Buddy Flick Hits 7-Million Viewer Mark

The buddy film"Confidential Assignment"has surpassed the 7-million-viewer mark, the Korean Film Council said on Sunday.

It became this year's first movie to achieve the feat, after hitting theaters on Jan. 19.

StarringHyeon BinandYoo Hae-jin, the action film tells the tale of a North Korean agent and a South Korean detective who cooperate to take down a North Korean criminal hiding in the South.

Meanwhile,"The King", which was released in the same week as"Confidential Assignment"to much fanfare as it brought together top actorsJeong Woo-seongandJo In-Seong, has drawn some 5.22 million viewers.