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Kim Bo-ra's <Hummingbird> (as of Oct. 24, 2019), which won 34 domestic and international awards, <Hanting: The Story of Yoo Kwan-soon>, which recorded 1st in the first half of independent and artistic films with 1.16 million viewers, and Kim Bok-dong, a female human rights activist Kim Bok-dong> ...

These are Korean independent and artistic films released in 2019. Korean film celebrating 100th anniversary of this year, `` Devil's Tale '' is 'Myung Myung' vs. 'Monster' last week . In this week's [Finish this week], we look back at Korean independent and artistic films with data.

● 130,000 spectators <Hummingbirds> rank 40th… What's the box office first?

We looked at 200 independent and artistic films of Korean nationality by counting KOBIS (Integrated Movie Hall Integrated Rights Network) (as of October 24, 2019). , <Anti: Yu Gwan-soon>, which has a audience of 1157,000, came in sixth place. The Road, which ranked 200th, saw 17,558 people.

The number of audiences is not so small compared to 200 box offices, including Korean and foreign nationalities. I watched more than 3 million movies here. However, some Korean independent and artistic films recorded as many as 5 million viewers.
Released in November 2014, Nim, Don't Cross the River is the number one audience in Korean nationality's independent and artistic film. The number of viewers was 4.8 million, and even in box offices of the past, it was ranked 111th, ahead of several commercial films. This is a film about the love and farewell of an elderly couple who have been married for 76 years. Thanks to the success of <Nim ...>, 2014 was the year when Korean independent and artistic films recorded the most audiences. <Nim ...> The 2009 release, <Wangang Sori>, which was the No. 1 in Korean independent film performances before, is a 2.93 million spectator and 2nd in history. Palsun farmer, forty-year-old cows, and species are different, but it is a film about life and friendship together until the end of the year. Starring Lee Soon-jae, Kim Soo-mi, Song Jae-ho, and Yoon So-jung, four older men appear as the protagonists. It is interesting to note that senior citizens are the main actors in both Korea's independent and artistic films.

Actor Jeon Yeon-yeon won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and Jang Hoon's debut film, Movie Is a Film, which recorded 10 million viewers with the Taxi Driver, ranked fourth and fifth in art.

● The Year of Korean Independence and Arts Film 2014
In 2014, it is not unusual to call it the Year of Korean Independence and Art. In that year, there were 24 independent and artistic films released by Korean nationals and the total audience numbered 663 million. <Oh, don't cross the river> took up 42.4 million people, 72.4% of the audience. Perfect Method> The film <Han Gongju>, which featured actor Cheon Woo-hee's acting, was based on 220,000 people. The next largest audience of Korean independent and artistic films was 4,990,000 in 2009, when Warren Sori was released. As of October 24, Korean independent and artistic films have been released as of October 24, with a small number, but the total number of audiences is 2.12 million.
(※ KOBIS Korean Nationality Independence / Art Film Based on 200th Box Office)

● "I hope that more interest and possibilities for independent and art films will be opened in the future."

On December 17, 2014, actor Chun Woo-hee won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress in the same year. Chun Woo-hee said, "In such a small movie, I'm not famous, I received such a big award ..." "It seems that you gave me this award, which means you don't give up." I hope your interest and potential will be opened. " It's also what I want to tell you about the 100 years of Korean cinema.

By Shim Young-gu (so5what@sbs.co.kr)
Ahn Jun Seok (ahnjoonseok@sbs.co.kr)
Mina Kim Designer
Yulin Lim Intern