Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

Name: Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2025-07-23
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.049

★ 7,0 /10 (103 Votes)

2025 KO 120 min

Overview

Kim Dok-ja, an ordinary man in his 20s, is the only reader of an obscure web novel titled "Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse". After having read the last chapter, the novel suddenly becomes reality, and its omnipotent hero Yu Jung-hyeok appears before Kim. As the only person who knows how to survive in this world, Kim and his companions strive to save the world by writing his own, new ending.

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Release date

23/07/2025

Votes

103

Popularity

5.9

A novel known only by me has become reality.

Genres

Action Adventure Fantasy

Status

Released

Original title

전지적 독자 시점

Language

Runtime

120 min

Revenue

$9,187,679

Website

www.213pnm.com

Ahn Hyo-seop

Kim Dok-ja

Lee Min-ho

Yu Jung-hyeok

Chae Soo-bin

Yu Sang-ah

Shin Seung-ho

Lee Hyeon-seong

Nana

Jeong Hee-won

Kwon Eun-seong

Lee Gil-yeong

JISOO

Lee Ji-hye

Park Ho-san

Gong Pil-du

Choi Young-jun

Han Myeong-oh

Jung Sung-il

Cheon In-ho

Lee Suk

Bang Cheol-su

Lee You-jin

Kim Nam-woon

Moon Woo-jin

Dok-ja (young)

Yoon Sung-woo

Min-sub

Seo Jang-hyun

Tae-goo

Cho Hyun-jung

Bihyeong (voice)

Byun Joong-hee

Grandmother

Jung Chan-hoon

Middle age man

Kwon Hyuk-hyun

College student

Ha Dong-jun

Suit man

Jung Da-jung

College student

Jang Ji-yong

Man protesting

Jung Jong-woo

Muscle man

Eun Su

Convenience store

Gim Jin-uk

Chungmuro Station Resident

Park Ga-young

Subway Passenger

Jeon Yeong

Kumho Station Resident 3

Kim Eui-gun

Gong Pil-du's Subordinate 1

Kim Hong-guk

Gong Pil-du's Subordinate 2

Jang Yong-won

Gong Pil-du's Subordinate 3

Yoo Min-suk

Chungmuro Station Long-Time Resident

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Lee Yeong-gyo

Chungmuro Station Long-Time Resident

Son Seung-beom

Bang Cheol-su's Subordinate 4

Woo Yeon-seo

Dongho Bridge Survivor

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