"Specials" premiered in Korea with fan events featuring Snow Man's Daisuke Sakuma and NCT's Yuta, celebrating the film's success.
March/16/2026 18:05
From March 13 (Friday), the movie "Specials" was released in Korea, and over the two days of the 14th (Saturday) and 15th (Sunday), stage greetings were held, featuring the main cast Daisuke Sakuma from Snow Man and Yuta from NCT, who are also active in Korea. They participated in a total of 18 stage greetings over the two days, exciting local fans. The movie "Specials," a completely original film based on a story and screenplay by director Eiji Uchida of "Midnight Swan," is currently receiving rave reviews! Due to the strong demand from many fans of "Specials," it has been decided that from March 20 (Friday), the "Movie 'Specials' Let's Cheer Together! Support Screening" will be held. To commemorate this, a special video explaining how to enjoy the support screening featuring the main cast Daisuke Sakuma, Kippei Shiina, Yuta, Sho Aoyagi, and Hitoshi Ozawa, who play the five characters in "Specials," has also been released. In this support screening, unlike regular screenings, cheering and vocal encouragement during character appearances and action scenes are allowed, as well as handclaps and choreography in sync with the dance scenes of the "Specials." Fans can also use support goods like costumes, items, and penlights for their favorite characters. The film features intense gun action, the theme song "Odorouze!" by Snow Man, and classic songs like "Friday Chinatown" and "EZ DO DANCE" that are currently trending on TikTok. The film "Specials" is packed with enjoyable points, and we hope everyone enjoys it to the fullest. The story unfolds with five "lonely professional assassins" of different ages and personalities, who team up to aim for participation in a dance competition where the top boss of the underworld, Honjo-kai, is sure to appear, plotting an assassination. The legendary former assassin Daisuke (Daisuke Sakuma), who usually works as a kind assistant at a children's care facility, the second-in-command of Kazama-gumi, Kumashiro (Kippei Shiina), the cool assassin Kiryu (Yuta Nakamoto), the hot-headed but deeply compassionate assassin Shin (Sho Aoyagi), and the former martial artist Murakami (Hitoshi Ozawa), who has fallen from grace, gather together, each carrying their own thoughts as they take on the mission. The film features classic songs from the Showa and Heisei eras, including "Sentimental Journey" (Iyo Matsumoto), "Friday Chinatown" (Yasuha), and "EZ DO DANCE" (TRF), as well as new songs written for this film. Even before its release, the film had become a hot topic, with dance videos on TikTok exceeding 40 million views. Amidst a plethora of blockbuster films, people of all ages, from couples to groups of friends and families, have flocked to see it, achieving the number one start for live-action Japanese films in its opening week. The film has also won the Audience Award at the Fantasporto International Film Festival, creating a whirlwind of excitement not just in Japan but worldwide. Even in its second week of release, the momentum has not waned, with many repeat viewers enjoying the commentary screening that started in the second week, and numerous posts on social media from middle-aged audiences who heard about it through word of mouth, in addition to the younger crowd that was initially central to its success. On March 13, it also premiered in Korea, where stage greetings were held, enveloping the event in great excitement. On social media, voices expressing the desire to cheer and applaud during the dance scenes, and the impulse to shout encouragement after the performances of the "Specials" have been pouring in, with many wanting a support screening! Snow Man's Daisuke Sakuma and NCT's Yuta greeted fans fluently in Korean! The greeting video for the movie "Specials" has been released, and NCT's Yuta is looking forward to reactions from around the world! The movie "Specials" is now in theaters, with details about the support screening available on the official website.
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