Cho Jung-seok has both box office and reputation..Golden Shooting Award for Best Actor
Oct 03, 2025
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On the 2nd, Cho Jung-seok won the Best Actor Award for the film Zombie Daughter at the 45th Golden Shooting Awards held at the CG Art Hall of the Construction Center in Gangnam.
The Golden Shooting Awards, which mark its 45th anniversary this year, is a film festival aimed at improving the filming technology of Korean films and finding new screen faces, and is an prestigious award ceremony hosted by the Korea Film Photography Directors Association.
Cho Jung-seok, who took the stage at the same time as the award's name, said "Thank you for giving me a big award for attending the Golden Shooting Awards for the first time. It's all the more meaningful in that it's given by cinematographers."
Then, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the director, all actors, and staff who made "Zombie Daughter" together. Above all, thank you from the bottom of my heart to the audience for loving "Zombie Daughter" and did not forget to thank the audience.
Finally "This award seems to be an award that encourages the development of Korean movies. I will work harder and make a good movie with the directors in the future. I will repay you with better acting and better movies in the future. Thank you" he concluded his speech.
In the movie 'Zombie Daughter', Cho Jung-seok played Jeong-hwan, a father who trains top-secretly for the last zombie daughter in the world. With his deep acting skills and delicate expression, he perfectly portrayed the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of life, and was praised as "Cho Jung-seok, who also believes and sees".
In particular, affectionate paternal love and Jung-hwan's painful past, which never gave up his daughter who became a zombie at any moment, raised dramatic tension and drew enthusiastic praise for enhancing the completeness of the work.
As if to prove this, the movie 'Zombie Daughter' attracted 5.62 million viewers, setting a new record every day, including the highest opening score for Korean comedy films ever and the No. 1 overall box office in 2025. It has also been well received overseas, including Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hong Kong, proving the potential of K-content once again.
Meanwhile, starting with the Busan Baxco Auditorium on November 22, Cho will hold his first national tour concert 'Cho Jung-seok Show: SIDE B' and meet fans.
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