‘Dream’ surpasses 1 mln admissions

▲ This photo shows IU, Park Seo-jun, and director Lee during the press conference of 'Dream.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean sports comedy flick "Dream" has surpassed 1 million admissions Thursday in only 16 days of release, its distributor said.

Launched on April 26, the 125-minute film has drawn attention for its filmmaker Lee Byung-hun, who directed mega-hit film "Extreme Job" (2019) that drew 16.2 million admissions. 

Dream is a story of homeless people who participated in the Homeless World Cup as a national team, starring romantic comedy star Park Seo-jun and singer-actress IU.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)

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