Code Name: Jackal

Code Name: Jackal (lit. "The Jackal Is Coming" or "Here Comes the Jackal") is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring Song Ji-hyo, Kim Jae-joong of JYJ, and Oh Dal-su. The film was directed by Bae Hyoung-jun, whose works included Too Beautiful to Lie and Once Upon a Time. It was produced by Nomad Films and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. It was released on 15 November 2012 and ran for 105 minutes.

Summary
Clumsy and off-the-wall hit man Bong Min-jung (Song Ji-hyo) is hired to kill top Hallyu star Choi Hyun (Kim Jae-joong). The mission starts by abducting him at Paradise Hotel in Seong-ju, the place where Hyun checked in to rest and stay away from stress, and also where the cops are on a stakeout for a serial killer.

Cast

 * Song Ji-hyo as Bong Min-jung, female killer
 * Kim Jae-joong as Choi Hyun, a K-pop star
 * Oh Dal-su as Chief Detective Ma
 * Han Sang-jin as Team Leader Shin
 * Kim Sung-ryung as Angela
 * Kim Yong-gun as Angela's husband
 * Seo Yi An as Yoo Young Sun
 * Shin Dong-mi as Seon-young

Original soundtrack

 * "Healing For Myself" - Kim Jae-joong
 * "Kiss B" - Kim Jae-joong
 * "Stay" - Kim Jae-joong

Production
The film marks the first collaboration between Kim and Song, as well as Kim's first starring role in a big screen debut. A press conference was attended by the cast: Kim Jae-joong, Song Ji-hyo, Han Sang-jin and Oh Dal-su, held on 9 November 2012 at the Lotte Cinema at Konkuk University.

The film ranked fourth and grossed on its first week of release, and grossed a total of  domestically after two weeks of screening.

International release
Ahead of the film's release, it was announced by its distributor Lotte Entertainment that the film has been pre-sold to six Asian countries: Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.


 * Japan theatrical release: 3 May 2013
 * Thailand airing on Channel 7: 7 July 2017 at 02:15