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  • Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku set to star in a new Disney+ original K-drama, CASINO, scheduled to be released internationally in the second half of 2022
  • Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku's latest film, THE ROUNDUP,exceeded the 10 million viewer mark, making it the first movie to reach this milestone since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • THE ROUNDUP, starring Son Suk-ku of Spackman Media Group, also achieved the record for the most weekends atop the Korean box office among movies released in 2022
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 13 June 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 set to star in a new original K-drama, CASINO, scheduled to be released exclusively on Disney+ worldwide in the second half of 2022. CASINO will be helmed by Kang Yoon Sung, the director of the 2017 box office hit THE OUTLAWS, and produced by BA Entertainment, C-Jes Entertainment and Arc Media. The 8-episode K-drama, which is also headlined by Choi Min Shik, Heo Sung Tae, Kim Joo Ryung, Lee Dong Hwi and Jo Jae Yoon, relates the eventful life of a man who gains success through the casino industry. CASINO shall air worldwide exclusively on Disney+. Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku's latest film, THE ROUNDUP, a sequel to THE OUTLAWS,exceeded the 10 million viewer mark, making it the first movie to reach this milestone since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from the Korean Film Council, THE ROUNDUP has recorded US$84.5 million in total revenues on more than 10.5 million ticket admissions at the Korean box office, since its release on May 18. The film also achieved the record for the most weekends atop the Korean box office among movies released in 2022, and 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. Son Suk-ku of Spackman Media Group will also star in two upcoming highly anticipated Netflix original K-dramas, D.P.Season 2 and MURDEROUS TOY. Based on the webtoon D.P DOG DAY by Kim Bo-tong, D.P. tells the story of a team of Korean military police with their mission to catch deserters. The series is directed by Han Jun-hee and co-written by Kim Bo-tong. Produced by Showbox, MURDEROUS TOY stars Son Suk-ku of Spackman Media Group and Choi Woo-shik of the film PARASITE (2019). The Netflix K-drama is based on the popular webtoon series of the same name and is scheduled for release in the second half of this year. 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 global investment firm, Spackman Group. For more information, please visit and . Since its founding, SEGL had produced more than 30 major motion pictures including a number of the highest grossing and award-winning films in Korea, namely #ALIVE (2020), CRAZY ROMANCE (2019), DEFAULT (2018), MASTER (2016), THE PRIESTS (2015), SNOWPIERCER (2013), COLD EYES (2013) and ALL ABOUT MY WIFE (2012). Our films are theatrically distributed and released in Korea and overseas markets, as well as for subsequent post-theatrical worldwide release in other forms of media, including online streaming, cable TV, broadcast TV, IPTV, video-on-demand, and home video/DVD, etc. Generally, we release our motion pictures into wide-theatrical exhibition initially in Korea, and then in overseas and ancillary

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