News About So Ji Sub

Since news about Yong Joonis hard to come by lately, here's another one from BOF's artist, So Ji Sub.

It's been in the news lately that his movie 'Rough Cut' is doing good at the box office despite having a 19+ grade and shown during Chuseok. After 3 days of screening [September 12-14] the movie was screen in 401 theaters with 265,727 attendance, gross taking of 1.852 billion won and with a total gross taking of 2.226 billion won. 'Rough Cut' is competing at the box office with 'The Divine Weapon' [Kr] and 'Mama Mia' [US].

This movie which Ji Sub also invested in has an investment capital of 1.5 billion won. According to saturn of so ji sub thread @ soompi, the movie needs 500,000 viewers to breakeven. I am certain that the movie will even surpass the breakeven mark with the good reviews that it is getting from viewers. Only if 'Rough Cut' not shown during mid-autumn holiday, the movie could have garnered more viewers early on.

Anyway, just for the info of the others, the other movie being show which is 'The Divine Weapon' has an investment of 10billion won. Again, according to saturn this movie has to have 3.3 million viewers in order to breakeven. So far, aftter 3 days, it only has 597,790 viewers since it's openning last September 4.

Congratulations to Ji Sub! Btw, read that KeyEast is also an investor in this movie. ^^

Source of figures : KOFIC and saturn

In another news related to So Ji Sub, it was announced by SBS that he will have his comeback drama come November via 'Dr Stop' which is previously 'Cain and Abel'. The drama was renamed due to difficulty in finding a top actor to play opposite with Ji Sub. Thus, the storyline also changed.


If airing is confirmed to be in November, Ji Sub's drama will be competing with Song Seung Hun's [his bestfriend] drama 'East of Eden' [MBC].

It was reported that casting has been completed and that filming will start in October.

Yeah, hopefully that i'll be aired in October not February as previously reported. I am really crossing my fingers and toes that he will be part of 'Drops of God' which might start production next year.

News Update on 'Rough Cut'
by saturn on sjs thread @ soompi

From Sep.10 to Sep.15, 513,471 people watched the movie 'Rough Cut'. ^^