The film 'Harbin' seems to have an effect on Hyun Bin's popularity in Japan. Hyun Bin's popularity in Japan has reportedly been in a strange situation since the announcement of Hyun Bin's appearance in the movie 'Harbin'.
Hyun Bin's appearance in the film "Harbin", which is still in the production process, has been anticipated and awaited by fans and various parties. But it seems that Hyun Bin's appearance in "Harbin" had a different impact on his popularity in Japan. It is said that the attitude of Japanese netizens towards Hyun Bin has changed since news of the actor playing Ahn Jung Geun in the movie "Harbin" was revealed.
The rumors started when a performance company often held fan meetings in Japan for Hallyu stars, including Hyun Bin. On Thursday (1/12), an official from a medium-sized agency said that a strange atmosphere had arisen regarding Hyun Bin's popularity in Japan since 1-2 months ago.
"Although Hyun Bin's popularity soared with the drama 'Crash Landing on You', which set a record in Japan, a strange atmosphere has been detected since 1-2 months ago," said the official.
In other words, it has been confirmed that the Japanese performance organizers who once competed to host Hyun Bin's fanmeeting recently changed their attitude 180 degrees. Regarding the reason, they said that the estimated demand for venue rental and pre-sale tickets for Hyun Bin was not the same as before.
The same thing was also revealed by an official who organized the fanmeeting of other Korean artists, Cha Seung Won and Kim Nam Gil. His party said that they got a call from Japan to invite another actor besides Hyun Bin.
"We offered Hyun Bin's agency a plan for a fanmeeting and photobook release in Japan on a scale of 1 billion won and are waiting for their response. However, we received a call from Japan asking us to invite actors other than Hyun Bin," he explained.
It is said that this strange atmosphere about Hyun Bin's popularity has started since the news of the actor's appearance in the movie "Harbin" was announced. This seems to have something to do with Japan and South Korea's past relations.
Meanwhile, "Harbin" is a new film directed by Woo Min Ho (“Inside Men” and “The Man Standing Next”). "Harbin" is a spy action film about Ahn Jung Geun, a lieutenant general of the Korean Army, who carried out the assassination of Itō Hirobumi, the principal perpetrator of the invasion of Joseon, in Harbin on October 26, 1909. (wk/amel)
