Movie "The Match" still/Photo = Provided by Netflix

The movie "The Match," which could not see the light of day due to the Yoo Ah-in risk, will finally be released in theaters. 

According to the film industry on the 20th, the movie "The Match," starring Yoo Ah-in, has confirmed a theatrical release this spring and has entered full-scale preparations. As of now, they are aiming for a release in March.

"The Match" is a film based on a true story, depicting the story of Cho Hun-hyun and Lee Chang-ho, legends of Korean Go who were teacher and student, as well as rivals. Lee Byung-hun was cast as Cho Hun-hyun and Yoo Ah-in as Lee Chang-ho, gathering attention from the production stage. 

After various controversies, By4M Studio has decided to take on the distribution of "The Match." Starting as a viral marketing company, By4M Studio stepped into the film investment and distribution business in 2022. Recently, they invested in and distributed "Firefighters," starring Kwak Do-won, who caused controversy due to drunk driving, which was a box office success, and they have "Hitman 2" awaiting release for the Lunar New Year holiday.

If "The Match" hits theaters in March, it will be the first film starring Yoo Ah-in to be released since his drug controversy. Another film starring Yoo Ah-in, "High Five," is still unable to set a release date, and its name was omitted from the lineup for this year released by the distributor, NEW. In the case of "Goodbye Earth," which was released last April, it was a Netflix series, and it was released with a large portion of Yoo Ah-in's scenes cut.

Meanwhile, Yoo Ah-in was put on trial in October 2023 on charges of administering propofol 181 times between 2020 and 2022. He was also charged with illegally prescribing sleeping pills by stealing others' identities and smoking marijuana in the United States with acquaintances.

Last September, the first trial court sentenced Yoo Ah-in to one year in prison. The court found him guilty of habitual use of medical narcotics and habitual purchase of sleeping pills under others' names, but judged him not guilty of abetting marijuana smoking and abetting the destruction of evidence due to insufficient evidence. The appellate trial proceedings concluded on the 24th of last month, and the court decided to deliver the verdict on February 18th.

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