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| starring = [[Shin Eun-kyung]]<br />Lee Seung-hyeon<br />[[Jung Jin-young (actor)|Jung Jin-young]]
| starring = [[Shin Eun-kyung]]<br />[[Jung Jin-young (actor)|Jung Jin-young]]<br />[[Kim Chang-wan]]<br />[[Bae Doona]]
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'''''The Ring Virus''''' ({{ko-hhrm|링|rr=Ring}}) is a 1999 [[South Korea]]n [[horror film]] adapted from the [[Japan]]ese novel ''[[Ring (Suzuki novel)|Ring]]'' by [[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]]. A joint project between [[Japan]] and [[Korea]], this version has [[Park Eun-Suh]] as the creator of the cursed [[videotape]]. Although the filmmakers claimed that the film was adapted from the novel, it differs from the novel in ways that match the 1998 film ''[[Ring (film)|Ring]]'', such as having a female lead character, and several scenes were directly copied,{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} including some of the scenes on the videotape and the film's climax.
'''''The Ring Virus''''' ({{ko-hhrm|링|rr=Ring}}) is a 1999 South Korean [[horror film]] adapted from the [[Japan]]ese novel ''[[Ring (Suzuki novel)|Ring]]'' by [[Koji Suzuki (writer)|Koji Suzuki]]. A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has [[Park Eun-Suh]] as the creator of the cursed [[videotape]]. Although the filmmakers claimed that the film was adapted from the novel only, it differs from the novel in some ways that match the 1998 film ''[[Ring (film)|Ring]]'' (also known as ''Ringu'' in the US), such as having a female lead character, and several scenes were directly copied,{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} including some of the scenes on the videotape and the film's climax.


At the time of the film's production, South Korea had placed a ban on Japanese cultural imports, which would have prevented ''Ring'' from being released in the country. ''The Ring Virus'' was commissioned as a remake for the South Korean market. By late 1998 the ban had been lifted,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/music/news/s-korea-to-lift-ban-on-japanese-culture-1117481242/|title=S. Korea to lift ban on Japanese culture|last=Herskovitz|first=Jon|date=9 October 1998|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>{{Original research inline|date=March 2023}} however production for the film had already progressed to near completion, and the film was released on 12 June 1999.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|pp=277–278}}
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==Cast==
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*[[Bae Doona]] as [[Sadako Yamamura|Park Eun-suh]]
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*[[Shin Eun-kyung]] as Hong Sun-joo
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*Lee Seung-hyeon
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*[[Jung Jin-young (actor)|Jung Jin-young]] as Choi Yeol
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*[[Kim Chang-wan]] as Reporter Kim
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*Kim Ggoch-ji
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*Yu Yeon-su


==Plot==
==Plot==
Followed by the death of her friends, journalist Hong Sun-Joo comes across a videotape containing incomprehensible images. Towards the end of the tape, she finds the curse which states that the viewer would die at the same time next week if he/she does not perform certain tasks. However, the next scene explaining the nature of the task has been erased. Sun-Joo and a doctor named Choi-Yul embark on a journey to break the curse placed upon them. They discover that the videotape was made by the psychic called Park Eun-Suh. Eun-Suh was an illegitimate daughter of a female psychic and was born an [[intersex]]. She was romantically involved with her half-brother and worked in a night club for a while. There, a man who found out about her secrets was killed as she had the uncanny ability to protect herself. The video tape is the medium Eun-Suh uses to reveal herself to the society. Her first exposure to the media was a painful experience, which caused her to withdraw from the outside world. When it became difficult for her to relate to the society, she retaliated by infiltrating it like a virus. The way of infiltration is one-way only and any attempt to block the process ends in extremely negative consequences.
Followed by the death of her friends, journalist Hong Sun-Joo comes across a videotape containing incomprehensible images. Towards the end of the tape, she finds the curse which states that the viewer would die at the same time next week if they do not perform certain tasks. However, the next scene explaining the nature of the task has been erased. Sun-Joo and a doctor named Choi-Yul embark on a journey to break the curse placed upon them. They discover that the videotape was made by the psychic called Park Eun-Suh. Eun-Suh was an illegitimate daughter of a female psychic and was born [[intersex]]. She was romantically involved with her half-brother and worked in a night club for a while. There, a man who found out about her secrets was killed as she had the uncanny ability to protect herself. The video tape is the medium Eun-Suh uses to reveal herself to the society. Her first exposure to the media was a painful experience, which caused her to withdraw from the outside world. When it became difficult for her to relate to the society, she retaliated by infiltrating it like a virus. The way of infiltration is one-way only and any attempt to block the process ends in extremely negative consequences.

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==Cast==
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* [[Jung Jin-young (actor)|Jung Jin-young]] as Choi Yeol
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* [[Shin Eun-kyung]] as Hong Sun-joo
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* [[Kim Chang-wan]] as Reporter Kim
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* [[Bae Doona]] as [[Sadako Yamamura|Park Eun-suh]]
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* Lee Seung-hyeon
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* Kim Ggoch-ji
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* Yu Yeon-su


==Release==
==See also==
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* [[List of South Korean films of 1999]]
''The Ring Virus'' was released in South Korea on 12 June 1999.{{sfn|Kalat|2007|pp=277–278}}


==References==
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{{Refbegin}}
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Kalat |first=David |title=J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond |publisher=Vertical Inc |date=2007 |isbn=978-1-932234-08-4 }}
* {{cite book | last=Kalat | first=David | title=J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond | publisher=Vertical Inc | date=2007 | isbn=978-1-932234-08-4}}
{{Refend}}
{{Refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0289424}}
* {{IMDb title|0289424}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|ring_virus}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|ring_virus}}
*{{Amg movie|309449}}
* {{Amg movie|309449}}
*[http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/ringcompare.htm Snowblood Apple Ring Comparison] Comparison of ''Ring'', ''The Ring'', and ''The Ring Virus'' movies.
* [http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/ringcompare.htm Snowblood Apple Ring Comparison] - comparison of ''Ring'', ''The Ring'', and ''The Ring Virus'' films.


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Revision as of 17:37, 14 March 2024

The Ring Virus
Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul
링
Revised Romanizationring
McCune–Reischauerring
Directed byKim Dong-bin
Written byKim Dong-bin
Kong Su-chang
Based onRing
by Kôji Suzuki
Produced byJonathan Kim
StarringShin Eun-kyung
Jung Jin-young
Kim Chang-wan
Bae Doona
CinematographyHwang Chul-hyun
Edited byKyung Min-ho
Music byIl Won
Release date
12 June 1999
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The Ring Virus (Korean: 링; RR: Ring) is a 1999 South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel Ring by Koji Suzuki. A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has Park Eun-Suh as the creator of the cursed videotape. Although the filmmakers claimed that the film was adapted from the novel only, it differs from the novel in some ways that match the 1998 film Ring (also known as Ringu in the US), such as having a female lead character, and several scenes were directly copied,[citation needed] including some of the scenes on the videotape and the film's climax.

At the time of the film's production, South Korea had placed a ban on Japanese cultural imports, which would have prevented Ring from being released in the country. The Ring Virus was commissioned as a remake for the South Korean market. By late 1998 the ban had been lifted,[1][original research?] however production for the film had already progressed to near completion, and the film was released on 12 June 1999.[2]

Plot

Followed by the death of her friends, journalist Hong Sun-Joo comes across a videotape containing incomprehensible images. Towards the end of the tape, she finds the curse which states that the viewer would die at the same time next week if they do not perform certain tasks. However, the next scene explaining the nature of the task has been erased. Sun-Joo and a doctor named Choi-Yul embark on a journey to break the curse placed upon them. They discover that the videotape was made by the psychic called Park Eun-Suh. Eun-Suh was an illegitimate daughter of a female psychic and was born intersex. She was romantically involved with her half-brother and worked in a night club for a while. There, a man who found out about her secrets was killed as she had the uncanny ability to protect herself. The video tape is the medium Eun-Suh uses to reveal herself to the society. Her first exposure to the media was a painful experience, which caused her to withdraw from the outside world. When it became difficult for her to relate to the society, she retaliated by infiltrating it like a virus. The way of infiltration is one-way only and any attempt to block the process ends in extremely negative consequences.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Herskovitz, Jon (9 October 1998). "S. Korea to lift ban on Japanese culture". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ Kalat 2007, pp. 277–278.
  • Kalat, David (2007). J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical Inc. ISBN 978-1-932234-08-4.

External links

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