The album headlines had barely cooled when the second wave hit, heavier and hotter.
Music could always be debated. People could argue taste, call it national, call it timing, call it hype. But once the final box office compilation crossed the confirmed line, debate died. The industry went into proper chaos, because numbers like this were not emotional. They were structural.
The production budget had been clear from the start.
Fifteen million dollars.
That number became the center of every article the moment the worldwide total stabilized above one billion. Once people did the math, the shock stopped being excitement and became pure disbelief.
One billion dollars gross on a fifteen million dollar budget.
That was not just a hit.
That was multiplication.
The headlines came in like analysts trying to solve a riddle.
Korea Film Press
"From 15 Million to 1 Billion, Korea Witnesses One of the Highest ROI Films in Modern Era"
