[Xinhua News Agency Micro Feature] Global cinemas have been severely affected by the new crown epidemic this year, and they have tried to save themselves. For example, many theaters in South Korea want to show revenue-generating ideas such as TV dramas and concerts.
Yonhap News Agency reported on the 7th that the South Korean CGV chain theater is scheduled to play the theater version of the Korean fantasy love drama "Break Up Pause" on the 9th, excluding commercials, and lasting 147 minutes. The TV series itself is scheduled to be broadcast by the well-known TV station Seoul Broadcasting Corporation via streaming platforms and cable TV later in the month for all 10 episodes, each with 30 minutes.
According to CGV, this is the first time a full version of a Korean TV series has been shown in a local theater. In contrast, local theaters have only played selected episodes of TV series in the past.
In view of the sharp decline in the number of movie theater audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lack of new films released due to the pandemic, many Korean theater chains have shown TV shows or concerts to reduce losses. For example, the well-known cinema brand Mega Joy Studios, in addition to broadcasting the Thai crime TV drama "Genius Gunner" in theaters in South Korea in November, also launched the "Classical Society" project, which screened a number of videos of classical concerts performed by well-known orchestras . In May, CGV broadcasted the League of Legends online in 24 branches in South Korea. In addition, it also screened well-known popular concerts in previous years. In September, it played the Polish TV series "Ten Commandments" produced in 1988. Data from
shows that the number of movie viewers in the first 11 months of this year in South Korean theaters was 58.1 million, a year-on-year decrease of 71.6%. (End) (Wang Xinfang)
Keywords: TV dramas, movie theaters
