The Korea Times
The horror film “Salmokji: Whispering Water” is creating a phenomenon in the local film industry as its box office popularity spreads to the real world, turning its actual filming location into a popular destination for late-night thrill-seekers. According to data from the Korean Film Council on Monday, the film, which was released on April 8, topped the box office last week, drawing 724,029 viewers. The film notably drew more than 530,000 viewers from Friday to Sunday, marking the highest opening weekend for a horror film since “Metamorphosis” (2019), which attracted around 570,000 viewers. “Salmokji: Whispering Water” follows a film crew that visits a reservoir to reshoot scenes after a mysterious figure is captured on a road view map. There, they encounter an unidentifiable entity lurking in the dark waters. Directed by Lee Sang-min and starring Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jong-won, the film is set and filmed at a real reservoir in Yesan, South Chungcheong Province. Salmokji was originally an ordinary reservoir built in 1982 to supply water to local farms. However, the location la
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