''Hi-Five'' () is a 2025 South Korean

action comedy film The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the Americ ...

written and directed by

Kang Hyeong-cheol Kang Hyeong-cheol is a South Korean film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can inc ...

. It stars Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong,

Ra Mi-ran Ra Mi-ran (; born March 6, 1975) is a South Korean actress and television personality. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2016), '' Avengers Social Club'' (2017), and '' The Good Bad Mother'' (2023) ...

, Kim Hee-won,

Yoo Ah-in Uhm Hong-sik (; born October 6, 1986), known professionally as Yoo Ah-in (), is a South Korean actor, creative director, and gallerist. He is known for playing a diverse spectrum of roles in both television and film, where he often portrays dyn ...

, Oh Jung-se, and

Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge. Park rose to s ...

. The film was released theatrically on May 30, 2025.

Synopsis

Five ordinary people suddenly develop various

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abilities after receiving

organ transplants Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be trans ...

from a mysterious organ donor. They discover each other through unique marks and decide to form a team. However, with wildly different powers, personalities, and tastes, clashes and mishaps are inevitable whenever they gather. Meanwhile, a cult leader who received a

pancreas transplant A pancreas transplant is an organ transplant that involves implanting a healthy pancreas (one that can produce insulin) into a person who usually has diabetes. Overview Because the pancreas is a vital organ, performing functions necessary in the ...

also gained a special power. He begins to hunt down the other recipients, aiming to become the absolute being he's always dreamed of.

Cast

* Lee Jae-in as Park Wan-seo :A

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-loving girl who is innocent and courageous. After a long illness, she miraculously received a

heart transplant A heart transplant, or a cardiac transplant, is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure when other medical or surgical treatments have failed. , the most common procedure is to take a functioning heart ...

. After that, she found that she had acquired explosive power and lightning-like superpowers. * Ahn Jae-hong as Park Ji-sung :A screenwriter who has failed to debut for many years. After receiving a

lung transplant Lung transplantation, or pulmonary transplantation, is a surgical procedure in which one or both lungs are replaced by lungs from a donor. Donor lungs can be retrieved from a living or deceased donor. A living donor can only donate one Lobes of t ...

, he has gained a strong lung capacity that can blow everything in front of him. *

as Kim Sun-nyeo :A diligent "fresh delivery manager" who rides a yogurt car and appears anytime and anywhere. After receiving a

kidney transplant Kidney transplant or renal transplant is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). Kidney transplant is typically classified as deceased-donor (formerly known as cadaveric) or living-donor transplantat ...

, she regained her physical and mental health and treated the people around her with a warmer and kinder attitude. It is eventually revealed her power is to transfer the powers of the other recipients. * Kim Hee-won as Huh Yak-sun :A stubborn and picky factory manager who often nags and toss the employees on the construction site exhausted. After receiving a

liver transplant Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a Liver disease, diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver transplantation is a treatment option for Cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and ...

, his hands have the ability to heal other people's wounds. *

as Hwang Ki-dong :An unemployed man who after receiving a

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, has gained the ability to control electromagnetic waves. He can change the light and listen to music with just a flick of his fingers. * Oh Jung-se as Park Jong-min :Wan-seo's father, the director of the taekwondo hall, and a former member of the national taekwondo team. *

as Seo Young-chun **

Shin Goo Shin Soon-ki (; born August 13, 1936), known professionally as Shin Goo (), is a South Korean film, theater, and television actor. Shin began his career on stage in 1962, in the play "Cow", and has appeared in numerous works of Korean theatre, ...

as older Young-chun :A cult leader who after receiving

, gained the superpower to absorb the youth of others. *

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as Seo Choon-hwa :Young-chun's daughter.

Production

Casting

In March 2021, it was announced that

, Ahn Jae-hong, Oh Jung-se and Lee Jae-in joined the cast of the film, followed by Jinyoung in May 2021.

Filming

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...

began on June 1, 2021. Filming took place in

Songdo International Business District Songdo (), officially known as Songdo International Business District (Songdo IBD), is a smart city built on of reclaimed land along Incheon's waterfront, southwest of Seoul, South Korea. It is connected to Incheon International Airport by a r ...

Incheon Incheon is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi Province to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. As of February 2020, ...

and Namhyeon-dong,

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, and ended on November 7, 2021.

Release

The first tentative date of release for ''Hi-Five'' was 2022. It was later scheduled for a May 2023 release, but it was postponed indefinitely after Yoo Ah-in tested positive for

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and

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in February 2023. Later in June 2023, Next Entertainment World reported that internal discussions were underway on how to edit out Yoo and that releasing the movie within the year would be difficult. On April 4, 2025, Next Entertainment World announced that they were preparing for the movie to be released in June and that Yoo Ah-in would not participate in promotional schedule. Originally set to be released on June 3, ''Hi-Five'' hit cinemas in South Korea on May 30. ''Hi-Five'' will be released in

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

on June 6;

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

, and

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

on June 12;

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Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

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, and

East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

on June 13;

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and

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on June 19; and in the

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and

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on June 20.

Reception

Box office

The film opened in South Korea with over admissions on its first day, surpassing '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning'', which had held the top spot for 13 consecutive days, to become the daily box office leader. It maintained its daily box office lead for ten consecutive days after release, and topped the weekend box office in its opening weekend with over viewers. In its second weekend, it ranked second at the weekend box office with admissions, bringing the cumulative number of viewers to 1.15 million.

Notes

References

External links

* *{{hancinema film, High_Five_(Movie) 2020s Korean-language films 2020s South Korean films South Korean fantasy comedy films Superhero comedy films Upcoming Korean-language films 2025 films South Korean drama films