{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4337ee8ce2ac1e2ac25a4d6d","clusterId":"c_ad43b97839d6e4b7e40cc31f","slug":"the-ghost-of-bongcheon-dong-webtoon-gets-live-action-film","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong Webtoon Gets Live-Action Film","summary":"Lotte Entertainment announced on October 7 that Arin of OH MY GIRL and Chan-young Yoon will star in a live-action film of Horang's horror webtoon The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong. Production began on October 5. Arin plays Su-yeon, a woman possessed by a ghost at a Seoul apartment complex built on land where shamans once performed rituals. Yoon plays Tae-oh, who can see ghosts. No release date is set.","whyItMatters":"The film moves a 2011 webtoon that was later remastered and carried on WEBTOON in English into Korean live-action production, with an idol-turned-actor in the lead and no distributor date yet attached.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eProduction on the adaptation started on October 5, two days before Lotte Entertainment confirmed the casting. The film draws on Horang\u0026#39;s short horror webtoon, first published in 2011 inside the collection The Vault of Horror: A Collection of Nightmares and remastered for Horang\u0026#39;s Nightmare in 2020. The story centers on Su-yeon, who experiences strange phenomena at an apartment complex in Bongcheon-dong, Seoul, built on ground where shamans once held rituals. She is possessed by a ghost and pulled into a curse tied to the area. Arin takes the lead role; Chan-young Yoon plays Tae-oh, a young man who can see ghosts. The remastered webtoon is available in English on WEBTOON.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Lotte Entertainment announced Arin and Chan-young Yoon on October 7, and production on The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong started October 5. Shooting began before the cast was public, and no release date exists yet.","twitterPost":"The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong started production October 5; Lotte Entertainment named Arin and Chan-young Yoon two days later. No release date is set.","threadsPost":"Lotte Entertainment dated its announcement of Arin and Chan-young Yoon to October 7, but production on The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong began October 5. The film was already shooting before the cast was public, and no release date is set.","newsletterBlurb":"Lotte Entertainment announced on October 7 that Arin of OH MY GIRL and Chan-young Yoon will star in a live-action film of Horang's horror webtoon The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong. Production began on October 5. The story follows Su-yeon, who is possessed by a ghost at a Seoul apartment complex built on land where shamans once performed rituals. No release date has been announced.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-09/the-ghost-of-bongcheon-dong-horror-webtoon-gets-live-action-film-adaptation/.242620\",\"title\":\"The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong Horror Webtoon Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4213,"outputTokens":667,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791546730,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T11:47:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T11:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T11:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ad43b97839d6e4b7e40cc31f","canonicalTitle":"News\nThe Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong Horror Webtoon Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation","representativeArticleId":"a_5d43569de88bfe96f5517641","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T10:24:44.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T10:24:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T11:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-09/the-ghost-of-bongcheon-dong-horror-webtoon-gets-live-action-film-adaptation/.242620","title":"News\nThe Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong Horror Webtoon Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}