Lotte Cultureworks

Background
Lotte Entertainment (Korean: 롯데 엔터테인먼트), a subsidiary of Lotte Corporation, is a South Korean film production and distribution company established in September 2003, then called Lotte Cinema. It serves as the sub-distributor of Paramount Pictures in South Korea. In 2019, the company adopted the name Lotte Cultureworks which used alongside its former name.

Logo (July 30, 2004)


Visuals: Over a large, vast grassy field is white petals flying around. Everywhere that the petals fly over, flowers bloom. Once the entire field has bloomed with beautiful flowers, the petals fly into a mountainous forest as day turns to night. The petals sparkle and turn into stars in the sky, forming the words "Lotte Cinema". There is a brief white flash, and then there is a black background with the "LOTTE CINEMA" logo on it.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A calm orchestral string tune with wind and "sparkle" sounds.

Availability: Only seen on Doll Master.

1st Logo (February 3, 2005)


Visuals: Over a white background is the then-current Lotte Entertainment logo (the words "LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT" and a red circle with three stylized "L"'s in white to the left of the wordmark) bounce in. Initially, the "LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT" text is rainbow colored. A shine appears over the "L"'s, then moves over the "LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT" text, turning it black. The text "Always with you" fades in above.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A bounce followed by three synth chimes.

Availability: Only seen on My Boyfriend Is Type B.

2nd Logo (September 29, 2005-2012)


Visuals: On a lake with a small field of violet flowers on the lower-left of the screen, there is a boy throw a small red stone, which bounces along the lake as it glows, forming ripples. Then, the lake morphs into a space background with the then-current Lotte Entertainment logo, with "LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT" in white and the red circle having black "L"'s instead of white. The text portion of the logo is initially transparent, then it "shines" to full opacity.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An orchestral tune with a choir and "sparkle" sounds.

Availability: Among other films, it can be seen in Outback (known as Koala Kid in the US).

3rd Logo (October 25, 2012-May 9, 2018)


Visuals: On a spotlight background, there are five of what appear to be drums. Water starts to splash off the "drums" as they start to play by themselves. A top view of one reveals that they are in fact bowls of water, as the water splashing out of the bowl turns red. There are many shots of the drums/water bowls playing and splashing colored water into the air; in addition to red the colors green, yellow, magenta, and blue. Eventually we pan up from and rotate around a slow motion shot of all five of the colors splashed into the air. A space background briefly appears as the red text "L O T T E ENTERTAINMENT" forms via particle effect. The "LOTTE" text slides closer together.

Variant: Starting in early 2018, it has the "L" on top of the LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT text.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A bombastic, jazzy fanfare, which is naturally heavy on the drumbeats.

Availability: Unknown.

Legacy: This logo has some popularity in the logo community thanks to a very catchy and memorable fanfare.

4th Logo (July 25, 2018-)


Visuals: There is a grassy field filled with white, fluffy dandelions. A girl in a white dress runs by, making the dandelion seeds fly. She is running through a park full of other people alongside her corgi, carrying a red balloon. She lets go of her balloon, and we follow it up into the sky and through the clouds. After going through the clouds, there is an aerial view of the large park, the Seoul skyline and Lotte World Tower in the distance. The balloon is now in the shape of an "O". "E", "T", and "L" balloons follow as we go through the clouds again. With a clearer view of the surroundings below, the letter balloons fly together to form the text "LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT" as birds fly past. The new Lotte logomark, a lowercase cursive "l" in a red diamond, flips in.

Technique: A combination of live-action and CGI.

Audio: A majestic orchestral theme, as well as the girl's giggles.

Availability: Seen on films such as the Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days and High Society.

Logo (March 21, 2022-)
Visuals: Just the Lotte Cultureworks print logo, which is the previous logo with "CULTUREWORKS" in place of "ENTERTAINMENT", usually in-credit.

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Joseon Exorcist.