13 details you may have missed in 'Unlocked,' Netflix's Korean cell phone thriller

Palmer HaaschFeb 20, 2023, 17:03 IST

Chun Woo-hee as Na-mi in "Unlocked."Netflix

"Unlocked" is a Korean-language thriller about a man that stalks and kills women through their phones.
Na-mi (Chun Woo-Hee) loses her phone, allowing Jun-yeong (Yim Si-wan) to destroy her life through spyware.

The opening song of the film is 'Hello,' by PiPiBand.

Na-mi plays "Hello" by PiPiBand on her phone, displayed here in Korean text.Netflix

The opening phone sequence to the film includes several cultural references and moments of foreshadowing.

The opening montage shows Na-mi's secret Instagram account, her attempting to buy baseball tickets, and fielding requests to purchase one of her CD's.Netflix

Jun-yeong posts a photo of a meal that features chamnamul, a food that his father later says reminds him of his son.

Jun-yeong posts a photo on Instagram featuring ramyeon, kimchi, and chamnamul.Netflix

The cafe in the film is named after one of its production studios.

Cafe Mizi seems to be named for Mizi Film, which produced "Unlocked."Mizifilm/Netflix

Jun-yeong's laptop has multiple images of women that he's stalked and presumably killed.

Jun-yeong changes his wallpaper in "Unlocked."Netflix

Jun-yeong finds Na-mi's old phone in her desk early on.

Jun-yeong finds Na-mi's old phone while going through her apartment.Netflix

The real Jun-yeong and Na-mi are both united by a love of plums.

Jun-yeong and Na-mi are thematically united by plums.Netflix

Jun-yeong uses a debit card belonging to one of his victims.

Jun-yeong uses a card belonging to Eun Mi-gyeong, one of his victims.Netflix

There are vials of plant food scattered on the flooded floor of Jun-yeong's apartment.

Ji-man discovers plant food vials in Jun-yeong's apartment in "Unlocked."Netflix

Everyone who's walking past Na-mi after she gets fired from her job is on a phone.

Na-mi stands alone in a crowd in "Unlocked."Netflix

Na-mi writes a message on a business card after Ji-man and his partner drop her off at her father's home.

Na-mi shows Ji-man and his partner a message written on a business card in "Unlocked."Netflix

Jun-yeong's bag of phones are labeled in order of victims.

Jun-yeong labels his victim's cell phones in "Unlocked."Netflix

Na-mi's friend attempts to reconcile with her shortly after Na-mi shoots Jun-yeong.

Na-mi's friend sends her a text the night of her confrontation with Jun-yeong in "Unlocked."Netflix

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