Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (2001)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

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
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)
Ryôkiteki na kanojo (Japan) [ja]

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:

Continuity: The deserter is carrying a Daewoo K2 assault rifle when he takes Kyun-woo and the girl hostage, but at the merry-go-round he suddenly has a Colt M4. While the girl is talking to him, the M4 is briefly replaced by a Colt M16.

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 Dung che sai duk (1994)

Soundtrack:

Canon in D

Fun, Jovial and best of all, True to romance

This is one of those movies that makes you think about it for hours after you have seen it(whether the first or the fifth time). The reason being that it is funny, witty and enthralling while still maintaining the charisma of a great Korean romantic movie.

You will undoubtedly hate Ji-Hyun Jun for the better half of the film but by the end, she will be one of the most enchanting woman you ever saw (Besides Audrey Hepburn off-course). Tae-Hyun Cha plays the role of a difident sort nice guy but with good acting and sound expressions.

Overall, I would give this a 10/10. Don't forget to read the book though, its a lot funnier and accurate.

Thank you