
Fans Push Kim Hye Yoon to a New Horror Milestone
Kim Hye Yoon tops Plustar as Salmokji extends its Korean horror box-office record, turning fan support into a career milestone.
Jang Hojin·
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Kim Hye Yoon tops Plustar as Salmokji extends its Korean horror box-office record, turning fan support into a career milestone.

Kim Hye-yoon's folk horror film Salmokji: Whispering Water held South Korea's box office No. 1 for 21 straight days and crossed 2 million admissions, the first Korean horror film to do so since Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum in 2018.

Salmokji: Whispering Water crossed its 800,000-admission break-even in just seven days while turning its filming location into a viral tourist destination.