Choi Ik-Ho is a martial arts star with talent for action and humor. But one day, he is framed for murder. Ace is a game planner, who makes a game for the Korean upper class. He is a villain who makes a city into a big gameboard through technology. Ace and Choi Ik-Ho become adversaries as Choi Ik-Ho jumps into the game to save his brother.
Stunts
Lee Jung-jae doing his own absurd parkour stunts
Acting
Shin Ha-kyun's deliciously smug tech-bro villainy
Production
Seoul transformed into live-action game board
Director
Choi Ho
Lee Jung-jae
Choi Ik-ho
Shin Ha-kyun
Ace
Kwon BoA
Soo-kyung
Lee Sung-min
Young-ho
Ra Mi-ran
Young-ho's Wife
Kim Eui-sung
Detective Do
Park Doo-sik
Detective Nam
Choi Woo-shik
Hacker Goo-roo
Son Ho-jun
Jae-yeol
Bae Sung-woo
Ax
Kim Yoon-sung
Department Head Jo
Lee Sang-hong
Detective Kim
Nam Jeong-woo
Detective Woo
Kim Geun-bae
Detective Bae
Jeong Gi-seop
Senior Jung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was BoA's first major film role after two decades as K-pop royalty — she reportedly trained in martial arts for six months despite playing a non-fighter.
The film satirizes Korea's 'god gamer' culture and real-life streaming controversies that exploded in 2014, making Ace's character eerily prescient of later tech mogul meltdowns.
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