Placing No.1 in the ticket reservation rankings, the movie “Hatching of Love” is expected to color movie theaters with pink color this summer with its premiere on August 7th.
“Hatching of Love” (directed by Kim Soo-hoon and produced by SAMG Entertainment) is an adaptation of the popular animated television series “Heartsping: Teenieping of Love”, which has accumulated more than 800 million views. It depicts the first meeting between Romi and Heartsping.
With the success of the animated TV series, the character Heartsping also gained keen attention among young people. Not only little kids but young idols have also expressed affection for this animated character. Recently, many viewers were surprised to see ‘National MC’ Yoo Jae-suk using a cell phone with the back full of Heartsping stickers on a SBS program
According to the report about movie ticket rankings on August 6th, “Hatching of Love” placed No.1 with a ticket reservation rate of 17% (74,006 people). The animated movie is followed by Jo Jung-suk’s film “Pilot” (16%) and “Land of Happiness” (10.8%).
In particular, the reservation rate of “Hatching of Love” a day before its release even surpassed the records of US animation “Elemental” (2023), which attracted 7.24 million moviegoers, and Japanese animation “The First Slam Dunk” (2023), which was watched by 4.88 million people.
As a result, attention is focused on whether “Hatching of Love” will prove the potential of domestic animation with more achievements.