Socialphobia

This article is about the film. For the psychiatric condition, see Social phobia.

Socialphobia
Promotional poster
Hangul	소셜포비아
Directed by	Hong Seok-jae
Written by	Hong Seok-jae Jo Seul-ye Kwon O-rang Koo Sung-mo
Produced by	Yu Yeong-sik Choi Equan
Starring	Byun Yo-han Lee Joo-seung Ryu Jun-yeol
Cinematography	Lee Sung-joong
Edited by	Park Min-seon
Music by	Kim Hae-won
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$1.8 million[1]

Socialphobia (Korean: 소셜포비아; RR: Sosyeolpobia) is a 2015 South Korean mystery thriller film starring Byun Yo-han, Lee Joo-seung, and Ryu Jun-yeol.[2] It was co-written and directed by Hong Seok-jae in his directorial debut, based on a real-life story that explores the social issues within internet culture among the Korean youth of the 21st century.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Plot

A group of youngsters investigate a girl who died after being targeted in a witch-hunt on social networking sites, in an attempt to determine whether her death was suicide or murder. A member of the group at first becomes suspect but later the death was proven as a suicide. The film explores internet addiction, cyber bullying, social phobia and lack of morale - self-esteem among youngsters.

Cast

Main

• Byun Yo-han as Ji-woong
• Lee Joo-seung as Yong-min
• Ryu Jun-yeol as Yang-ge

Supporting

• Ha Yoon-kyung as Ha-young/Re-na
• Yoo Dae-hyeong as Byung-moo
• Park Geun-Rok [ko] as Moon-hyuk
• Jung Jae-woo as Gi-seop
• Jeon Shin-hwan as Jang Se-min
• Lee Kang-wook 이강욱 as Hyung-joo
• Byun Jin-soo as Jin-goo
• Oh Hee-joon as Soldier
• Bae Yoo-ram as Jung-bae

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	40th Seoul Independent Film Festival	Independent Star Award	Byun Yo-han	Won
	19th Busan International Film Festival	NETPAC Award	Socialphobia	Won
		DGK Award for Best Director	Hong Seok-jae	Won
2015	51st Paeksang Arts Awards	Best New Director (Film)	Hong Seok-jae	Nominated
		Best New Actor (Film)	Byun Yo-han	Nominated
	24th Buil Film Awards	Best New Director	Hong Seok-jae	Won
		Best New Actor	Byun Yo-han	Won
	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Director	Hong Seok-jae	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Byun Yo-han	Nominated
2016	3rd Wildflower Film Awards	Best Actor	Lee Joo-seung	Nominated
		Best New Director (Narrative Films)	Hong Seok-jae	Won
		Best New Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Nominated
	21st Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best New Director	Hong Seok-jae	Won

References

1. "Socialphobia (2015)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
2. Kim, Hyun-soo (23 March 2015). "BYUN Yo-han of SOCIALPHOBIA: A Star That Shines Brighter on Set". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
3. Kim, Hyun-soo (3 November 2014). "Director HONG Seok-jae of Socialphobia: "I became more negative about social networks"". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
4. Kim, Hyun-soo (31 March 2015). "Director of Socialphobia, HONG Seok-jae: "Social media will continue to produce scapegoats"". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
5. Lee, Ji-young (9 March 2015). "In Focus: Socialphobia". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
6. Sunwoo, Carla (5 March 2015). "Socialphobia taps into dark side of Internet". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
7. "New Film Expected to Set Indie Box-Office Record". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
8. Lee, Yu-jin (31 March 2015). "SOCIALPHOBIA Number One at Alternative Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

External links

• Socialphobia at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Socialphobia at IMDb
• Socialphobia at HanCinema