- Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku's latest film, THE ROUNDUP, maintained its top position at the Korea box office for two weeks in a row and achieved the most tickets sold on the second weekend since PARASITE (2019)
- His latest K-drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES, broke its own highest viewership record in Korea with an audience rating of 7.6% in the metropolitan area for its final episode
- Son Suk-ku has been ranked the most popular actor in Korea for four weeks straight, and his drama, MY LIBERATION NOTES, maintained its #1 spot in TV drama rankings in Korea for three consecutive weeks as of May 24
SINGAPORE -
Media OutReach - 30 May 2022-
Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (the "
Group"), one of Korea's leading entertainment production groups founded in 2011 by media & technology investor Charles Spackman, wishes to announce that Son Suk-ku of the Group's associated company, Spackman Media Group Limited ("
Spackman Media Group") is starring in both the week's #1 film,
THE ROUNDUP, and the most popular K-drama,
MY LIBERATION NOTES, while placing first in Korea's most popular actor rankings. Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku's latest film,
THE ROUNDUP, a sequel to the 2017 hit
THE OUTLAWS, maintained its top position at the Korea box office for two consecutive weeks and achieved the most tickets sold on the second weekend since
PARASITE (2019). According to statistics from the Korean Film Council,
THE ROUNDUP recorded a total revenue of US$54.4 million and cumulative ticket admissions of more than 6.5 million. The film, which first premiered on May 18, was released on over 2,500 theatre screens and captured 83% of market share in Korea as of May 29. Starring Son Suk-kuand Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) of Marvel Studios'
ETERNALS (2021),
THE ROUNDUP was pre-sold to 132 countries around the world, including Singapore, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and France, as well as the regions of North America and Eastern Europe.
THE ROUNDUP is a sequel to
THE OUTLAWS,which was co-presented and distributed by the Group's subsidiary, Novus Mediacorp Co., Ltd.
THE OUTLAWS broke the all-time highest Video On Demand sales record in Korea in 2018. In the film, Son Suk-ku takes on the role of extreme villain Kang Hae-sang who confronts Detective Ma Suk-do, played by Ma Dong-seok. Son Suk-ku also was atop the small screen as Good Data TV Popularity Research, an audience rating research company, has rated his latest K-drama,
MY LIBERATION NOTES, #1 in the TV drama rankings in Korea for three consecutive weeks as of May 24 and has ranked Son Suk-ku as the most popular actor in Korea for four weeks in a row. Moreover, the K-drama surpassed its previous highest viewership record in Korea with an audience rating of 7.6% in the metropolitan area for its final episode, based on Nielson Korea. Produced by Chorokbaem Media and JTBC Studios,
MY LIBERATION NOTES relates the story of a secretive stranger (Son Suk-ku of Spackman Media Group) and three siblings (Kim Ji-won, Lee Min-ki and Lee El), who long to escape from their dead-end lives. Son Suk-ku is also set to headline in upcoming Netflix original K-drama,
MURDEROUS TOY, which also stars Choi Woo Shik of the film
PARASITE (2019). Produced by Showbox,
MURDEROUS TOY, which is expected to begin in the second half of this year, is a comedy thriller drama based on the popular webtoon series of the same name. The story revolves around an ordinary man (played by Choi Woo Shik) who murders a serial killer on the loose. After committing the crime, he runs for his life as he is chased by a skilled detective (played by Son Suk-ku). Son Suk-ku is represented by SBD Entertainment Inc. ("
SBD Entertainment"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Media Group, that represents and manages the careers of 12 artists. In addition to Son Suk-ku, SBD Entertainment also represents one of Korea's rapidly rising young actors, Han Ji-hyun of popular K-drama
THE PENTHOUSE 3, who won the Best Rookie Female Actor in the 2021 Brand Customer Loyalty Awards in Korea and endorsed luxury brand Gucci in April 2021.
About Spackman Entertainment Group Limited
Spackman Entertainment Group Limited ("SEGL" or the "Company"), and together with its subsidiaries, (the "Group"), is one of Korea's leading entertainment production groups. SEGL is primarily engaged in the independent development, production, presentation, and financing of theatrical motion pictures in Korea. The Company was founded in 2011 by renowned media and technology investor Charles Spackman who served as the Company's Executive Chairman until 2017. For the past two decades, Mr. Charles Spackman has been a powerhouse in the Korean entertainment industry starting in the early 2000's with the pioneering success of Sidus Pictures, the largest movie production company at the time and the first to be listed in Korea. Mr. Spackman is also the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
