Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (2001)

Director:

Jae-young Kwak

Writers:

Ho-sik Kim (novel)
Jae-young Kwak (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 July 2001 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Internet | Firework | Amusement Park | Disco | School

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Tae-hyun Cha	...	Kyun-woo
Gianna Jun	...	The Girl (as Ji-hyun Jun)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jin-hie Han	...	The Girl's father
Sook-hee Hyun	...	The Girl's mother
Il-woo Kim	...	Quintuplets
In-mun Kim	...	Kyun-woo's father
Tae-hyeon Kim
Mu-yeong Lee
Ho Lim	...	A Man The Girl met as blind date
Dong-won Seo	...	Deserter
Wok-suk Song	...	Kyun-woo's mother
Kwang-eop Son
Geum-Seok Yang	...	Kyun-woo's aunt

Also Known As:

My Sassy Girl (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Bizarre Girl (South Korea) (literal English title)
Yupgi Girl (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

South Korea:123 min | South Korea:137 min (director's cut) | Philippines:122 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

World Cup Stadium Station - 420 Seongsan 2-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Company:

Shin Cine Communications

Trivia:

The name Kyun-woo comes from the Chinese story of Qi Xi (Chilseok in Korean), when the Cowherd (Gyeon-wu) and and the Weaver Girl (Jiknyeo) of the heavens are united for only one night every year.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kyun-woo is browsing the Internet and checking his e-mail, the address bar shows that he's looking at local files on his hard-disk, not actual websites.

Quotes:

[after Kyun-woo reads one of The Girl's screenplays]
Kyun-woo: They have to kiss in the end.
The Girl: This isn't a melodrama. It's an action movie.
Kyun-woo: You don't know movies. Koreans like melodramas.
The Girl: Why?
Kyun-woo: Know what novel touched us when we were teenagers? 'Shower' by Hwang Sun-won. It shaped our people's sensibility in their teens. Koreans like sad movies all because of 'Shower.'
The Girl: 'Shower'? What's sad about it?
Kyun-woo: It's sad when she asked to be buried in the clothes reminiscent of her love. I couldn't sleep for one week.
The Girl: The ending sucks. Gotta change it.

Movie Connections:

References Palwolui Christmas (1998)

Soundtrack:

My Girl

Perfect.

After viewing this movie I thought, what was wrong with it? When it got to about 10 minutes of thinking I realized that this was a hopeless effort.

Honestly, if you can't give this film a 10 out of 10, what other movie deserves one? This film is the perfect mix of comedy, drama, romance, some of the best storytelling I've ever seen, and even some surprise action scenes! And what's best, it's universal. I'm sure some would avoid this film simply because it's Korean - but that's where you'd make a mistake.

This film makes sense to anyone who's a teenager or has been one (recently.) Both college students, the clumsy, laid back Gyeon-woo and "The Girl", a whimsical tomcat, make for one interesting couple for the main characters. And everything that they encounter throughout the film magically comes together in the end, and it's truly heartwarming. You'll laugh, you'll cry, no matter who you are. I guarantee it. It couldn't be any better!