ended in February 2021.
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]The film was released on May 15, 2024 on 898 screens.[7] It opened at third place at the South Korean box office with 111,777 admissions and a gross of US$780,733.[8][9] It rose to second place the next day and placed second overall in its opening week, after The Roundup: Punishment.[10] On June 5, the 22nd day of its release, the film exceeded 1 million admissions.[11]
As of July 7, 2024, the film has grossed US$8,527,363 from 1,234,572 admissions, making it the 6th highest grossing film among South Korean films released in 2024.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Kim, Tae-ho (July 8, 2024). "톱스타 대신 입소문…영화 '그녀가 죽었다' 영리한 흥행 전략". Newstof (in Korean). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Following". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Following (2024)". KOFIC. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ Choi Soo-bin (March 25, 2024). "변요한·신혜선 '그녀가 죽었다', 5월 개봉…론칭 스틸 공개" [Byun Yo-han and Shin Hye-sun's 'She Is Dead' to be released in May... Launching still released]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park Jae-hwan (December 1, 2021). "'1947보스톤' '1승' '비광' '그녀가 죽었다' "2022년 개봉됩니다"" ['1947 Boston', '1st win', 'Bright Light', 'She is Dead' "To be released in 2022"]. KBS (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ Jeong Yu-jin (May 7, 2024). "신혜선 "변요한과 7년 만의 재회, 바퀴가 잘 맞아떨어지는 사이" [N인터뷰]" [Shin Hye-sun "Reunion with Byun Yo-han after 7 years, the wheels fit together well" [N Interview]]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Following, 2024 at KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Statistical information: Box office". KOFIC. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "2024 . 05 . 15（수）일별 박스오피스 (Daily box office)". KOBIS (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Jeong Han-byeol (May 16, 2024). "변요한·신혜선 '그녀가 죽었다', 동시기 개봉 한국 영화 1위" [Byun Yo-han and Shin Hye-sun's 'She's Dead' ranks first among Korean films released in the same period]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System): Weekly box office". KOBIS (in Korean). Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Da-won (June 6, 2024). "'그녀가 죽었다' 100만 돌파…장기흥행 가나". Sports Kyunghang (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved June 23, 2024.