Hi.5

Hi.5 (Korean: 하이파이브) is an upcoming 2025 South Korean action fantasy film written and directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol. It stars Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Hee-won, Yoo Ah-in, Oh Jung-se, and Park Jin-young.

Hi.5
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	하이파이브
Literal meaning	High Five
Revised Romanization	Haipaibeu
McCune–Reischauer	Haip'aibŭ
Directed by	Kang Hyeong-cheol
Written by	Kang Hyeong-cheol
Produced by	An Hee-jin Anna Lee
Starring	Lee Jae-in Ahn Jae-hong Ra Mi-ran Kim Hee-won Yoo Ah-in Oh Jung-se Park Jin-young
Cinematography	Choi Chan-min
Music by	Kim Joon-seok
Production company	Annapurna Film
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release date	May 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	₩20 billion[1]

Premise

Five ordinary people suddenly develop various superpower abilities after receiving organ transplants from a man with psychic superpower. They end up defending themselves from a different group of people who seek to steal their powers.

Cast

• Lee Jae-in as Wan-seo, a Taekwondo-loving girl who receives a heart transplant and becomes very strong
• Ahn Jae-hong as Ji-sung, an aspiring writer who receives a lung transplant and is able to hold his breath for a long time
• Ra Mi-ran as Sun-nyeo, a yogurt seller
• Kim Hee-won as Yak-sun, a factory manager who receives a liver transplant and becomes a healer who heals sick people
• Yoo Ah-in as Ki-dong, an unemployed man who receives a corneal transplant and is able to see electromagnetic waves
• Oh Jung-se as Wan-seo's father
• Park Jin-young as Young-chun, a cult leader who received a pancreas transplant from a psychic
• Jin Hee-kyung as Choon-hwa
• Shin Goo
• Choi Eun-kyung

Production

Casting

In March 2021, it was announced that Yoo Ah-in, Ra Mi-ran, Ahn Jae-hong, Oh Jung-se and Lee Jae-in joined the cast of the film,^[2] followed by Jinyoung in May 2021.^[3]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 1, 2021. Filming took place in Songdo International Business District, Incheon and Namhyeon-dong, Seoul,^[4] and ended on November 7, 2021.^[5][6][7]

Release

The first tentative date of release for Hi.5 was 2022.^[8][9] It was later scheduled for a May 2023 release, but it was postponed indefinitely after Yoo Ah-in tested positive for propofol and marijuana in February 2023.^[10] Later in June 2023, Next Entertainment World reported that internal discussions were underway on how to edit out Yoo and that releasing the movie within the year would be difficult.^[1]

On April 4, 2025, Next Entertainment World announced that they were preparing for the movie to be released in June and that Yoo Ah-in will not participate in promotional schedule.^[11] Originally set to be released on June 3,^[12] the release date was then brought forward to May 30.^[13]