tvN’s K-Drama CRASH LANDING ON YOU Starring Korean Megastar Son Ye-jin of MS Team, Under Spackman Media Group, An Associated Company of Spackman Entertainment Group, Ranked #1 At Its Weekend Debut in Korea

• Headlined by iconic Korean actress Son Ye-jin of MS Team and
  leading actor Hyun-bin, CRASH LANDING ON YOU, recorded top viewership
  for its first weekend broadcast in Korea
• Produced by Studio Dragon, directed by Lee Jung-hyo and written by
  Park Ji-eun, the tvN K-drama premiered globally on Netflix on 14 December 2019,
  the same day as its release in Korea�

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 16 December 2019 – Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (“Spackman Entertainment
Group” or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“),
wishes to announce that tvN’s K-drama, CRASH LANDING ON YOU, featuring
Korea’s preeminent actress Son Ye-jin of MS Team Entertainment Co., Ltd. (“MS
Team“), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group’s associated company,
Spackman Media Group Limited, and well-known actor Hyun-bin attained #1 in
viewership for its first weekend broadcast in Korea. 

 

The tvN drama first aired on 14
December in Korea, recording an average viewership rating of 6.1% on 14
December and 6.8% on 15 December,  and a
high of 7.3% on 14 December and 7.8% on 15 December amongst Korean households
on paid platforms such as integrated cable, IPTV and satellite. [1] According
to Nielsen Korea, based on the 2049 viewership in Korea which measures the audience
rating of the target group of 20 ~ 49 years old among the Korean
household,  the drama posted an average of 4.0% on 14 December and 4.4% on
15 December, and a maximum of 4.7% on 14 December and 5.1% on 15 December in
local broadcast viewership, ranking first across all channels for the same
timeslot in Korea. [2]

 

CRASH LANDING ON YOU premiered globally
on Netflix on the same day as its release in Korea.  In Asia, Latin
America and English-speaking countries, each episode shall be available after
its regular broadcast in Korea. In Japan and Europe, all episodes shall be
released at once on 16 February 2020.

 

Produced by Studio Dragon,
directed by Lee Jung-hyo and written by Park Ji-eun, CRASH LANDING ON YOU relates
the top secret love story between a chaebol heiress (played by Son Ye-jin of MS
Team), who accidentally crashed into North Korea, and a North Korean officer
(played by Hyun-bin), who hides and protects her. Previously, Son Ye-jin of MS
Team and Hyun-bin collaborated in the Korean crime thriller film, NEGOTIATION
(2018) in September last year. 

 

In September last year, Son
Ye-jin was  awarded the Best Actress for Hallyu Dramas at the 2018 Seoul
International Drama Awards. Her previous K-drama SOMETHING IN THE RAIN received
the Excellence Award for Hallyu Dramas. 

 

Son Ye-jin was voted as the Top
Female Star in the first half of 2018 in an online survey conducted by online
research company, PMI, which surveyed 5,000 men and women between the age of 20
to 50 years old. In March 2018, she was ranked #1 as the top movie actor brand
in Korea’s brand power survey published by the Korean Business Research
Institute.

About Spackman Entertainment Group Limited

Spackman Entertainment Group
Limited (“SEGL” or the “Company“), and together with its
subsidiaries, (the “Group“), one of
Korea’s leading entertainment production groups founded by investment veteran,
Mr. Charles Spackman, is primarily engaged in the independent development,
production, presentation, and financing of theatrical motion pictures in Korea.
In order to diversify our revenue streams, we have expanded our business
portfolio to include the production of Korean television dramas. In addition to
our content business, we also make investments into entertainment companies and
film funds that can financially and strategically complement our existing core
operations. SEGL is listed on the Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities
Trading Limited under the ticker 40E.

 

SEGL’s Zip Cinema Co., Ltd. (“Zip Cinema“) is one of the most
recognised film production labels in Korea and has originated and produced some
of Korea’s most commercially successful theatrical films, consecutively
producing 9 profitable movies since 2009 representing an industry leading track
record. Recent theatrical releases of Zip Cinema’s motion pictures include some
of Korea’s highest grossing and award-winning films such as DEFAULT (2018), MASTER (2016), THE PRIESTS
(2015), COLD EYES (2013), and ALL ABOUT MY WIFE (2012). For more
information on Zip Cinema, do visit http://zipcine.com  

 

SEGL also owns Novus Mediacorp
Co., Ltd. (“Novus Mediacorp“), an
investor, presenter, and/or post-theatrical distributor for a total of 79 films
(58 Korean and 21 foreign) including ROSE
OF BETRAYAL, THE OUTLAWS and SECRETLY, GREATLY, which was one of the
biggest box office hits of 2013 starring Kim Soo-hyun of MY LOVE FROM THE STARS fame, as well as FRIEND 2: THE GREAT LEGACY. In 2012, Novus Mediacorp was also the
post-theatrical rights distributor of ALL
ABOUT MY WIFE, a top-grossing romantic comedy produced by Zip Cinema. In
2018, THE OUTLAWS, co-presented by
Novus Mediacorp broke the all-time highest Video On Demand (“VOD“) sales records in Korea. For more
information on Novus Mediacorp, do visit 
http://novusmediacorp.com 

 

Our films are theatrically
distributed and released in Korea and overseas markets, as well as for
subsequent post-theatrical worldwide release in other forms of media, including
cable TV, broadcast TV, IPTV, video-on-demand, and home video/DVD, etc. We
release all of our motion pictures into wide-theatrical exhibition initially in
Korea, and then in overseas and ancillary markets.

 

We also operate a café-lounge
called Upper West, in the Gangnam district of Seoul and own a professional
photography studio, noon pictures Co., Ltd..

 

The Company holds an effective
shareholding interest of 43.88% in Spackman Media Group Limited (“SMGL“). SMGL, a company incorporated in
Hong Kong, together with its subsidiaries, is collectively one of the largest
entertainment talent agencies in Korea in terms of the number of artists under
management, including some of the top names in the Korean entertainment
industry. SMGL operates its talent management business through renowned agencies
such as MS Team Entertainment Co., Ltd., UAA & Co Inc., Fiftyone K Inc.,
SBD Entertainment Inc., and Kook Entertainment Co., Ltd. Through these
full-service talent agencies in Korea, SMGL represents and guides the
professional careers of a leading roster of award-winning actors/actresses in
the practice areas of motion pictures, television, commercial endorsements, and
branded entertainment. SMGL leverages its unparalleled portfolio of artists as
a platform to develop, produce, finance and own the highest quality of
entertainment content projects, including theatrical motion pictures, variety
shows, and TV dramas. This platform also creates and derives opportunities for
SMGL to make strategic investments in development stage businesses that can
collaborate with SMGL artists. SMGL is an associated company of the Company.

 

The
Group owns a 100% equity interest in Frame Pictures Co., Ltd. (“Frame Pictures“). Frame Pictures is a leader in the movie/drama
equipment leasing business in Korea. Established in 2014, Frame Pictures has
worked with over 25 top directors and provided the camera and lighting
equipment for some of Korea’s most notable drama and movie projects including the upcoming Korean film GIRL COPS (2018) featuring Wi Ha-jun of SMGL and THE GREATEST DIVORCE (2018) starring Bae
Doona of SMGL. In 2018, Frame
Pictures has also won contracts to supply equipment to FOUR MEN (2019), ASADAL
CHRONICLES (2019), THE CROWNED CLOWN (2019), THE BEAUTY INSIDE (2018), HUNDRED MILLION STARS FROM THE SKY (2018), LOVELY HORRIBLY (2018), THE
GUEST (2018), historical Korean movie MALMOI, SUITS (2018)
featuring Park Hyung-sik of SMGL, MISTRESS (2018), LIFE (2018), LIVE (2018) starring Lee Kwang-soo of RUNNING MAN, MY MISTER (2018) and Netflix’s first Korean original production LOVE ALARM (2018).

 

The
Company owns a 100% equity interest Take Pictures Pte. Ltd. (“Take Pictures“) which has an upcoming film STONE SKIPPING and a line-up of other films such as the
co-production with Zip Cinema for THE PRIESTS
2.

 

The
Company owns a 100% equity interest in Constellation Agency Pte. Ltd. (“Constellation Agency“). Constellation Agency, which owns The P
Factory Co., Ltd. (“The P Factory“)
and Platform Media Group Co., Ltd. (“PMG“),
is primarily involved in the business of overseas agency for Korean artists
venturing into the overseas market. The P Factory is an innovative marketing
solutions provider specializing in event and branded content production. PMG is
a talent management agency which represents and manages the careers of major
artists in film, television, commercial endorsements, and branded
entertainment.

 

The Company owns a
100% equity interest in Greenlight Content Limited which is mainly involved in the business of investing
into dramas and movies, as well as providing consulting services for the
production of Korean content.

 

The Company owns a 100% equity
interest in Simplex Films Limited (“Simplex Films“) which is an early
stage film production firm. Simplex Films has several
films in the pipeline including, A BOLT FROM THE BLUE, IRREVOCABLE
PROMISE and OUR SUPERSTAR K.

 

For more details, do visit http://www.spackmanentertainmentgroup.com/