The Wig

2005 film directed by Won Sin-yeon
Movie film Q3523374
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Summary

The Wig is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wig's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Wig was directed by Won Sin-yeon[4].
  • Won Sin-yeon wrote the screenplay for The Wig[5].
  • The Wig's genre is horror film[6].
  • The Wig's genre is LGBTQ-related film[7].
  • A cast member of The Wig was Chae Min-seo[8].
  • The Wig's production company is recorded as CJ Entertainment[9].
  • The original language of The Wig was Korean[10].
  • The Wig was distributed by video on demand[11].
  • The Wig's country of origin is recorded as South Korea[12].
  • The Wig was published on January 1, 2005[13].
  • The Wig's distributed by is recorded as CJ Entertainment[14].
  • The Wig's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[15].
  • The Wig's filming location is recorded as South Korea[16].
  • The Wig's main subject is supernatural[17].
  • The Wig's main subject is leukemia[18].
  • The Wig's described by source is recorded as [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases][19].
  • The Wig's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '가발'}[20].
  • The Wig's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+101'}[21].
  • The Wig's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikidata:Wikiproject Curarsi con i dati[22].
  • The Wig's P14449 is recorded as 198991[23].
  • The Wig's P14821 is recorded as 475590[24].
  • The Wig's P14907 is recorded as 1606[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Wig was directed by Won Sin-yeon[4]. Won Sin-yeon wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Chae Min-seo[8].

Publication

The Wig was released on January 1, 2005[13]. The original language of it was Korean[10]. Genres include horror film[6] and LGBTQ-related film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include supernatural[17] and leukemia[18].

Why It Matters

The Wig ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 12 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] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: 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] ↑ . [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases]. 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. 16d ago · Jamie7687 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fr', 'ko', 'pt']
    Unconsenting media id → 13119
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Unconsenting media id: 13119, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167538384|The Wig (#167538384)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5134|Unconsenting Media Cata"
  2. 25d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14907 → 1606
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14907: 1606, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324427718|鬘 かつら (#324427718)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8483|wowKorea work]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kmdb film id → K/06631
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Kmdb film id: K/06631, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P3704]]"
  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 475590
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 475590, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  5. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → CJ ENM Films & Television
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Production company: CJ ENM Films & Television, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787490397788"
  6. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 73235
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 73235, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  7. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 198991
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  8. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Asianwiki id → 8138
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Asianwiki id: 8138"
  9. 23w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → —
    Country of origin → South Korea
    Rotten tomatoes id → m/748975133
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||zh-hans */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29572|batch #29572]]"
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