'EXHUMA' Breaks One Million Viewers, Here are 5 Best-Selling Korean Films in Indonesia that Must be on Your Watchlist

Kapanlagi.com - Written by: Reza Ahmad Zahid

EXHUMA has successfully become the best-selling Korean film in Indonesia. This horror thriller genre film has reached 1 million viewers as of March 10th. EXHUMA surpasses the winner of the Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars, PARASITE, which has held the top spot for four years.

The achievement of EXHUMA was announced by the Feat Pictures Instagram account, "Thank you for 1,000,000 viewers in Indonesia. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" wrote @featpictures. The number of EXHUMA viewers can still increase as this film has been screened in 2,300 cinemas in Indonesia as of March 9th.

In addition to EXHUMA, these films are also popular in the Indonesian market, klovers. Let's take a look at the list of the 5 Korean films with the highest number of viewers in Indonesia.

1. EXHUMA

Poster 'EXHUMA' (Credit: Showbox)

EXHUMA officially reached one million viewers in Indonesia. This horror thriller film tells the story of a wealthy Korean family living in Los Angeles who summons a pair of young shamans to save their baby after experiencing a series of mystical events.

EXHUMA surpasses PARASITE, which has held the top spot as the highest-grossing Korean film in Indonesia for four years. You can still watch this film starring Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hai-jin, and Lee Do-hyun in your favorite cinema.

2. PARASITE

Poster 'PARASITE' (Credit: CJ Entertaiment)

This film by Director Bong Joon-hoo attracted approximately 700 thousand viewers during its screening period in Indonesia. PARASITE won numerous awards at the 2020 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film, and Best Original Screenplay.

This film, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jong, and Choi Woo-shik, tells the story of an unemployed family who tricks a wealthy family to get jobs. After being accepted for work, many strange incidents begin to occur. Watch the continuation of the story on the streaming application Vidio.

3. THE MOON

Poster 'THE MOON' (Credit: CJ ENM)

In third place is a sci-fi film titled THE MOON. The film, starring EXO boyband member DO-Kyung soo, attracted 313 thousand viewers last year. In addition to DO-Kyung soo, THE MOON also stars Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Hee-ae, Park Byung-eun, and Jo Han-chul.

Directed by Kim Yong-hwa, the film tells the story of the struggle mission of Hwang-Sun woo, played by DO Kyung-soo, as the youngest astronaut in a mission to the Moon. THE MOON is available on the Vidio streaming application.

4. THE CHILDE

Poster 'THE CHILDE' (Credit: Next Entertaiment World)

THE CHILDE stars Kim Seon-ho, Kang Tae-ju, Kim Kang-woo, and Go Ara, and is ranked fourth among the highest-grossing Korean films in Indonesia. This action drama film attracted 233 thousand viewers in Indonesia.

THE CHILDE tells the story of Han, a Filipino-Korean boxer who throws his final punch in an illegal match. He defeats his opponent and earns money for his mother's treatment. Han also tries to find his father based on an old photo.

One day, Han rushes to the Kopino Support Center after receiving an unexpected phone call from Mr. Kim. He follows the people who come to pick him up to Korea. Meanwhile, a mysterious child appears, and a man watches Han at the airport. Who or what is chasing him? Watch THE CHILDE on the Vidio streaming application.

5. DECIBEL

Poster 'DECIBEL' (Credit: Mindmark)

DECIBEL achieved 200 thousand viewers during its screening in Indonesia. This action thriller film stars Kim Rae-won, Lee Jong-suk, Jung Sang-hoon, and Park Byung-eun.

DECIBEL tells the story of a group of individuals who want to stop terrorism in South Korea. The same action also happened on a South Korean submarine. How exciting is it? Watch DECIBEL on the Vidio streaming app.

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