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President Lee congratulates 'The King's Warden' for reaching 10 million admissions

Published: 07 Mar. 2026, 14:32 Updated: 08 Mar. 2026, 11:00

A moviegoer walks by a poster of the movie ″The King's Warden″ at a theater in Seoul on March 6. [NEWS1]

President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday congratulated the film “The King's Warden” for achieving the milestone of garnering 10 million moviegoers.

Lee wrote on X that the achievement is a “precious outcome jointly crafted by the power of storytelling, the outstanding imagination of filmmakers and the unwavering support from the Korean people.”

“The great number of audience members means that the heartfelt message portrayed in the movie moved hearts and created a deep resonance,” Lee wrote. “I extend my gratitude and congratulations to the film director, actors and entire staff who put their efforts into producing the movie.”

He added that he hopes that “more stories are shown to the world and [are] loved,” pledging that the government will also do its best “to make a country where creative freedom thrives and culture becomes a source of national pride.”

President Lee Jae Myung's congratulatory message for the film ″The King's Warden″ is posted on his X account on Saturday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Lee and first lady Kim Hea Kyung watched the movie during the Lunar New Year holiday on Feb. 17.

The King’s Warden tells the story of the exiled King Danjong (1441-1457) and village head Eom Heung-do in a remote place of exile in Gangwon. As of 6:30 p.m. Friday, the film had marked 10 million cumulative admissions on its 31st day of theater screening.

It has become the 34th film released in Korea to pass the 10 million mark and the first to do so in two years since 2024.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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