South Korea Synopsis
정직한 후보 2
As a politician, Joo Sang-Sook (Ra Mi-Ran) attempted to run for the fourth time as a member of the nationally assembly. After visiting her grandmother, Joo Sang-Sook was unable to tell a lie. Now, Joo Sang-Sook attempts to return to the political world.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Honest Candidate 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 South Korea release window, Honest Candidate 2 sits at #157 of 211. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 9.1 · 2022
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★ 9.0 · 2022
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★ 9.0 · 2022
#5Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#6The Good Bad Mother
★ 8.9 · 2023
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8My Lovely Liar
★ 8.7 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including Honest Candidate 2. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (301 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 96 other South Korea films in 2022.
The 1336th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 7% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Honest Candidate 2, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- liar · 5
- female politician · 2
- governor · 1
- politician · 23
- woman director · 246
- sequel · 143
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #768 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #233 of 427 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Soo Film, Hong Film, Next Entertainment World |
| Release Date | September 28, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt22048600 |