SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 30 Jun 2022 - Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (the "Group"), one of Korea's leading entertainment production groups founded in 2011 by media & technology investor Charles Spackman, wishes to announce that Son Suk-ku of the Group's associated company, Spackman Media Group Limited ("Spackman Media Group"), took the top spot in the brand reputation among all celebrities in Korea for the month of June 2022, according to the Korea Corporation Reputation Research Institute ("KCRRI").

The result was based on KCRRI's brand reputation index of Korean actors created through big data analysis that studies stars' influence on consumers' online consumption and habits. It measures consumers' reception, media interest and online traffic to calculate a branding score for Korean celebrities, companies, and products. Director Gu Chang-hwan of KCRRI said, "the Son Suk-ku brand attracted explosive interest due to the simultaneous box office success of the drama and the movie."

According to data from the Korean Film Council, Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku's latest film, THE ROUNDUP, a sequel to THE OUTLAWS, surpassed 12 million in ticket admissions and posted nearly US$97 million in total revenues at the Korean box office as of June 29, 2022. The film, which was released on May 18, 2022, achieved the record for the most weekends atop the Korean box office among movies released this year, and was pre-sold to 132 countries around the world, including Singapore, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and France, as well as the regions of North America and Eastern Europe.

Looking ahead, Son Suk-ku is set to star in a new Disney+ original K-drama, CASINO, and two upcoming highly anticipated Netflix original K-dramas, D.P. Season 2 and MURDEROUS TOY.

Featuring Son Suk-ku, CASINO, which shall air worldwide exclusively on Disney+ in the second half of 2022, will be helmed by Kang Yoon Sung, the director of the 2017 box office hit THE OUTLAWS, and produced by BA Entertainment, C-Jes Entertainment and Arc Media. The 8-episode K-drama, which is also headlined by Choi Min Shik, Heo Sung Tae, Kim Joo Ryung, Lee Dong Hwi and Jo Jae Yoon, relates the eventful life of a man who gains success through the casino industry.

Based on the webtoon D.P DOG DAY by Kim Bo-tong, D.P. Season 2 starring Son Suk-ku, tells the story of a team of Korean military police with their mission to catch deserters. The series is directed by Han Jun-hee and co-written by Kim Bo-tong. The K-drama is expected to be released in late 2022 or early 2023.

Produced by Showbox, MURDEROUS TOY headlines Son Suk-ku and Choi Woo-shik of the film PARASITE (2019). The Netflix K-drama is based on the popular webtoon series of the same name and is scheduled for release in the second half of this year.

Son Suk-ku is represented by SBD Entertainment Inc. ("SBD Entertainment"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Media Group that represents and manages the careers of 13 artists. In addition to Son Suk-ku, SBD Entertainment also represents one of Korea's rapidly rising young actors, Han Ji-hyun of popular K-drama THE PENTHOUSE 3, who won the Best Rookie Female Actor in the 2021 Brand Customer Loyalty Awards in Korea and endorsed luxury brand Gucci in April 2021.