{"rewrite":{"id":"r_66f6cb54d4daa54ee10a75ee","clusterId":"c_4eb7a4c9eddcc8f77d246757","slug":"reawaken-man-the-red-live-action-film-opens-in-south-korea-on-september-30","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Reawaken Man: The Red Live-Action Film Opens in South Korea on September 30","summary":"The live-action film Reawaken Man: The Red, based on the webtoon Reawakened Man, will premiere in South Korean theaters on September 30. Directed by Jong-yeol Baek, the film stars Gyo-hwan Koo as Hwan Seok, a job seeker who gains the ability to resurrect after dying. Seung-ho Shin, Ki-young Kang, and Si-ah Kim also star.","whyItMatters":"The film brings the popular Naver Webtoon series Reawakened Man to the big screen, with a release date set for late September in South Korea.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe staff of Reawaken Man: The Red announced the premiere date on Wednesday. The film follows Hwan Seok, an ordinary job seeker who gains the ability to resurrect after dying. Gyo-hwan Koo stars as Hwan Seok, who gets caught up in a series of events after gaining his extraordinary ability.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeung-ho Shin plays Black, a mysterious figure who discovers Hwan Seok\u0026#39;s ability and begins pursuing him. Ki-young Kang portrays Hwan Seok\u0026#39;s close friend Young-ha, and Si-ah Kim plays his younger sister Ye-rin. The original webtoon, written by Yongtaek Chae with art by Jaehan Kim, was serialized on Naver Webtoon from 2016 to 2019.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Reawaken Man: The Red opens in South Korea on September 30, but the film's draw is its premise: a job seeker who resurrects after death. That hook, not the cast, is what separates it from typical webtoon adaptations.","twitterPost":"Reawaken Man: The Red's September 30 release banks on a resurrection premise, not star power, to stand out in a crowded webtoon adaptation slate.","threadsPost":"Reawaken Man: The Red hits South Korean theaters on September 30. Director Jong-yeol Baek and Gyo-hwan Koo lead the adaptation, but the film's core is a job seeker who can come back from death. That premise, not the familiar cast, is what gives the movie its identity beyond the source webtoon.","newsletterBlurb":"The live-action adaptation of the webtoon Reawakened Man, titled Reawaken Man: The Red, will premiere in South Korean theaters on September 30. Directed by Jong-yeol Baek, the film stars Gyo-hwan Koo as a job seeker who gains the ability to resurrect.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-27/webtoon-based-live-action-movie-reawaken-man-the-red-set-to-open-in-south-korea-on-september-30/.240995\",\"title\":\"Webtoon-Based Live-Action Movie Reawaken Man: The Red Set to Open in South Korea on September 30\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4281,"outputTokens":626,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787912520,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T10:03:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T10:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T10:03:35.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4eb7a4c9eddcc8f77d246757","canonicalTitle":"News\nWebtoon-Based Live-Action Movie Reawaken Man: The Red Set to Open in South Korea on September 30","representativeArticleId":"a_35e5d17ab5a135c298fe2139","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Reawaken Man: The Red\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-27T14:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-27T14:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T10:06:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-27/webtoon-based-live-action-movie-reawaken-man-the-red-set-to-open-in-south-korea-on-september-30/.240995","title":"News\nWebtoon-Based Live-Action Movie Reawaken Man: The Red Set to Open in South Korea on September 30"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Reawaken Man: The Red"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}