The Ring Virus

1999 film directed by Dong-bin Kim
Movie film Q484235
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Summary

The Ring Virus is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (540 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ring Virus's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Ring Virus was directed by Kim Dong-bin[4].
  • Kōji Suzuki wrote the screenplay for The Ring Virus[5].
  • The Ring Virus's genre is horror film[6].
  • The Ring Virus's based on is recorded as Ring[7].
  • A cast member of The Ring Virus was Jeong Jin-yeong[8].
  • A cast member of The Ring Virus was Bae Doona[9].
  • The Ring Virus was produced by Jonathan Kim[10].
  • The Ring Virus is part of The Ring[11].
  • The original language of The Ring Virus was Korean[12].
  • The Ring Virus was distributed by video on demand[13].
  • The Ring Virus's color is recorded as color[14].
  • The Ring Virus's country of origin is recorded as South Korea[15].
  • The Ring Virus was published on June 12, 1999[16].
  • The Ring Virus's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[17].
  • The Ring Virus's title is recorded as 링[18].
  • The Ring Virus's has characteristic is recorded as film based on a novel[19].
  • The Ring Virus's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+108'}[20].
  • The Ring Virus's RARS rating is recorded as 18+[21].
  • The Ring Virus's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[22].
  • The Ring Virus's P14418 is recorded as 121023[23].
  • The Ring Virus's P14449 is recorded as 187403[24].
  • The Ring Virus's P14821 is recorded as 289424[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Ring Virus was produced by Jonathan Kim[10]. It was directed by Kim Dong-bin[4]. Kōji Suzuki wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jeong Jin-yeong[8] and Bae Doona[9].

Publication

The Ring Virus was released on June 12, 1999[16]. The original language of it was Korean[12]. Its genre is horror film[6]. It is part of The Ring[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[13].

Why It Matters

The Ring Virus ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (540 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kmdb film id → K/05001
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Kmdb film id: K/05001, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P3704]]"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 289424
    Part of → The Ring
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 289424, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  3. 14w ago · دارگ · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Media franchise: Ring"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 187403
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  5. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14418 → 121023
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14418: 121023, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779299460592"
  6. 22w ago · Camillu87 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema film id → 397829
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Allcinema film id: 397829"
  7. 23w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kobis film id → 19990043
    Cast member → Jeong Jin-yeong, Bae Doona
    Aliases → —
    Distribution format → video on demand
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30899|batch #30899]]"
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