Updated March 18th, 2021 at 15:05 IST
EXO's Chanyeol attends 'The Box' premiere leaving fans enthralled; see
EXO Chanyeol made his Korean film debut with 'The Box'. He attended the movie premiere today, along with the crew and fans went gaga with reactions on Twitter
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EXO's Park Chan Yeol, who is known for his rapping and singing skills, made his movie debut with the 2016 Chinese romantic comedy So I Married An Anti-Fan. Now, Park is all set to make his Korean film debut with The Box. He plays the role of a musician, who can sing only when he is behind a box. The movie chronicles his journey as a musician who meets a washed-up music producer and also gets out of the box. In the movie, he will be seen singing various song covers including English songs as well. The official soundtrack of the album will include 7 original tracks and 19 song covers sung by EXO's Chanyeol.
마쎠라~마셔라 맛쎠라~ #오저치고~🎼
— 더 박스 the box (@thebox_movie)
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힙한 팝송부터 간드러진 트로트까지 ALL-KILL
올 봄, 뮤직버스터 <더 박스>로 행복하게 오감충전! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
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버스킹 로드 무비 <#더박스> #3월24일 대개봉#박찬열 #조달환 pic.twitter.com/fqCiVnDOK7
The Box premier
The Box premier was held on March 18, 2021. The premier was attended by EXO's Chanyeol, director of the film Yang Jung Woong. The makers also released a snippet of EXO' Chanyeol singing a trot song in the film. Chanyeol's movie has received a lot of love and attention from fans since the movie was announced. Fans took to Twitter to share their excitement for the film which is slated to release in several South Asian countries.
Fans react to Chanyeol's movie The Box
The Box premier did not go unnoticed in India. In celebration of Chanyeol's movie premiere, several hashtags in English, as well as Korean, were trending on Twitter. There were some of the hashtags that were trending - '#TheBoxPremiere', '#CHANYEOLinTheBox', '#3월24일_찬열_더박스_개봉'. The fans also posted an English translation of his speech at the movie premiere. The two-tweet long translations give the original Korean speech along with its translation. Take a look here:
[TRANS] THE BOX - Press preview (1/2)
— 𝐋𝐎𝐄𝐘📦 (@LoeyBerryTrans)
📦https://t.co/UvcDPHyOIp#CHANYEOL #CHANYEOLinTheBox pic.twitter.com/PNEBzRT3lv
A fan here, who is crying tears of joy on seeing their favourite artist. The two-line-tweet sums up what most of the fans are feeling. The fan added hashtags to get it trending on Twitter:
I am really really so much happy 😭😭😭 tear of happiness #CHANYEOLinTheBox #TheBoxPremier #CHANYEOL pic.twitter.com/abdUyVPve3
— PCY's baby (@exopcy76652855)
Here's another fan who loved the song. They also had a suggestion for a place to play the song at. Look at their funny reaction here:
I never thought Chanyeol would ever take on a trot song but he did. Really hoping it would be played in chicken restaurants 😂. #TheBoxPremiere#CHANYEOLinTheBox#3월24일_찬열_더박스_개봉#CHANYEOL #찬열 #엑소찬열 pic.twitter.com/4CR9ym3TX6
— Nivi 👋😊 (@LO3YLOVELY)
Fans are excited about Chanyeol's movie and the Twitter trends are proof of the same. Here is a tweet by a fan that thanks Chanyeol for the movie. It also includes a message of strength for the singer-actor:
Dear Chanyeol. Thank you for this movie before you go to enlist military. We were happy to see your smile after a few month missing without any news. Take care and please stay safe until you return back next year. See you when I see you again. Lot of love 💕 #CHANYEOLinTheBox pic.twitter.com/gVnb409ldp
— S.Z.A (@sxxarp)
Military enlistments of your favourite K-Pop artists are a bittersweet thing. Here's a fan who expressed their feelings with a tweet. Let's find out:
#CHANYEOLinTheBox
— тωєℓνє¹² • иιиє⁹ (@exostoriess)
"im prepared for it. I'll stay health, not get hurt and come back safely." [210318] –PARK CHANYEOL
dont talk to me, im not fine. pic.twitter.com/J27G31rkiT
Team EXO India, the official fanbase of EXO in India, kept the fans updated with the Twitter trends. They encouraged the fans to hype the movie on Twitter and show their support for Chanyeol and his movie. Ambika Mutto, a popular journalist also tweeted about the film.
[210318 | TRENDS] #CHANYEOLinTheBox is trending at #4 in India Trends and at #1 in Worldwide Trends 🔥
— TeamEXOIndia | HIATUS (@TeamEXOIndia)
Keep tweeting the tags & make sure to turn on and tag location💪
#찬열 #엑소찬열 @weareoneEXO #EXO #엑소 #CHANYEOL #CHANYEOLinTheBox #3월24일_찬열_더박스_개봉 #TheBoxPremiere pic.twitter.com/qjVRO8RFHG
Actor Chanyeol (as the star of his own premiere, no less) is a VIBE!
— Ambika Muttoo (@MissMuttoo)
P.S India Trends, this morning ⬇️#엑소찬열 #3월24일_찬열_더박스_개봉 #CHANYEOL #CHANYEOLinTheBox #TheBoxPremiere #exo pic.twitter.com/ZZrFaJtfJY
At the movie premiere, Chanyeol addressed his fans and also spoke about his upcoming military enlistment. He is set to depart on mandatory military enlistment on March 29, 2021. He is the fifth EXO member to do so. Watch the latest trailer of The Box starring Chaneyol as musician Ji Hoon here:
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Published March 18th, 2021 at 15:05 IST