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:

Based on a true story.

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:

The Girl's father: [holds up condom] What is this for?
Kyun-woo: Ah, yes. I learned that it prevents A-AIDS.

Movie Connections:

References Scream (1996/I)

Soundtrack:

My Girl

My first Korean movie

Saw this movie with absolutely zero expectations...was almost asleep and watched it at a friend's place to pass the time. To my surprise, while it is not the best movie, it is definitely one of my favorites of the year and one of my favorite comedies of all time. I hope I get a chance to see it again because apparently there are a lot of little subtle things in it that you don't see the first or maybe even the second time around.

I think some people get too caught up in the fact that the movie lacks realism, but I think that's what makes it all the wackier and funnier. I usually have a very low regard for Asian comedies, but this one was certainly worth watching. Absolutely hilarious but maintaining a touching side to it. The characters and situations are so interesting and absorbing that you tend to forget that you are being manipulated by all the sappiness.