SLL Director Park Seong-eun "'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook' is the best box office hit in the first half of the year, exceeding expectations"

Park Seong-eun, head of production division 1 at SLL, picked 'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook' as the box office hit of the first half of the year.

On the 4th, at the Korea Press Center in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, a press conference was held for the first half of 2023 SLL (CEO Jung Kyung-moon), and moderator Lee Seung-guk, SLL Production Director Park Joon-seo, Park Seong-eun, Production Head 1, and Production 2 Head Geon-hong Kim attended.

SLL produced JTBC's 'The World of the Married', 'SKY Castle', 'Itaewon Class', 'The Youngest Son of a Chaebol House', Netflix's 'Now Our School', 'Hell', 'Suriname', and Disney Plus 'Casino'. it's a studio

Compared to the past, platforms are becoming more diverse. In response to the question of whether it is more difficult to predict the success of works produced by the studio than before, Park Seong-eun, head of Production Division 1 at SLL, said, “It is still difficult in the past and now. Even if you gather the best writers, best directors, and best actors, you can't guarantee 100% success. On the contrary, I think the fact that you can succeed even if newcomers gather to make a work is the joy of this job."

Then, when asked about the most successful work in SLL in the first half of the year, Park Seong-eun, head of production division 1, said, "The biggest box office achievement in the first half is 'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook'. It was more than that,” he said. "It is difficult to pick the most anticipated project for the second half of the year," he answered honestly.

Kim Geon-hong, head of production division 2, said, "I think the most successful work is 'Bad Mother.'

Reporter Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia haesmik@tenasia.co.kr