The movie is still alive Proof...Ahn Hyo-seop X Lee Min-ho → Na, a highly anticipated work completed by desperation (comprehensive)
Jul 15, 2025
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On the day the novel, which has been serialized for more than a decade, the world of the novel becomes a reality, and the only reader struggles to survive in a world that has fallen with the protagonist of the novel and colleagues, the action fantasy film 「Omniscient Reader's View」 (directed by Kim Byung-woo, produced by Realize Pictures). It was first unveiled at the press and distribution premiere of the 'Omniscient Reader's View' held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 15th.
The premiere was attended by Ahn Hyo-seop as Kim Dok-ja, the only reader of the novel that has been serialized for more than a decade, Lee Min-ho as Yoo Joong-hyuk, the main character of the novel that has been serialized for more than a decade, Chae Soo-bin as fellow Yoo Sang-ah, who faced the moment when the novel became a reality with Kim Dok-ja, Shin Seung-ho as Kim Dok-ja's colleague Lee Hyun-sung, who has strong power, Nana as Kim Dok-ja's colleague Jung Hee-won fighting for justice, and director Kim Byung-woo.
'Omniscient Reader's View' is a summer's anticipated work based on a global hit web novel by the couple's author Tim Sing-Shong. In a world that has changed like a novel, the fantasy blockbuster 'Omniscient Reader's Perspective', which depicts the journey of changing the ending of a novel that the protagonist survived alone and surviving with his newly met colleagues, drew viewers' immersion throughout the running time with the original and fresh setting of 'The world in the novel became a reality'.
In particular, 'Omniscient Reader's View' drew attention by enhancing the film's completeness with a solid chemistry centered on Ahn Hyo-seop as Kim Dok-ja, including Lee Min-ho, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, and Ji-soo. Despite being the first major film on the screen, Nana's presence was considerable, as Ahn Hyo-seop, who led the entire movie completely by himself, showed stable acting and brilliant action skills. Above all, 'Omniscient Reader's View' is also meaningful in that it easily crossed the barrier with speedy development and brilliant action even in situations where the expectations of the original and risks to the fantasy genre are high. Director Kim Byung-woo's speedy directing skills, which created extreme immersion through the film 'The Terror Live'(13)'PMC: The Bunker'(18), were active in the film 'Omniscient Reader's View'.
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He "I wanted to bring the original Kim Dokja and make my own Kim Dokja. I thought my reader Kim was a person who started from nowhere. There may be some parts that reader Kim can solve coolly, but in reality, I wanted to ask questions about what to do when everyone is in the reader's position. I wanted to not be seen as a hero, which is more realistic and empathetic than the original."
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Kim Byung-woo "I'm most scared and scared in the process of making a movie. This movie is based on the original. It is also burdensome as much as it is expected. I was going to design it so that I could fully enjoy it with this one side. I know that there are many audiences who feel uncomfortable about filmmaking because they know the original work. I hope you enjoy the show comfortably. The part that I paid attention to in the script is the audience who watched the original and not the audience. "From our judgment, it seems that we can fully enjoy the movie regardless of the original."
He says "'Omniscient Reader's View' is a genre action fantasy. Because there is an original work, there is also a point that the audience clearly expects. I wondered what could be done more there. I wanted to show more of the point of 'together'. It came up big when everyone read the original message to survive together. I wanted to make it more pointed. Therefore, I tried to deal with the character's inner world more. What I focused on in this work is the inner side of the character. "It would be enough if the audience enjoyed genre movies and left the theater, but I wanted to make them feel more meaningful when they left the theater," he said.
On the making of the sequel "The film has the following story from the beginning. Work on the next installment is also in progress. However, depending on the theater situation, it seems that the sequel depends on how much the movie can be loved."
Finally, director Kim Byung-woo "I feel the crisis in the movie industry very desperately. Through this movie, I wanted to prove to the audience that theater movies are still interesting. It was the earnest desire of me and the actors. I wondered if I could create fun that the audience had not seen before," he said.
Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Min-ho, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, and Ji-soo appeared in 'Omniscient Reader', and director Kim Byung-woo of"PMC: The Bunker" took the megaphone. It will be released on the 23rd.
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