''Code Name: Jackal'' (; lit. "The Jackal Is Coming" or "Here Comes the Jackal") is a 2012

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n action comedy film, starring

Song Ji-hyo Cheon Soo-yeon (born Cheon Seong-im on 15 August 1981), professionally known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo, is a South Korean actress and model. Song is one of the regular cast members of the South Korean variety show '' Running Man'' since 201 ...

Kim Jae-joong Kim Jae-joong (; born January 26, 1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong in South Korea and in Japan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean pop group JYJ and was one of the original members ...

JYJ JYJ (formerly known as Junsu/Jejung/Yuchun in Japan) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 by Kim Junsu, Kim Jae-joong, and Park Yoo-chun, the three former members of TVXQ. Their group name is taken from the initial letters of each member's n ...

, and

Oh Dal-su Oh Dal-su (born 15 June 1968) is a South Korean actor. Career Oh Dal-su began his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001 has been the head of theater company ''Singiru Manhwagyeong'' ("Mirage and Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience ...

. The film was directed by Bae Hyoung-jun, whose works included ''

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'' and ''

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''. It was produced by Nomad Films and distributed by

Lotte Entertainment Lotte Cultureworks ( ko, 롯데 컬처웍스), formerly known as Lotte Entertainment ( ko, 롯데 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean film production and distribution company. Established in the Republic of Korea, the company has distributed fi ...

. It was released on 15 November 2012 and ran for 105 minutes.

Summary

Clumsy and off-the-wall hit man Bong Min-jung (

) is hired to kill top Hallyu star Choi Hyun (

). The mission starts by abducting him at Paradise Hotel in Seong-ju, the place where Hyun checked in to rest and stay away from stress, and also where the cops are on a stakeout for a serial killer.

Cast

as Bong Min-jung, female killer *

as Choi Hyun, a K-pop star *

as Chief Detective Ma *

Han Sang-jin Han Sang-jin (born January 17, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in television dramas such as ''Behind the White Tower'' (2007), '' Yi San'' (2007), '' My Too Perfect Sons'' (2009), ''Marry Me, Please'' (2010), and ' ...

as Team Leader Shin *

Kim Sung-ryung Kim Sung-ryung (born February 8, 1967) is a South Korean actress. After winning the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 1988 (she later represented her country at the Miss Universe 1989 pageant), Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz new ...

as Angela *

Kim Yong-gun Kim Yong-gun (; born May 8, 1946) is a South Korean actor. His sons Ha Jung-woo Kim Sung-hoon (born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest gr ...

as Angela's husband * Seo Yi An as Yoo Young Sun *

Shin Dong-mi Shin Dong-mi (born 29 November 1977) is a South Korean actress. Career She made her debut as a theater actor in 1998. The following year, she started to act as a musical actor in 1999, and then she started her career as a TV actress in 2001 ...

as Seon-young

Original soundtrack

* "Healing For Myself" -

* "Kiss B" -

* "Stay" -

Production

The film marks the first collaboration between Kim and Song, as well as Kim's first starring role in a big screen debut. A press conference was attended by the cast: Kim Jae-joong, Song Ji-hyo, Han Sang-jin and Oh Dal-su, held on 9 November 2012 at the Lotte Cinema at Konkuk University. The film ranked fourth and grossed on its first week of release, and grossed a total of domestically after two weeks of screening.

International release

Ahead of the film's release, it was announced by its distributor Lotte Entertainment that the film has been pre-sold to six Asian countries: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. * Japan theatrical release: 3 May 2013 * Thailand airing on Channel 7: 7 July 2017 at 02:15

References

External links

* * * {{Jaejoong 2012 films 2012 action comedy films South Korean action comedy films 2010s crime comedy films 2010s police comedy films Films about music and musicians Films set in hotels Lotte Entertainment films 2010s Korean-language films 2012 comedy films 2010s South Korean films