Lee Byung Hun and Kim Jae Joong became the most successful Korean actors in Japan for 2013 so far, as their films were marked as the top two highest grossing films in the country.
Hallyu magazine It′s KOREAL, released on July 26, revealed the top 10 highest-grossing Korean films in Japan for the first half of 2013.
The highest-grossing film turned out to be Masquerade, which gathered a 12 million audience in Korea. It premiered across 90 theaters in Japan in February, and beat out other local films at the time in audience satisfaction.
The no. 2 spot went to JYJ Kim Jae Joong′s first film in a lead role, The Jackal is Coming. Though it wasn′t as successful in Korea, tickets to its shows on its premiere day in Japan had sold out, and the DVD holding its behind-the-scenes videos topped the Oricon with its release.
Kim Soo Hyun′s The Thieves, Joo Ji Hoon′s I Am the King, FT Island Lee Hong Gi′s Phoenix, the Song of Promise, So Ji Sub′s A Company Man, Song Joong Ki′s A Werewolf Boy, Hyun Bin′s Come Rain, Come Shine, Park Si Hoo′s Confession of Murder and Rain′s R2B: Return to Base followed in order.
Photo Credit: Movie posters, It′s KOREAL
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Amazing.
I’m quite surprise It didn’t do well in sk. Why???????
The movie was aired in fewer cinemas, specifically in Lotte cinema rather than the most well known, cj cinema I believe. CJ cinema also cancelled the viewing of JYJ’s The Day. -__-
But JJs movie didn’t do horribly in SK! ^^
yeah …even with the competition I thought it would still do good because of FANS but ..
but honestly the movie itself wasn’t good enough to stand in the box office with other big movies .
it was simply poorly written and not that funny .
their is no doubt that it’s Jaejoong that made this movie a success in Japan .
I believe you 100%. It’s Jaejoong effect alright…I haven’t seen the movie but I will soon tho, and I only gonna watch it because of him
I also totally agree that it’s Jaejoong’s power that made jackal a success in japan.
But, I think the movie was so funny and had a good story. If CJ and other big cinema company didn’t obstruct Jackal showing, it might have done better.
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it really did have a good story that was simple yet interesting and with potential of being a good comedy …but it wasn’t , do to the way it was writing .
but maybe if it was more promoted and was showing in more cinemas it would have been more successful . I mean look at ” wolf boy ” movie …it was a big disappointment when you see it ( nothing but pretty ) and yet it was a BIG success.
I agree the film was really boring so its no surprise it didnt do well in sk korea
The parts I saw was hilarious are we watching the same movie I saw half the movie before I had to go back to work and am frantically trying to order it to be shipped to the US ok but there is no accounting for taste… Did you like roof top prince?
@ grey fox
if I may …all the funny stuff was in the preview clips we saw , but the rest of the movie wasn’t ….if they just focused more on the idol kidnapping and not much on the others …
I don’t know … all of the promo clips and Trailer made me think it was pure comedy , but it wasn’t .
it is however PURE JJ goodness !!!! …if he can be good in a not so good movie ( or drama ) then I know he’ll be someone who will never disappoint you in acting ( like he is in music )
His next movie would probably have us watching like zombies awwwwwwwww I have a feeling it is going to be something hot.
Kim Jaejoong with Lee Byung Hun in a headline about top-grossing film,
:;) 😛 😀 flipping my hair 😛
and the 2nd The Making DVD is still coming…(ASTIG TALAGA NI IDOL!) 😛
@kris
hahaha!! astig, lol! gross demand for The Making DVD (parts 1&2), heheh! behind the scenes ~ juiciest to watch 😀
on side note, finally on August 10, Lee Byung Hun will marry “Gil Da Ran” (BIG k-drama), lol, 43 y/o, korean famous male celebrity marry late. . . will Jaejoong follow their foot????
I really love Lee Byung Hun! He is excellent actor so i’m still happy even if jaejoong is second ^___^
wow…JJ is amazing 🙂 n i wanna watch lee byung hun in RED
Yeah even thou it was not promoted still at the top no matter how hard anyone tries to hold back JYJ they are going to rock the charts faith is a beautiful thing and JYJ fans are AWESOME…