'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982' tops box office
Stars Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi. Korea Times file
By Cho Hae-min
The movie “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982” tops box office after its release on Oct. 23.
According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), ticket sales reached 291,155 for two days until Oct. 24.
The movie stars Jung Yu-mi, playing the protagonist Kim Ji-young, and Gong Yoo, who plays Ji-young's husband Dae-hyun.
The movie depicts the story of Ji-young's life in 2019. After Ji-young quits her job to raise her child, the movie deals with social issues including gender discrimination from the perspective of women of Ji-young's generation, born in the 1980s.
This movie is based on the million-seller novel of same title by Cho Nam-joo, published in October 2016.