Netizen 'Hachuping' Flooded with Review Requests
"Afraid It Might Turn into a Sea of Tears" Witty Refusal
The animation 'Sarang-ui Hatchuping' (directed by Kim Suhoon) is creating a box office sensation, while film critic Lee Dongjin's refusal to review 'Sarang-ui Hatchuping' upon netizens' requests has become a hot topic.
On the 15th, film critic Lee Dongjin posted an article titled 'Hatchuping?' on his blog. The post included a screenshot of comments from a recent video on the YouTube channel 'Btv Lee Dongjin's Piaakia.' A netizen cleverly urged Lee Dongjin through a comment, saying, "Please review Sarang-ui Hatchuping while you’re still in a good mood." This comment spread across various online communities, and many netizens echoed the call, demanding Lee Dongjin to review 'Sarang-ui Hatchuping.'
A netizen cleverly requested film critic Lee Dong-jin to review "Love's Hatchuping." [Image source=Online community capture]
In response to the netizens' persistence, Lee Dongjin replied on his blog, "The reason I can't easily take on the challenge is that I’m afraid I might end up in a sea of tears and not be able to get up after watching it." In reply, a netizen humorously called him "Bigyeobping," a play on the animation character names ending with 'ping.' Lee Dongjin responded with "Let me live a little," making netizens laugh.
Other netizens also left comments such as "I saw the title and rushed here thinking it was a review of 'Sarang-ui Hatchuping,'" "People want it so much," and "Please make us a sea of tears and write your thoughts," continuing their requests for a review.
'Sarang-ui Hatchuping' is the first theatrical film of the domestic TV animation 'Catch! Tinyping.' Tinyping, which has recorded over 700 million global cumulative views, features characters with names ending in 'ping' that continuously appear in new seasons, along with related merchandise flooding the market. Among parents, it has earned nicknames like 'Pasanping' (bankruptcy ping), 'Deunggolping' (backbone ping), and 'Cash! Tinyping.'
According to the integrated box office statistics as of the 17th, the cumulative audience for 'Sarang-ui Hatchuping,' which was released on the 7th, is 561,590. This figure has already surpassed the break-even point of 500,000. This pace is similar to 'Leafie, A Hen into the Wild,' which attracted a total of 2.2 million viewers and holds the record for the highest-grossing domestic animation over 13 years. Currently, it holds a CGV Golden Egg Index of 98%, a Lotte Cinema audience rating of 9.8, and a Megabox audience rating of 9.6, receiving favorable reviews not only from children but also from adult viewers.
Audience reviews include responses such as "Korea's Disney," "The Korean version of Frozen," "I watched it with my five-year-old daughter and I cried," "It feels like watching a musical," "Mom, dad, and child all enjoyed it," and "I was surprised by the higher-than-expected quality."
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