Did you watch the "Squid Game" a while ago and the "Soft Cells" that just ended last week? I don't know if fans and friends remember Kong Liu in "Suyuan", "Busan Trip", "Kunchiyan", Kim So-hyun in "Hidden and Great", and Choi Woo-sik in "Parasite"? Do you feel nostalgic when you hear these names? It doesn't matter, from November 1st, even if you are in South Korea, as long as you have a negative nucleic acid test certificate and vaccination certificate, you can enjoy a normal movie experience!
According to Yonhap News Agency reported on November 1, the cinema in Seoul, South Korea, will gradually resume normal business on Monday. The local health department had earlier announced that it would implement the "Stay with the Epidemic" plan on November 1, phasing out curfew restrictions on entertainment venues such as cafes during the epidemic. The people of Seoul expressed great support for the government's move and were ready to enjoy entertainment again. Those movies that have been in the heart for a long time can finally get the hugs of fans and friends again!
In South Korea, the entertainment industry has been in the spotlight during the pandemic, with the film industry losing heavily during the pandemic. In 2020, the number of moviegoers has decreased from 226.7 million to 59.5 million, a decrease of 75% compared with last year. And this downward trend continues, with only 45.5 million people going to the cinema in the first ten months of 2021. In this case, KOFIC (Korea Film Promotion Committee) said that in order to stimulate consumption, 6,000 won (about 33 yuan) of movie tickets will be released from Monday. CGV, Lotte, MEGABOX and other mainstream Korean theaters and some small art theaters will use practical actions to express support for this system, according to statistics, as many as 521 theaters participated in the preferential plan, which is the first step for the Korean film industry to normalize during the epidemic
CGV sources revealed, "Before the outbreak of the epidemic, the midnight theater in South Korea was very popular, and the after-work workers turned into movie fans, and they flocked to the midnight theater that lasted from 10 o'clock in the evening until late at night." In theaters such as Lotte and CGV, the "Vaccine Pass Cinema Hall" has begun to open, and fans and friends in South Korea can enter the "Vaccine Pass Cinema Hall" as long as they show a negative nucleic acid test certificate and a new crown vaccination certificate, in which they do not have to maintain a safe distance of 1 meter, friends can bite their ears in pairs, while enjoying popcorn and happy water while enjoying the plot. According to CGV insiders, from today's business situation, 20% to 30% of consumers tend to "vaccine pass cinema". After all, we can sit together as we always do, so why not? This also reflects the importance of vaccination from another side, after all, this determines whether friends in Korea can experience normal movie-going life!