'Train to Busan' sequel 'PENINSULA' is ready to create global phenomenon!

 

• 'Gang Dongwon', 'Lee Junghyun', andDirector 'Yeon Sangho' lead conversations
• 'PENINSULA'is the 1st case of K-movie to join global live streaming on #TwitterBlueroom
• Twitteralso launched #PENINSULA special emojis to celebrate the confirmation of itsrelease in 185 countries and its invitation to the Cannes International FilmFestival

 

▲PhotoDescription: Announcement image for 'PENINSULA' #TwitterBlueroom LIVE Q&A 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Media OutReach - 6 July 2020 - Twitter invites the leadingactors of the movie <PENINSULA>, Gang Dongwon and  Lee Junghyun, and the director, Yeon Sangho,to  #TwitterBlueroom LIVE Q&A sessionto communicate with global fans on July 9, ahead of its premiere.

"#TwitterBlueroom LIVE" is anoriginal program of Twitter that invites celebrities from various fields suchas K-POP, Entertainment, politics, society, and culture to communicate inreal-time with Twitter users around the world globally.

The movie <PENINSULA> isan action blockbuster film depicting the desperate fight by people left behindin the land devastated by a zombie virus for the 4 years after the movie<Train to Busan>.  <Train toBusan> directed by Yeon Sangho, reached over 10 million viewers in Korea andgot global attention. Gang Dongwon, Lee Junghyun, Kwon Haehyo, Kim Minjae, KooKyohawn, Kim Doyoon, Lee Re, Lee Yewon and other major actors ​​are starring in<PENINSULA>, setting expectations high for this sequel.

Watch the hour-long livestream of #TwitterBlueroom on July 9 at 8 pm KST at the Twitter Korea officialaccount (

@TwitterKorea)and Twitter official account of Next Entertainment World (@movie_n_NEW),the film investment and distribution company for <PENINSULA>.Any twitter users will be able to join #TwitterBlueroom through Tweets usingthe hashtag '#Ask_PENINSULAor live streaming chat. Gang Dongwon, Lee Junghyun, and Director Yeon Sanghowill introduce the movie and characters, as well as pick and answer thequestions from fans on Twitter. English subtitles will be provided to help global movie fanscommunicate.

Twitter also launched#PENINSULA special emojis to celebrate the confirmation of its release in 185countries and its invitation to the Cannes International Film Festival. Special emoji will appearon all Tweets using the official hashtags

#Ask_PENINSULA, #부산행그후4년, #반도, #TrainToBusanSequel, #PENINSULA. The story behind thespecial emoji will also be revealed on #TwitterBlueroom.

YeonJeong Kim, Head of GlobalK-POP & K-Contents Partnership at Twitter said "<PENINSULA> is amasterpiece that has raised expectations for the globalization of Korean movies(K-Movie). #TwitterBlueroom LIVE program has contributed to global communicationfor K-POP artists such as BLACKPINK, EXO, SuperM, and GOT7 (#JACKmeetsGOT7).Through the global live streaming on #TwitterBlueroom, fans from around theworld who are thirsty for the movie will share a new experience in real-timeconversation directly with the director and actors of <PENINSULA.>"

<PENINSULA> previously drove a survivalchallenge, giving away six original items related to the movie, and a globalFan-art challenge in 41 countries across the world as fan promotions. Throughthis #TwitterBlueroom LIVE session, a post-review about the selected fan-artwill also be shared.

<PENINSULA> will bereleased in Korea, Taiwan and HongKong on July 15, and Malaysia on June 16.It's officially invited to the Cannes International Film Festival and isregarded as one of the most anticipated films in the second half of this year.In particular, with the global economy slowing down with COVID-19, it hasachieved pre-sales in 185 countries around the world, including countries inEurope, North America, South America, Oceania, Middle East and Scandinavia, aswell as across Asia.