Designed to feel like a “one-on-one date with the singer,” the 58-minute experience blends music performance with “interactive storytelling and monodrama,” offering fans an “intimate 3D encounter that feels almost real,” according to The Korea Times. The film is described as the “fourth K-pop VR concert film to hit theaters” and Memories “experiments with a hybrid format that pushes the boundaries of virtual K-pop entertainment.” Based on the information presented, while earlier VR concert films were primarily pilots or group productions, Cha Eunwoo's ‹Memories› stands out as the first VR concert film by a K-pop soloist to receive a global release. Though only screened at two VR-equipped theaters in Seoul, the film attracted “2,279 moviegoers” by July 1. Tickets were priced at “33,000 won ($24), more than double the price of a regular movie pass,” and its total revenue “rivals that of films with audiences exceeding 8,000.” Its reach extends well beyond Korea. After its domestic release, it opened “in Japan, China and Taiwan on June 20, and in Vietnam on June 27, with further rollouts planned in Mexico, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia,” the article details. Produced in just one day and completed with three to four months of post-production, ‹Memories› was made with minimal live elements. Besides the cast, costumes, and a few props, “nearly everything else, including the immersive sets, was rendered using computer graphics.” Artificial intelligence significantly reduced the cost of production. “Without AI, a film like this might cost tens of billions of won or more,” said Lee Seung-joon, CEO of AMAZE, as cited by The Korea Times. “With AI support, we cut that to less than one-tenth...”
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