[HanCinema's News] Teaser Trailer for Upcoming "Beauty Water" Goes Viral
By William Schwartz | Published on
The upcoming animated film "Beauty Water" does not yet have a definite release date, but the movie is already gaining traction due to its shocking and intriguing trailer. "Beauty Water" is an adaptation of an episode of the popular webtoon "Unique and Peculiar". This episode in particular is a horror story, dealing with a seemingly miraculous water that can turn people beautiful. The grainy trailer, in a disturbing tone of voice, explains the process for properly applying the titular water.
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As of this writing the trailer for "Beauty Water" has earned over 950,000 views on the Facebook page for Lotte Cinema, with over 30,000 comments. This compares quite favorably to more mainstream films featured on the Lotte Cinema Facebook page. For a sense of reference, the trailer for "Peninsula" holds over 240,000 views, "Steel Rain 2: The Summit" has over 260,000 views, "Deliver Us From Evil" has over 340,000 views, and "#ALIVE" has over 370,000 views.
"Beauty Water" had been in production for over six years before completion, and has appeared widely in the international festival circuit. It is the first feature length project from director Cho Kyung-hun.
Written by William Schwartz
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"Beauty Water" is directed by Cho Kyung-hun, and voiced by Moon Nam-sook, Jang Min-hyeok, Jo Hyeon-jeong, Kim Bo-young-II, Choi Seung-hoon, Kim So-hyeong. Release date in Korea: 2020/08.
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William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Southern Illinois. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.