CSAT Question-Setting Headquarters to Be Revealed... 'The Secret of CSAT Question Setting' Starring Lee Sun-bin to Premiere in October

The film 'The Secret of CSAT Question Setting', drawing attention for its intriguing subject matter regarding the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), is set to release in October.

'The Secret of CSAT Question Setting' is a slapstick comedy about Maeng Bo-ram, a high school Korean language teacher from a small provincial town who accidentally joins the question-setting headquarters—sealed away for 40 days for South Korea's Grade 2 state secret, the CSAT question-setting process—as she struggles to produce "flawless questions" with no typos or controversies. This is the feature debut of screenwriter Lee Yong-jae, who previously reinterpreted the theme of education through character narratives in 'In Our Prime'.

Lee Sun-bin plays Maeng Bo-ram, a Korean language teacher who enters the question-setting camp due to an administrative error. Yoo Jae-myung takes on the role of Moon Ju-yeol, the head of the Korean language question-setting committee, while Kim Young-min plays Park Kyung-tae, the head of the review committee, and Jeon Seok-ho plays Kim Jun-su, an evaluator who actually manages the 40-day lockdown, marking their first time working together. They are joined by Kim Kyung-min, Lee Jin-hee, Hwang Bo-ra, Jung Soo-young, Lee Joong-ok, and Ryu Kyung-hwan as question-setting committee members with diverse majors and personalities, filling the secret CSAT question-setting camp.

Released to commemorate 100 days until the CSAT, the launching poster fills the screen with a CSAT Korean language section test paper, topped with a computer-use marker for the College Scholastic Ability Test. Underlines, circles, and erased markings remain scattered across the passages, while light and shadows filtering through blinds cut across the test paper, hinting at the atmosphere of the room. The title 'Secret' is heavily wrapped in a red colored pencil, capturing attention and raising curiosity about the hidden story.

The accompanying launching trailer opens with scenes of South Korea on the day of the CSAT. The copy "Grade 2 State Secret" sparks curiosity over scenes of cheering crowds in front of test centers, aircraft takeoffs and landings controlled to match the listening test, police cars transporting test-takers, temples with continuous prayers, and the stock exchange with delayed opening hours. This is followed by the caption "Top Secret Project," rapidly showing a bus loaded with luggage, a baggage checkpoint reminiscent of an airport, a banner reading "Sincere welcome to the CSAT question-setting committee members," and a hand emphasizing precautions in the confidentiality pledge. The phrase "The secret to question-setting that the entire nation didn't know will be revealed!" opens the door to the sealed 40 days, followed by scenes of committee members grabbing each other by the collars over a single text passage, and Maeng Bo-ram (Lee Sun-bin) caught in the middle with wide eyes, raising expectations for where the tension and laughter in this room will erupt. It concludes with the copy "2027 CSAT, D-100 Ahead" and a countdown screen, signaling the start of the countdown to its release.

Marking the first time in Korean film history to unveil the sealed 40 days of the question-setting headquarters that the entire nation has been curious about, the movie 'The Secret of CSAT Question Setting' is scheduled to open in theaters in October.

(Photo courtesy of Yonhap News / Reported by Kim Ji-hye, SBS Entertainment News)
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