Following (2024 film)

Following
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
그녀가 죽었다
Literal meaningShe died
Revised RomanizationGeunyeoga jug-eossda
Directed byKim Se-hwi
Written byKim Se-hwi
Starring
CinematographyPark Seong-ju
Kim Ji-hoon
Edited byKim Jung-hoon
Music by
  • Lee Ji-su
Production
company
Engine Film Inc.
Distributed byContent Zio Inc.
Artist Studio
Moving Pictures Co.
Release date
  • May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩4 billion[1]
Box officeUS$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

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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

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  • Byun Yo-han as Gu Jeong-tae, a realtor who peeps into other people's lives.
  • Shin Hye-sun as Han So-ra, a social media influencer.
  • Lee El as Oh Young-joo, a detective in the criminal division of Seoul Dobong Police Station.
  • Yoon Byung-hee as Lee Jong-hak, So-ra's fan.
  • Park Ye-ni as Holugi, a YouTuber.
  • 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

Special appearance

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Production

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Background

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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

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Principal photography began in November 2020 and ended in February 2021.

Reception

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Box office

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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

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  1. ^ Kim, Tae-ho (July 8, 2024). "톱스타 대신 입소문…영화 '그녀가 죽었다' 영리한 흥행 전략". Newstof (in Korean). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Following". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Following (2024)". KOFIC. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Following, 2024 at KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Statistical information: Box office". KOFIC. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 . 05 . 15（수）일별 박스오피스 (Daily box office)". KOBIS (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System): Weekly box office". KOBIS (in Korean). Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Lee, Da-won (June 6, 2024). "'그녀가 죽었다' 100만 돌파…장기흥행 가나". Sports Kyunghang (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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