A Korean Film Awards Announces The Worst Film, Worst Acting And Worst Behavior For Films And Stars Of 2024

An awards show named the Raspberry Film Awards Announced its winners list, but interestingly, its not winners in the sense of what fans are used to!

The 8th Raspberry Film Awards revealed their winners, highlighting the “worst” achievements in Korean commercial cinema released between December 2023 and November 30, 2024. Organized by Sports Kyunghyang, the awards are based on a survey of 51 film journalists from leading domestic media outlets. The categories included Worst Film, Worst Acting, and Worst Behavior.

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Worst Korean Film

“The Plot” (Director: Lee Yoseop)
- Received 15 votes.
- Criticized for:
  - “Completely losing genre entertainment in outer space.”
  - “A worst-case scenario despite a great original work and talented actors.”
“Archers of Amazon” (Director: Kim Changjoo)
- Received 12 votes.
- Criticized for:
  - “So bad that it made me want to reach for a (digestive aid).”
  - “A regressive, outdated comedy made in modern times.”
  - “Just because it’s set in a fictional country doesn’t mean it’s not racist.”
“Escape: Project Silence” (Director: Kim Taegon)
- Received 11 votes.
- Criticized for:
  - “A waste of a multi-milloon dollars budget.”
  - “A delusion that money solves everything.”
  - “An example of poor content curation by CJ ENM.”

Other films like Wonderland (Kim Taeyong), Deadman (Ha Joonwon), and Three Days (Hyun Munseop) tied for fourth place with 10 votes each.

Worst Acting by a Korean actor

Kang Dong Won (The Plot )
- Received 11 votes.
- Criticized for:
  - “Inconsistent acting that fails to deliver emotional depth.”
  - “A veteran actor who still confuses audiences after 21 years.”
  - “Tall stature isn’t unique anymore; what about actual acting skills?”
No Winner
- Received 10 votes.
Ju Ji Hoon (Escape: Project Silence)
- Received 8 votes.
- Criticized for:
  - “Overacting that made viewers want to escape the theater.”
Song Joong Ki (Ro Ki Wan) and Song Seung Heon (Hidden Face)
- Both received 7 votes.
- Song Joong Ki: Criticized for a weak portrayal and poor dialect work.
- Song Seung Heon: Mocked for his “uniformly bad acting.”

Worst Behavior by a Korean actor

Jung Woo Sung
- Received 22 votes.
- Criticized for:
  - A controversial paternity issue and inappropriate DMs to female celebrities.
  - “Ruined his long-held reputation in just three days.”
Youn Yuh Jung
- Received 18 votes.
- Criticized for:
  - Rude remarks to journalists, including asking their ages and smoking during interviews.
Jeon Do Yeon and Lee Sun Kyun
- Both received 4 votes.
- Jeon Do Yeon: Accused of being overly sensitive to jokes and failing to promote her film professionally.
- Lee Sun Kyun: Involved in multiple controversies unrelated to acting.

Other notable mentions include Kwon Do Won (9 votes) for his DUI scandal and Gong Yoo (4 votes) for his controversial remarks about past political figures.

What do you think of their choices?

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